- Yes
- No
- Tech Tree
- Premium Ship
- Event/Reward Ship
- Squadron Ship
- I said no in the first question
Introduction
The Meteoro-class offshore patrol vessel,also known as Buque de Acción Marítima (BAM ), are a series of modern and modular based on the avante 3000 built for the Spanish Navy adapted to different purposes from a common base, manufactured by Navantia. The BAMs are equip with state of the art sensors,one helicopter,RIBs and even UAV.
History and operational use
The Maritime Action Vessel (BAM) Program was initiated to replace a set of Spanish Navy ships with very diverse characteristics, mostly dedicated to naval presence and border patrol duties, that were approaching the end of their service life like the Barceló class ships.
The ultimate result was a big sized vessel for his kind (OPV) with high performance and great versatility in terms of missions also it has an acquisition cost and reduced life cycle.Furthermore
they have seen extensive use on anti-piracy operations on the gulf of guinea and Atalanta in the Indic ocean.
What is more,these series of ships had intercepted ships with more than a ton of drugs.
The first one was put in service in 28th July 2011 it was called Meteoro giving name to the class.
The cost was 148 million euros for the first four units and two the last raise the cost to 166,5 million euros.
All except the last one called Furror,that was built in Ferrol at northern region of Galicia, were built in San Fernando province of Cádiz.
Specifications
Displacement: 2,500 tons.
Length: 94 m.
Beam: 14.3 m.
Draft: 4.25 m.
Maximum speed: 22 knots.
Propulsion: CODOE (Combined Diesel or Electric); 2 DIESELS; 12,000 HP (9 MW), 2 engines; 2,000 hp (1.5 MW) 2 propulsion shafts; 1 maneuvering propeller.
Aircraft: capacity to embark various aircraft (1 NH90 / 1 SH60B / 1 AB212/H-135/H-145M)
UAV:M5D airfox,Saab Skeldar
Crew:
Its modern design incorporates technological innovations that allow a high degree of automation, thereby enabling a better quality of life on board and the operation of the ship with a reduced crew.
The ship’s crew consists of 52 men and women. Among them, 9 officers, 12 non-commissioned officers, and 31 sailors.
Depending on the mission, the Meteoro can embark an air unit and a Marine Corps security team or a special operations team, ,squad size,up to eight or ten men.It can also embark additional crew for commanding a flotilla of mine warfare ships.
Max:75
Armament
1x 76 mm/62 OTO-Melara Compact (76 mm)
2x MGS Mk-38 Mod. 2(25mm)
2x AN-M2 (12.7 mm)
4 × Mark 36 SRBOC
ADITIONALLY,losing the posiblity of using a helicopter contenerized armament could be installed :
The BAM has a flight deck with dimensions of 24.7 × 13.5 m. A standard 40-foot container is 12.19 meters long x 2.44 meters wide x 2.59 meters high.
Sources
Meteoro-class offshore patrol vessel - Wikipedia
Buque de Acción Marítima - Wikipedia, la enciclopedia libre
MGS Mk-38 Mod. 2 - Buques de Guerra
https://armada.defensa.gob.es/ArmadaPortal/page/Portal/ArmadaEspannola/buquessuperficie/prefLang-es/10buques-accion-maritima--01buque-accion-maritima-meteoro-p-41
https://armada.defensa.gob.es/archivo/rgm/2020/07/rgmjul20cap06.pdf