San Juan class frigate

The San Juan-class patrol frigates were a class of four vessels in the Puerto Rican Navy from 2004 onwards.

Specifications[]

Type: Patrol Frigate
Service Period: 2004-Present
Characteristics:
- Length: 440 feet (134.11 meters)
- Beam: 54 feet (16.46 meters)
- Draught: 16 feet 1.2 inches (4.91 meters)
- Displacement: 5,100 tons (Full Load)
Crew: 163 (22 officers and 141 enlisted)
Propulsion: 2 x Rolls-Royces Marine Spey SM1C gas turbines, 2 × MTU 12V1163 TB83 diesel engines, 2 x shafts, 52,300 shp (39,225 kW)
Range: 6,000 nautical miles (11,112 kilometers) at 18 knots (33.34 km/h)
Speed: 29.5 knots (54.63 km/h)
Sensor Suite:
- Raytheon AN/SPS-49(V)8 ANZ C/D-band Air Search RDF
- CelsiusTech 9LV 453 TIR G-band Surface Search RDF
- Kelvin Hughes Type 1007 I-band Navigation RDF
- Signaal SPG-503 STIR 1.8 K/I-band Fire Control RDF
- AN/SQS-510 Hull-Mounted Variable Depth Active ASDIC
- STN Atlas TASS 6-3 Towed Array ASDIC
Countermeasures:
- EADS FL 1800S ECM suite
- Rheinmetall Mult-Ammunition Softkill System
- Ultra Electronics S2170 Torpedo Countermeasures
- Nulka Decoy Launcher
Armament:
- 1 x OTO Melara 5"/54-caliber COMPACT naval gun
- 1 x 32-cell VLS (fires Garfish and Sea Wolf AAMs, Orca ASW missiles and Storm Wind cruise missiles)
- 2 x 8-cell VLS (fires Thunderbolt AAMs)
- 2 x 4-cannister SSM Launchers (fires Broadsword AShMs)
- 1 x 30mm Goalkeeper CIWS
- 2 x 12.75" torpedo tubes (fires Eurotorp MU90 Impact lightweight torpedoes)
Aircraft Carried: 1 x Westland Super Lynx
Aviation Facilities: Flight Deck and Hangar for one medium helicopter