Feature 7 | SURFACE COMBATANTS
Export and domestic programmes under way at Damen Schelde
Damen Schelde Naval Shipbuilding in Te Netherlands reports good progress with new vessels it is building for the Moroccan Navy and for the Royal Netherlands Navy, whilst sister company Damen Shipbuilding continues to enjoy success with its revolutionary ‘Axe Bow’ hullform.
Artist’s concept showing the Damen Sigma Naval Patrol 10513 multi-
mission frigate for Morocco.
D
amen Shipyards Group in Te Netherlands is currently engaged in the design and construction
of a wide range of naval, coast guard and paramilitary craſt, drawing on the longstanding expertise in design and construction of corvette and frigate size vessels, and in weapon systems integration, at Damen Schelde Naval Shipbuilding, and on Damen Shipyards Group’s reputation for the design and development of a number of innovative vessel hullforms such as the ‘Axe Bow,’ which evolved from its Enlarged Ship Concept and has now taken its place alongside Damen’s well known Stan Patrol series in the company’s naval offerings. Damen Schelde Naval Shipbuilding
is currently building three light frigates for the Moroccan Navy based on its well known Sigma class design, including one highly weaponised 105m light frigate and a pair of slightly smaller 98m vessels. Steel manufacturing is now well
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under way for the Damen Sigma Naval Patrol 10513 multi-mission frigates, the larger 105m design being one section larger than the 98m vessels. Tese highly capable vessels will have the TACTICOS combat system, 3D radar, Block III Exocet anti-ship missiles, Oto Melara 76mm main gun and torpedo launchers and will embark a 5tonne helicopter. Teir main roles will be patrol of the exclusive economic zone (EEZ), deterrence and search and rescue. Te Moroccan newbuilds will bear the
class notation Lloyd’s Register of Shipping (supervision) 100 A1 SSC Mono Patrol, G6, LMC UMS, and are 105.11m overall with a beam of 13.02m, depth to number 1 deck of 8.75m, draught (dwl) of 3.75m and displacement of 2335tonnes. Tey will have capacities including 300m3 30m3
of fuel oil, of fresh water, and 16m3 of helicopter
fuel, and will be capable of 26.4kts at MCR with a range at 18kts of 4000nm and an endurance of 20 days at sea. Te
machinery takes the form of a pair of diesel engines, each of 8100kW MCR (8190kW maximum) driving controllable-pitch (CP) propellers through a pair of single input/single output gearboxes. Although they will embark a 5tonne
helicopter, the light frigates are capable of accepting a 9tonne helicopter and of conducting helicopter operations by day and night. Apart from the hangar for the helicopter they also have a replenishment at sea (RAS) system on the helicopter deck and are capable of astern fuelling. Other deck equipment includes two deck cranes, each of 1.5tonnes capacity at 6m, and two rigid-hull inflatable boats. Te Moroccan vessels will provide fully conditioned accommodation for 110 and have provision for a nuclear, biological, chemical (NBC) citadel/decontamination. At the time of writing, the first,
larger vessel was due to be delivered in mid-2011, with vessels number two and three in the series both due to be
Warship Technology July/August 2010
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