| Baptista de Andrade-class corvette | |
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 NRP Baptista de Andrade (F 486), 1998 | |
| Class overview | |
| Name: | Baptista de Andrade |
| Builders: | Bazan, Ferrol (Spain) |
| Operators: | Portuguese Navy |
| Preceded by: | João Coutinho class corvette |
| Succeeded by: | Viana do Castelo class patrol vessel |
| Built: | 1972-76 |
| In commission: | 1974-present day |
| Completed: | 4 |
| Active: | 1 |
| Retired: | 3 |
| General characteristics Source: Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1947-95 | |
| Type: | frigate |
| Displacement: | 1,252 tons standard, 1,401 tons full load |
| Length: | 81 m |
| Beam: | 10.3 m |
| Draught: | 3.3 m |
| Propulsion: | 2 shaft, 2 OEW Pielstick diesel engines, 10,560 hp (7,870 kW) |
| Speed: | 24 knots (44 km/h) |
| Range: | 5,000 nmi at 18 knots (33 km/h) |
| Complement: | 113 |
| Sensors and processing systems: |
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| Aviation facilities: | 1 helicopter pad |
The Baptista de Andrade were a class of four Portuguese designed corvettes, built for the Portuguese Navy by BAZAN in Spain in the 1970s. They are an updated version of the João Coutinho class corvettes - designed by the Portuguese naval engineer Rogério de Oliveira - with more modern armament and sensors. Like the João Coutinho ships, the Baptista de Andrade corvettes were intended to operate in the Portuguese overseas territories. Allegedly, the ships would originally be intended to the South African Navy, the delivery being canceled after the Portuguese Carnation Revolution in 1974. After Portugal withdrew from its colonies, the four ships were due to be sold to the Colombian Navy in 1977 but the deal was not completed. One ship, the NRP Oliveira e Carmo, was decommissioned in 1999, the other three are in service but are due to retire soon and be replaced by Viana do Castelo class OPV's.
Ships[]
| Pennant Number | Name | Launched | Commissioned | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| F486 | Baptista de Andrade | March 1973 | November 1974 | Decommissioned 2017. Sank at moorings between 19 and 23 April 2023. Awaiting scrapping.[1] |
| F487 | João Roby | June 1973 | March 1975 | In active service[2] |
| F488 | Afonso Cerqueira | October 1973 | June 1975 | Decommissioned 2015, sunk as artificial reef in September 2018 in sea of Madeira |
| F489 | Oliveira e Carmo | February 1974 | February 1976 | Decommissioned 1999, scrapped 2007, sunk as artificial reef 2012 in Lagos, Portugal |
References[]
- Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1947-1995
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