By: Hammer - 5th March 2006 at 04:46
The ARA Robinson pics are also here
Main Unitas page
Enjoy!
Hammer
By: Hammer - 5th March 2006 at 04:43
The Almirante Brown and the Robinmson took part in last years UNITAS Naval Exercises, check here for many pictures. 🙂 http://www.basemilitar.com.br/artigos/abrown/index.htm 
As allways babelfish can translate the text to English… 🙂
Enjoy!
Hammer
By: European - 26th February 2006 at 15:19
Very interesting project.
Is this more expensive than FREMM class frigates?
By: harryRIEDL - 26th February 2006 at 14:23
would MECOs be any use as an alternet class to the rivers or are they compleatly dirrent.
could an a100 corvette cope with an adlantic crossing or are they a brown warter force
By: Neptune - 26th February 2006 at 13:40
Here she is F260 Braunschweig. First of the German Klasse 130.
By: pred - 25th February 2006 at 21:13
Germany is getting 5 MEKO derived K130 corvettes (Braunschweig class) in 2007 and 2008. 4 of the 5 are under construction and most pictures are of front sections being floated/towed from one shipyard to the other, seeing as they are again employing a consortia of shipyards (ARGE K130). Braunschweig sections were united in Autumn 2005 and ship is in the water now, reportedly undergoing outfitting (Blohm+Voss?). May also be at the Kieler Woche festival in the summer.
Yes, Aradu did run aground (more than once…) in 1987 after around 5 years in service, and was also involved in several collisions in the same year, one of them with a harbour wall in Lagos. Spent 1990 – 1994 in harbour in sorry condition. That may be what I am thinking about but thought I recalled there being an extended stay in a foreign port and no money for repairs.
The Malaysian deal may be of interest also. Six MEKO 100RMN (Kedah class) ordered firm, initially as Offshore Patrol Vessels. First two built by Blohm+Voss, which are nearing commissioning after prolonged outfitting and problems. Local builder Penang is in some degree of trouble over it and plans for another 21 of the class becoming unlikely.
By: Neptune - 25th February 2006 at 16:15
Add Germany to the list, there is a picture of a German MEKO100 under construction somewhere.
Nigerian MEKO did make it to the Trafalgar which was already quite an achievement! But before that she has ran aground several times irrc.
By: pred - 25th February 2006 at 14:57
Other Meko list (available as PDF file). Not certain stable url: http://212.72.173.53/en/page.php?page_id=PG-52
Recent news was commissioning, or entry into operational service, of first SAN MEKO A-200 (SAS Amatola). Will be participating in exercises with German Navy ships soon.
On the Nigerian MEKO: Remember reading comments relating to its operational status a while back which included engine failures which caused it to be stranded in another nations port for a while, and another loss of power ern-route which resulted in it drifting out of control elsewhere.
By: Ja Worsley - 25th February 2006 at 05:37
The Polish deal covers one ship now and up to 14 at a later date, all are to be built in Poland and are an advanced version of the A-100 design with Polish assistance.
By: danrh - 24th February 2006 at 23:38
Danrh,
Poland is building at least one Meko 100.
Slow, but there seems to be progress.
Cheers. Thanks for the link but I’m afraid that since bablefish doesn’t do Polish I have ask is the ship being built in Poland? Those A-100s are very nice ships.
Daniel
By: 7seas - 24th February 2006 at 23:13
3D Meko renders
A bunch of them can be found here:
By: 7seas - 24th February 2006 at 23:07
The Nigerian F 89 Aradu
Operational again and seen at the Trafalgar 200 Fleet Review, June 2005
Courtesy: http://www.thamesshipsociety.org.uk
By: 7seas - 24th February 2006 at 22:46
korwety projektu 621
Danrh,
Poland is building at least one Meko 100.
Slow, but there seems to be progress.
More info here:
By: danrh - 24th February 2006 at 22:05
and Poland to my knowlidge…thougth the deal migth have blown off but im not sure…
Hmm don’t think so. IIRC the Poles have taken at least 2 OHaPs have an indigenous corvette program (Kaszub IIRC)
Daniel
By: Gollevainen - 24th February 2006 at 21:47
and Poland to my knowlidge…thougth the deal migth have blown off but im not sure…
By: danrh - 24th February 2006 at 21:11
From the top of my head, Argentina, Nigeria, Portugal, Turkey, Greece, Australia, New Zealand and South Africa have ordered MeKo vessels over the past two decades.
Cherrios,
King Jester
oops forgot about the South Africans. Also the Malaysians have signed for A-100s.
Daniel
By: danrh - 24th February 2006 at 21:08
are a basic hull which contrys add there spec and superstucture or is it somthing diffrent.
i know Anzacs are but what other ships are Mecos
Argentina
4 x MEKO 360 GP DDGs (Almirante Brown)
6 x MEKO 146 Corvettes (Espora)
Australia
8 x MEKO 200 (ANZAC)
with Mk 41 VLS (as opposed to octuple NSSM or Mk 48) and soon a new PAR based ASMD system these are the best of the 200s
New Zealand
2 x MEKO 200 (ANZAC)
Greece
4 x MEKO 200HN (Hydra)
Turkey
4 + 4 MEKO 200TN/TN-IIA/B (Yavuz and Barbaros)
last two have Mk 41 VLS
Portugal
3 x MEKO 200PN (Vasco da Gama)
Nigeria
1 x MEKO 360 GP DDG (Aradu)
Daniel
By: King Jester - 24th February 2006 at 20:53
are a basic hull which contrys add there spec and superstucture or is it somthing diffrent.
i know Anzacs are but what other ships are Mecos
The Holly Bible of MeKo : http://www.blohmvoss.de/e/prod/mekoaklasse.html
MeKo stands for Mehrzweck Kontainer, or Multifunction Container.
As you said, basic hull, and every country adds own customized (but palletized) systems.
From the top of my head, Argentina, Nigeria, Portugal, Turkey, Greece, Australia, New Zealand and South Africa have ordered MeKo vessels over the past two decades.
Cherrios,
King Jester
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