Espora Corvettes

Espora Corvettes
Clase espora
Project
A country	Argentina;
Manufacturers	Astillero Río Santiago;
Operators	Argentine Navy - 6;
Years of construction	1979 year
In the ranks	in the ranks
Main characteristics
Displacement	1790 tons (full)
Length	91.2 m
Width	11.1 m
Draft	3.4 m
Engines	2 diesel engines SEMT Pielstick 16 PC2-5 V 400
Power	20 400 l. from.
Mover	2 adjustable steps
Speed	27 knots
Sailing range	4000 nautical miles at 18 knots
Crew	93 (including 11 officers)
Armament
Artillery	1 × OTO Melara 76 mm / 62 Mk 75
Aviation group	1 × " Alouette III " SA 319B,; 1 × AS555 Fennec

Espora -type corvettes are a type of Argentinean Navy corvette.

Content

1 Construction History
2 Design
3 Power plant
4 Armament
5 Service
6 List of corvettes
7 Gallery
8 See also
9 notes
10 Sources
11 Links

Construction History

Espora- type corvettes - were developed in the late 1970s by German shipbuilding companies: Blohm + Voss and ThyssenKrupp . The government of Argentina concluded a contract for the construction of six multi-purpose corvettes according to the MEKO concept with Blohm & Voss on August 1, 1979. The lead ship of the Espora series was laid down in 1979, launched on January 28, 1982, and entered the Argentine Navy on September 4 1985 year . In 2005, the last ship of the series, the Gomez Roca , became part of the Argentine Navy. In total, six ships were built. As of 2012, all six ships are part of the Argentine Navy .

Design

Power plant

Armament

Service

Frigates " Spiru " and " Rosales " in 1990 - 1991 participated in patrolling the Persian Gulf during Operation Desert Storm .

List of Corvettes

Title	Board number	Shipyard	Bookmark	Launching	Commissioning
Espora	P-41	Astillero Río Santiago	1979	January 28, 1982	September 4, 1985
Rosales	P-42	Astillero Río Santiago	April 1, 1981	November 14, 1986	March 24, 1987
Spiro	P-43	Astillero Río Santiago	October 2, 1982	June 24, 1984	May 9, 1988
Parker	P-44	Astillero Río Santiago	March 30, 1984	April 2, 1990	April 17, 1990
Robinson	P-45	Astillero Río Santiago	March 1, 1983	November 25, 1984	2001
Gómez Roca	P-46	Astillero Río Santiago	June 7, 1983	November 14, 1984	2005

Gallery

ARA Espora (P-41)
ARA Rosales (P-42)
ARA Spiro (P-43)
ARA Parker (P-44)
ARA Robinson (P-45)
ARA Gómez Roca (P-46)

Notes

Sources

Yu. V. Apalkov “Warships of the world at the turn of the 20th — 21st centuries” (Part III) Frigates
Shunkov V. N. “Frigates and patrol ships”: Reference book.
The Naval Institute Guide to Combat Fleets of the World 2005-2006