Gowind 200/170/120

Just reading in todays DID (Defence Industry Daily), that Bulgaria has just ordered 4 of the Gowind 200 vessels. This will be a big step forward for them and allow them now to retire their old Soviet Era vessels.

I also read in a magazine that now DCN also has a variant of the Gowind design called the Fastwind, which can reach speeds of 43 knots.

Looks like the MEKO CSL now has a competitor. Although I’m not too sure if the Gowind/Fastwind designs have the modularibility of the MEKO designs where it can change mission modules (like the LCS).

—–JT—–

Here are the specs of the Gowind 200 but for the croatians

Exotec anti-ship missile

Hi 7seas,

Please email them to:
[email]jtealdi@uicisgd.com[/email]

Thank you!

Yep,
but not on my webspace anymore.
Give me your e-mail and I send them.

Here are some EuroNaval 2004 pic’s.

7seas, do you still have the pictures of the Gowind corvette models that from the EuroNaval show?

Thanks

—–JT—–

My first bet was the Millenium gun, but the shape doesn’t match.

OTOH this is a model, so perhaps it is a Millenium after all. 😉

Great pictures….keep them coming. Does anyone know the specs of these vessels? As to the guns……thats a 76mm Oto Melara and in the back I would guess it’s a 35mm Millenium gun CIWS.

Thanks a lot for the photos! 🙂

If you mean “FREMM variants” design wise, I would agree.

They look quite “stealthy”. Weapons fit seems (intentionally?) vague, but I suppose they would implement either Aster 15 or VL Mica for AD. Now, am I the only one to see retractable ASM hatches at the front?

Also, is that a decoy system either side of the rear superstructure?

The guns are not immediately recognisable but I’d guess a 76mm and a 40mm.

Nice designs overall.

EuroNaval 2004

Here are some EuroNaval 2004 pic’s.

Gowind 120:

Gowind 170:

Gowind 200:

Looks to me as FREMM variants.

Also, at this page you can see a tiny model, next to the Sawari one:

http://www.armarisgroup.com/uk/HTML/products.html

I think it is similar to the C1200/C1800 designs, but have no clue on details. :confused:

What limited info there is:

www.dcn.fr/medias/docs/DP_Cahier_progammes_112004.pdf

Never heard of it. Any more details or specs?