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Corvette NRP Augusto de Castilho (F484)

Corvette NRP Augusto de Castilho (F484) 0

Classification

Ship class:
João Coutinho-class corvette
Type:
Corvette

Basic information

Operator:
Portuguese Navy (Marinha Portuguesa)Portuguese Navy (Marinha Portuguesa)
Country of build:
Builder:
Navantia
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 Augusto de Castilho (F484) was built at the Bazán shipyard in Spain and launched in July 1969. It was commissioned into the Portuguese Navy on November 14, 1970. It was decommissioned and sold for scrap to the metalworking company RAPLUS in 2011.

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