Corvette NRP António Enes (F471)
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Ship measurements
Displacement:
1,401 t
Length:
84.6 m
Beam:
10.3 m
Draft:
3.3 m
Machine
Propulsion:
- 2 * shaft
- 2 * OEW Pielstick diesel engines
- 7,870 kW (10,560 bhp)
Speed:
24.4 knots
Range:
5,000 nmi
Personnel
Complement:
93
Embarked units:
34
Combat assets
Electronics:
- Western Electric AN/SPG-34 fire-control radar
- Kelvin Hugues surface search radar
- MLA-1B air search radar
- QCU-2 sonar
Armament:
- 1 * twin 3 in (76 mm)/50 calibre Mk 33 guns
- 1 * twin 40 mm (1.6 in)/L70 Bofors guns
- Hedgehog ASW mortar
- 2 * depth charge throwers
- 2 * depth charge racks (removed in 1987)
Aircraft:
- 1 * Super Lynx Mk.95
Corvette NRP António Enes (F471) was built at the Bazán shipyard in Spain and launched in August 1969. It was commissioned into the Portuguese Navy on June 18, 1971, and is still in active service to this day.
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