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Almirante Padilla-class frigate is a frigate. It was built by Howaldtswerke-Deutsche Werft (HDW). Reported operators include Colombian National Navy.
Almirante Padilla-class frigate
Ligia Cohen, US Navy · Public domain · Resized · Public domain · Source ↗ · ModifiedTechnical data
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Sourced dimensions beside a 1.75 m human reference.
Points represent sourced observations, including revisions. Revisions on the same effective date are not separate inventory events. Ranges appear in the table and are not plotted as exact points.
| Observation / report period | Value | Source | Claim state |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Oct 2026 | 99.1 m | Wikipedia contributors | superseded |
| 1 Oct 2026 | 99.1 m | Wikipedia contributors | approved |
Almirante Padilla class
Howaldtswerke-Deutsche Werft (HDW)
Colombian National Navy
1981–1983
1983–present
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Frigate
2,100 t (2,100 long tons ; 2,300 short tons ) full load
99.1 m (325 ft 2 in)
11.3 m (37 ft 1 in)
3.7 m (12 ft 2 in)
2 shaft, 4 MTU 20V 1163 TB92 diesel engines 23,400 hp (17,400 kW)
27 knots (50 km/h; 31 mph)
7,000 nmi (13,000 km; 8,100 mi) at 14 knots (26 km/h; 16 mph)
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SMART-S ( Mk2 version) STING-EO Mk2 Terma Scanter 2001 X-band (after modernisation) Atlas Elektronik ASO 4-2 (Hull mounted)
VIGILE ESM 1 × Terma SKWS double mounting
8 SSM-700K Hae Sung I (Sea Star) anti-ship missiles 2 × Simbad surface-to-air missiles 1 × OTO Melara 76 mm/62 cal Strales Compact gun 1 × twin Breda 40 mm/70 guns 6 × 324 mm torpedo tubes DART 76 mm Oto Melara guided ammunition
1 × Messerschmitt-Bölkow-Blohm MBB Bo 105 CBS-5, or 1 × Eurocopter AS-555-SN Fennec for over-the-horizon targeting
Colombia ordered four frigates of the West German Type FS 1500 design in 1980 with the first ship intended to be delivered in 1982.
Reference text from Wikipedia contributors, used under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Almirante Padilla-class frigate equipment records. Variants, orders and quantities are shown as reported in each inventory source; coverage is incomplete.
ColombiaNavy exact named equipment holdings: Almirante Padilla. Active, operational-reserve and training units excluding equipment in store; November 2025 IISS assessment. Named service only; no parent-force or national total inferred. Source role: PATROL AND COASTAL COMBATANTS / FSGHM. Original estimates, ranges, reporting names, reserve, lease and employment scopes retained; nested included counts are not added. Missile-system quantities mean launchers, not rounds. No readiness, crew, carried weapon, payload, factory-production or future order count inherited.
Navy exact named class holdings of Almirante Padilla. Active, operational-reserve and training units excluding equipment in store; November 2025 IISS assessment. Named service only, not a national or parent-force total or combat-readiness measure. Source role(s): PATROL AND COASTAL COMBATANTS / FSGHM. No heading aggregate, carried armament, crew, payload, factory production or future order count inherited. The own fetched design source declares this exact class and its PDF operator country; ship capacities and fitted launcher/armament counts are retained as source scope, not added to hull quantities.