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Corvette NRP João Coutinho (F475)

Corvette NRP João Coutinho (F475) 0Corvette NRP João Coutinho (F475) 1

Classification

Ship class:
João Coutinho-class corvette
Type:
Corvette

Basic information

Operator:
Portuguese Navy (Marinha Portuguesa)Portuguese Navy (Marinha Portuguesa)
Country of build:
Builder:
Blohm & Voss
Laid down:
Launched:
Commissioned (service):
Status:
Decommissioned

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

The corvette NRP João Coutinho (F475) was built at the German shipyard Blohm & Voss and launched in May 1969. It was commissioned into the Portuguese Navy on March 7, 1970, and became the flagship of its class. It was decommissioned in 2014.

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