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Frigate Verni (42) (ex Wielingen (F910))

Frigate Verni (42) (ex Wielingen (F910)) 0

Classification

Ship class:
Wielingen-class frigate
Type:
Frigate

Basic information

Namesake:
Faithful
Renaming:
  • Wielingen (F910) — as build-2009
Operator:
Belgian Marine Component of the Belgian Armed ForcesBelgian Marine Component of the Belgian Armed Forces Bulgarian NavyBulgarian Navy
Country of build:
Builder:
Boelwerf (formerly J. Boel & Zonen)
Laid down:
Launched:
Commissioned (service):
Status:
Active

Ship measurements

Displacement:
2,200 t
Length:
106.4 m
Beam:
12.3 m
Draft:
5.6 m

Machine

Propulsion system:
CODOG
Propulsion:
  • 2 * ABC type DZC diesel engines of 4,000 hp each
  • 1 * Rolls Royce Olympus TM – 3B gas turbine 27,575 hp
  • 2 * Inverted screws with variable pitch
Speed:
28 knots
Range:
6000 nm at 16 knots

Personnel

Complement:
159

Combat assets

Electronics:
  • 1 * DA-05 surveillance radar from HSA (Hollandse Signaal Apparaten — now Thales Nederlands)
  • 1 * WM-25 fire-control radar from HSA (Hollandse Signaal Apparaten — now Thales Nederlands)
  • 1 * Kelvin-Hugues type 1007 navigation radar
  • 1 * 2 EOMS IR/Video optical targeting cameras
  • 1 * AN/SQS-510 sonar
Armament:
  • 1 * 100 mm Creusot-Loire Mod 68 main gun
  • 1 * Mk29 launcher with 8 RIM-7 Sea Sparrow missiles
  • 4 * MM38 Exocet surface-to-surface missiles
  • 1 * 375 mm Bofors ASW rocket launcher (6 barrels)
  • 2 * Ecan L5 single torpedo launchers (10 × 533 mm torpedos)

The Wielingen frigate was the first ship in the series and gave her name to the whole class. Her pennant number in Belgian Navy was F910.

In February 2009 she was sold to Bulgarian Navy. Her new name is Verni and new pennant number 42.

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