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Equatoguinean frigate Wele Nzaslarger figure on 1 of 4
German frigate Rheinland-Pfalz (F225)larger figure on 3 of 4
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Single source107 m (351 ft 1 in)[source]
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| Specification | Equatoguinean frigate Wele Nzas | German frigate Rheinland-Pfalz (F225) |
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| Power | — | CODLAG 1 × 20 MW gas turbine 2 × 4.7 MW electric motors 4 × 2.9 MW diesel generators 3 × gearboxes : one for each shaft and one to crossconnect the gas turbine to them 2 × shafts , driving controllable pitch propellers 1 × 1 MW bow thruster[source] |
| Name | Wele Nzas[source] | Rheinland-Pfalz[source] |
| Namesake | Wele-Nzas Province[source] | Rheinland-Pfalz[source] |
| Builder | MTG Dolphin Shipyard, Varna, Bulgaria Astilleros de Guinea Ecuatorial S.A., Malabo , Equatorial Guinea[source] |
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149.52 m (490 ft 7 in)[source]
standard crew: 110
Single source190 (standard crew: 110)[source]
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Lürssen , Wolgast Blohm+Voss , Hamburg[source] |
| Laid down | 21 May 2012[source] | 29 January 2015[source] |
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| Launched | 26 February 2013[source] | 24 May 2017[source] |
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| Commissioned | 3 June 2014[source] | 13 July 2022[source] |
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| Identification | Pennant number : F073[source] | MMSI number : 211923000 Callsign : DRAG Pennant number : F225[source] |
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| Status | In active service[source] | In active service[source] |
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| Type | Multi-mission frigate[source] | — |
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| Propulsion | 4 × Caterpillar C280 diesel engines 2 × shafts[source] | — |
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| Sensors & processing systems | Positiv-U air/surface search radar Delta-M fire control radar w/ Cascade self-defense system ESM antenna SATCOM antenna 2 × navigation radars 2 opto-electronic FCS[source] | 1 × Cassidian TRS-4D AESA radar 2(?) × navigation radars IFF diver and swimmer detection sonar (no anti-submarine sonar) Laser warning KORA-18 Combined RADAR and COMMS ESM from GEDIS Link 11 , Link 16 , Link 22 communications systems[source] |
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| Armament | 2 × 76.2 mm AK-176 guns 2 × 30 mm AK-630 M autocannons 2 × 140 mm MS-227 22-barreled rocket launchers[source] | Naval guns: 1 × 127 mm lightweight Otobreda naval gun with guided VULCANO ammunition for land-attack missions (range: more than 100 km (62 mi)) 2 × 27 mm MLG 27 remote-controlled autocannons 5 × 12.7 mm Hitrole -NT remote-controlled machine gun turrets 2 × 12.7 mm heavy machine guns (manually controlled) Anti-air missiles: 2 × RAM Block II surface-to-air missile launcher/ CIWS , 21 cells each Anti-ship missiles : 8 × RGM-84 Harpoon anti-ship missiles (interim solution until joint sea/land attack missile RBS 15 MK4 becomes available) Non-Lethal: Water cannons[source] |
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| Aircraft carried | 1 × helicopter[source] | 2 × NH-90 helicopters[source] |
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| Aviation facilities | Flight deck[source] | — |
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| National origin | Ukraine[source] | — |
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| Source measurement | Wele Nzas has a length of 107 m (351 ft 1 in), a beam of 14 m (45 ft 11 in) and draft of 3.7 m (12 ft 2 in). The frigate has estimated displacement of 2,500 tonnes (2,500 long tons ) and is powered by four Caterpillar C280 diesel engines connected to two screws . She has a top speed of 25 knots (46 km/h; 29 mph) and range of 5,000 nmi (9,300 km; 5,800 mi).[source]Equatoguinean frigate Wele Nzas · Design and description; only the objects and conditions stated in this passage The ship is armed with two 76.2 mm AK-176 naval guns, each on fore and aft of the ship, two 30 mm AK-630 M autocannons located in either side of the funnel , and two MS-227 140 mm 22-barreled rocket launchers in front of the bridge . In addition, the ship could be fitted with guided missiles on the midship.[source]Equatoguinean frigate Wele Nzas · Design and description; only the objects and conditions stated in this passage The ship was designed by Asaba Design Center in Mykolaiv , Ukraine. Her keel was laid on 21 May 2012 at MTG Dolphin Shipyard in Varna, Bulgaria . The ship was launched on 26 February 2013 as the salvage and rescue vessel Savior (IMO: 9664500) under Project SV 02. She was procured from Bulgaria using proxy entities in Panama and the Comoros. The ship was then fitted with weaponry in a 210 m (690 ft) navy-owned floating dock at Malabo harbor, Equatorial Guinea by the Astilleros de Guinea Ecuatorial S.A. (ASABA GE) with the help of Ukrainian technicians. Armament and combat systems used on the ship was probably sourced by Impulse 2, a Ukrainian company.[source]Equatoguinean frigate Wele Nzas · Construction and career; only the objects and conditions stated in this passage Wele Nzas was commissioned on 3 June 2014 in a ceremony at Malabo harbor by the President Teodoro Obiang Nguema Mbasogo . The president declared the frigate as the flagship of Equatorial Guinenan Navy. The ship was named after the Province of Wele-Nzas . She served as deterrent against threats of piracy in the Gulf of Guinea .[source]Equatoguinean frigate Wele Nzas · Construction and career; only the objects and conditions stated in this passage | — |
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| Port of registry | — | Hamburg , Germany[source] |
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| Acquired | — | 28 January 2022[source] |
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| Class & type | — | Baden-Württemberg -class frigate[source] |
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| Boats & landing craft carried | — | Submarine ROVs 4 × 11 m (36 ft 1 in) RHIB , capable of more than 40 kn (74 km/h)[source] |
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| Capacity | — | Space for two 6.1 m (20 ft 0 in) containers[source] |
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| Electronic warfare & decoys | — | TKWA/MASS (Multi Ammunition Softkill System) ECM[source] |
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| Country of origin | — | Germany[source]German frigate Rheinland-Pfalz (F225) · Origin cell explicitly spans the exact named-ship row in the current inventory; not inherited from a separate class specification |
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| Used by | — | German Navy[source]Current operator stated in the article; inventory date not specified |
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