Multi-Purpose Surface Combatant
Type: Flexible Support Ship
Built: 2012 >
Displacement (Estimates): 6,500 tonnes light, 7,500 tonnes standard load 8,000 tonnes full load
Powerplant: IFEP via 3x RR Marine Trent MT30 gas turbines developing a total of 108MW powering two RR Marine AWJ-21 waterjets with two auxiliary MTU 16V-1163-TB93 diesel generators sets for emergency power.
Length: 152.4m
Beam: 19.8m
Draft: 6.7m nominal
Speed: 18knots (Cruise) 40knots (Max. Sustained)
Range: 7,500km @ 18knots
Complement:~110-145 Core
Endurance: 31 days
Sensors et al:
- GEM elettronica SPN-753
- Thales Herakles MFR
- Thales STIR Sting EO FCS
- UHF + EHF SATCOM antennae
EW/ECM:
- Oto Melara SCLAR Rocket Countermeasure System (AShM Decoys, Illumination Rockets, HE-FRAG Rockets, Smoke Rockets (IR screening).
- Finmeccania WASS Anti-Torpedo Countermeasure System
- Rheinmetall MASS Multi-Spectral Countermeasure System
- Thales SABRE EW/ECM System
- Thales Mirador EO Sensor System
Armament:
- 1x 127mm/64LW or 76mm/62SR / Strales or MARK 45 MOD 4 (AGS Lite is proposed as an option)
- 1x 24 cell SYLVER A50 2x 8 cell SYLVER A70
- 2x Rheinmetall / Oerlikon 35mm CIWS
- 2x RIM-116 launchers
- 4x 12.7mm HMG RWS
- 8x Kongsberg NSM (Exocet is an alternative as is RBS-15)
- 6x ASW tubes (MU90)
- Fitted for but not with a 160mm or 300mm MLRS (IMI Lynx)
Combat Lift:
- Default: 40 Commandos
- Surge: 240 Commandos + HQ (More can be accommodated at a pinch in the cargo bay if ever needed)
Aircraft / Helicopters:
Hangar Space For:
- 2x NH90 NFH (Default)
or
- 3x MH-60R/S (Alternate Default)
or
- 2x AW101 + 1x AW159 (Landing Operations)
or
- 2x NH90 TTH + 1x EC655 Tiger (Alternate Landing Ops)
or
- 2x NH90 NFH + 1x Mosquito UAV (or MQ-8)
Boats & Landing Craft:
- 4x 7m RHIBs (Default)
- 2x 10m RHIBs (Landing Operations)
- 4x 10m RHIBs (Alternate Landing Operations)
- Capability to operate USVs and USuVs if required
Containerized Systems:
- Towed sonar
- Towed MCM drone
- Accommodation blocks
- Containerized AShMs and SSMs (Topside)
- Containerized medical facilities
- UNREP for smaller patrol vessels and carriage of extra fuel/water for itself
Non-Containerized but still modular systems
- RHIB handling gear
- UAV/USV/USuV handling gear
- More surge accommodation in cargo bays (standing seats etc)
Finally done with her I think. May well end up deploying them with Atlantia
*Mark, away!*