Erradii-class frigate (MEKO A-200AN)

Basic information

Type:

Frigate

Parent class:

MEKO 200 frigate

Operators:

Algerian National Navy

Country of build:

Germany

Builder:

ThyssenKrupp Marine Systems

Planned:

Completed:

In service:

2016 – present (8 years)

Machine

Propulsion system:

CODAG WARP

Propulsion:

Water-jet
2 * propellers

Combat assets

Electronics:

SAAB Sea Giraffe AMB 3-D surveillance radar
ATLAS ASO hull mounted sonar
SAAB CEROS 200 optronic/fire control radar
4 * Rheinmetall MASS decoy launchers
2 * WASS/Finmeccanica MORPHEUS acoustic countermeasures launching systems (on each side of the VLS cells. Navy Recognition originally though these were SAGEM NGDS decoy launchers but a TKMS representative confirmed this actually is a WASS system.)

Armament:

16 * SAAB RBS 15 Mk3 anti-ship missiles
32 * VLS for Denel Umkhonto-IR surface to air missiles
1 * Oto Melara 127/64 LW 127 mm main gun (possibly with VULCANO ammunition)
2 * MSI 30 mm guns (possibly SEAHAWK A2 model)
2 * MU90 torpedo launchers

Aircraft:

Helicopter
Helipad
Hangar

Two MEKO A-200AN frigates, Erradii, and El Moudamir, were built for the Algerian Navy by ThyssenKrupp Marine Systems, in a further development of the Valour-class design.

El Radii was the first German built MEKO A-200AN frigate commissioned with the Algerian Navy.According to a scale model of the MEKO A-200AN frigate on display on the CMN/Privinvest booth during Euronaval 2014.