BATTLESHIPS - CRUISERS - ESCORTS - LIGHT FORCES - AVIATION

16 - Spica
FFG

Spica, Sirius, Stella, Sagittarius, Castor, Cepheus, Cassiopeia, Centarus,
Aries, Alderbaran, Andromeda, Argus, Plejad, Pollux, Pegasus, Perseus

Type:
Guided missile frigate
Launched: 1985 - 1994
Displacment 4300ton
Dimensions: 128x 16x 4,5m
Engine: 4z MTU diesels, 35000shp
Top speed: 30kts
Range 8000Nm
Crew: 180 (18 Officers, 62 NCO, 100 enlisted)
Sensors: Radars:
1x-SPS-48/PS860 3D search , 1x Type 996/ PS-80 3D search, 1x-SPS-42/PS860 3D search ,, 2x SPG-51/ PE-51 SM-1 directors,  PE-73 9LVmk3 radar/optronic gun directors .
Sonar:
1x Sonar 183 Low fq VDS (11)
1x Sonar 170 TAS passive towed array (12)
1x Sonar 191 HMS high fq  FC sonar 
Armament: Missile: 1x Mk13 rail for Rb26/ SM-1 SAM semiactive radarhoeimg to 35km  2x4 RBS 15SSM active radarhomeing to 100km,
Gun: 1x1 120mm Bofors TAK L60 DP fully automatic gun, 35km(1), 3x 1 57mm Bofors mk71 mk2 DP gun, 11km (8),
Underwater: 1x4 375mm ASW RL, 2x2 400mm torpdeotubes for type 45 dualpuropse torpedo, active, passive homeing to 15km (13)
Aircraft
1x platform and hangar for 1x medium helicopter. HKP 7 Westland Lynx (10)
Notes 1 Built as replacements for the RSwN ageging fleet of  Rapp and Snapphanen escorts.  All units where designed on the lesson learned from the Falklands war in 1982. Mounting an especially large 57mm close in airdefence battery.
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Notes 2Participating in the first Gulf war and mad famous at the battle of  Khajfi where HSwMS Aldebaran engaged and sunk two Iraqi Osa class  FAC.
Enginering Notes