Spanish patrol vessel Meteoro

Meteoro (P-41)
History
Spain
NameMeteoro
Ordered31 July 2006
BuilderNAVANTIA
Cost€166.74m (US$224m)
Laid down4 October 2007
Launched16 October 2009
Commissioned28 July 2011
Home portLas Palmas Naval Base
Identificationpennant number: P-41
StatusIn active service
General characteristics
Class & typeMeteoro class BAM
Displacement2860 tons full load
Length93.9 metres (308 ft)
Beam14.2 metres (47 ft)
Draft4.2 metres (14 ft)
Propulsion
  • 2 diesel engines
  • 4 groups diesel generators
  • 2 electric motors propellers
  • 1 Emergency generator
  • Located 2 cross bow thruster
Speed20 knots (37 km/h; 23 mph)
Range3,500 nautical miles (6,500 km; 4,000 mi)
Complement46 crew and 30 forces
Armament
  • 1 cannon 76 mm/62 gun
  • 2 x 25 mm automatic mountings
  • 2 × 12.7 mm machine guns
Aircraft carried1 × NH-90

Meteoro (P-41) is the lead ship of the Meteoro class, a new kind of offshore patrol vessel created for the Spanish Navy and called BAMs.

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