Equatoguinean frigate Wele Nzas vs Italian frigate Carabiniere (F 593)

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Equatoguinean frigate Wele Nzas

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Italian frigate Carabiniere (F 593)

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Bahnfrend · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Resized · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Source ↗ · Modified

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Equatoguinean frigate Wele NzasLength

107 m

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Italian frigate Carabiniere (F 593)Length

144.6 m

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Equatoguinean frigate Wele Nzaslarger figure on 1 of 3

Speed+59%

Italian frigate Carabiniere (F 593)larger figure on 2 of 3

Length+35%
Beam+41%

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Measured figures

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18 of 28 rows sourced on both sides

107m

145m

Length+35%

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107 m

Length

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107 m (351 ft 1 in)^[source]

144.6 m

Length

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Configuration

Details

Equatoguinean frigate Wele Nzas and Italian frigate Carabiniere (F 593) configuration
Specification	Equatoguinean frigate Wele Nzas	Italian frigate Carabiniere (F 593)
Power	—	CODLAG 1 × 32 MW gas turbine General Electric/Avio LM2500+G4 2 × 2.5 MW electric motors Jeumont Electric 4 × diesel generators VL 1716 (T2ME series by 2,15 MW everyone, on first two frigate; HPCR series by 2,8 MW everyone, since the third frigate) 2 × shafts , driving controllable pitch propellers 1 × 1 MW bow thruster^[source]
Name	Wele Nzas^[source]	Carabiniere^[source]
Namesake	Wele-Nzas Province^[source]	Carabiniere^[source]
Builder	MTG Dolphin Shipyard, Varna, Bulgaria Astilleros de Guinea Ecuatorial S.A., Malabo , Equatorial Guinea^[source]

Laid down	21 May 2012^[source]	6 April 2011^[source]

Launched	26 February 2013^[source]	29 March 2014^[source]

Commissioned	3 June 2014^[source]	28 April 2015^[source]

Identification	Pennant number : F073^[source]	MMSI number : 247321700 Callsign : Pennant number : F 593^[source]

Status	In active service^[source]	Active^[source]

Type	Multi-mission frigate^[source]	—

Propulsion	4 × Caterpillar C280 diesel engines 2 × shafts^[source]	—

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]	Leonardo Kronos Grand Naval (MFRA) Active electronically scanned array radar CAPTAS-4 towed-array sonar UMS 4110 CL hull-mounted sonar^[source]

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]	16-cell MBDA SYLVER A50 VLS for 16 MBDA Aster 15 and 30 missiles 2 × Leonardo OTO Melara 76/62 mm Davide/Strales CIWS guns 2 × Leonardo Oto Melara / Oerlikon KBA 25/80 mm remote weapon systems 4 × MBDA Teseo Mk-2/A anti-ship and land attack missiles 4 × MBDA MILAS anti-submarine missiles 2 x triple Leonardo (WASS) B-515/3 launcher for MU 90 torpedoes 2 x SITEP MASS CS-424 acoustic guns^[source]

Aircraft carried	1 × helicopter^[source]	2 × SH90 1 × SH90 1 × AW101 (armed with MU 90 torpedoes or MBDA Marte Mk2/S missiles)^[source]

Aviation facilities	Flight deck^[source]	Double hangar^[source]

National origin	Ukraine^[source]	—

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	—

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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