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[SIZE=3]Serrano, Chilean Frigate laid down 1991[/SIZE]

Displacement:
3,808 t light; 3,905 t standard; 4,523 t normal; 5,018 t full load

Dimensions: Length overall / water x beam x draught
410.10 ft / 401.00 ft x 47.00 ft x 20.00 ft (normal load)
125.00 m / 122.22 m x 14.33 m x 6.10 m

Armament:
15 - ASH-10 "Sekhmet" antiship missiles, 1988 Model
3x5 Vertical launch cells
on centerline forward
24 - AAM-14 "Erebus" Surface-to-air missiles, 1992 Model
Four launch tubes, reloadable
on centerline amidships
1 - 3.00" / 76.2 mm guns in single mounts, 26.46lbs / 12.00kg shells, 1992 Model
Automatic rapid fire gun in a deck mount with hoist
on centreline forward
2 - 0.79" / 20.0 mm guns in single mounts, 0.24lbs / 0.11kg shells, 1992 Model
Automatic rapid fire guns in deck mounts with hoists
on side, all amidships
Weight of broadside 27 lbs / 12 kg
Shells per gun, main battery: 450
12 - "Fall Fox" antisubmarine launchers, 1992 Model

Machinery:
Combined diesel and gas turbines,
geared drive, 2 shafts, 33,869 shp / 25,266 Kw = 29.00 kts
Range 10,000nm at 15.00 kts
Bunker at max displacement = 1,112 tons

Electronics:
SANSA-828 Bow-mounted Sonar
SANSA-832 Towed-array Sonar
ADE/PR-1028B Air-defense Y-Range
ADE/PR-1032E-III Surface search Y-Range

Aircraft:
2 - ENAER H-33 Condor general-purpose helicopters

Complement:
198-221

Cost:
£1.943 million / $7.771 million

Distribution of weights at normal displacement:
Armament: 2 tons, 0.0 %
Machinery: 810 tons, 17.9 %
Hull, fittings & equipment: 2,496 tons, 55.2 %
Fuel, ammunition & stores: 715 tons, 15.8 %
Miscellaneous weights: 500 tons, 11.1 %

Overall survivability and seakeeping ability:
Survivability (Non-critical penetrating hits needed to sink ship):
8,790 lbs / 3,987 Kg = 651.1 x 3.0 " / 76 mm shells or 1.7 torpedoes
Stability (Unstable if below 1.00): 1.10
Metacentric height 1.9 ft / 0.6 m
Roll period: 14.2 seconds
Steadiness - As gun platform (Average = 50 %): 56 %
- Recoil effect (Restricted arc if above 1.00): 0.02
Seaboat quality (Average = 1.00): 1.82

Hull form characteristics:
Hull has a flush deck
and transom stern
Block coefficient: 0.420
Length to Beam Ratio: 8.53 : 1
'Natural speed' for length: 23.41 kts
Power going to wave formation at top speed: 60 %
Trim (Max stability = 0, Max steadiness = 100): 31
Bow angle (Positive = bow angles forward): 20.00 degrees
Stern overhang: 0.00 ft / 0.00 m
Freeboard (% = measuring location as a percentage of overall length):
- Stem: 25.00 ft / 7.62 m
- Forecastle (20 %): 23.00 ft / 7.01 m
- Mid (50 %): 21.00 ft / 6.40 m
- Quarterdeck (15 %): 21.00 ft / 6.40 m
- Stern: 21.00 ft / 6.40 m
- Average freeboard: 21.86 ft / 6.66 m

Ship space, strength and comments:
Space - Hull below water (magazines/engines, low = better): 71.5 %
- Above water (accommodation/working, high = better): 101.8 %
Waterplane Area: 12,198 Square feet or 1,133 Square metres
Displacement factor (Displacement / loading): 212 %
Structure weight / hull surface area: 96 lbs/sq ft or 469 Kg/sq metre
Hull strength (Relative):
- Cross-sectional: 1.20
- Longitudinal: 7.43
- Overall: 1.44
Hull space for machinery, storage, compartmentation is excellent
Room for accommodation and workspaces is adequate
Excellent seaboat, comfortable, can fire her guns in the heaviest weather

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Originally posted by Red Admiral
No picture?

Its difficult to know exactly what the missiles are, but the anti-ship outfit seems very heavy. Not so sure about reloadable launch tubes for the anti-air missiles. It probably makes more sense for have the anti-air missiles in VL or gun type launcher forwards with a couple of anti-ship missiles in canisters amidships (exocet?)

Otherwise looks quite nice, maybe a bit too much draught.

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Originally posted by thesmilingassassin
Call it national pride but I like the look of our Halifax frigates.

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Originally posted by thesmilingassassin
I agree on the Burkes, very nice looking ships, while the OPH look rather dated because....well...they ARE dated.