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UESM has developed a class of AAW Frigates

United Earth Govenment
10-04-2006, 03:19
the Amsterdam class was intended as a high technology counterpart.
The Primary mission was ASW protection of amphibious and merchant ship convoys
And underway replenishment groups, but strict limits are going to be place on cost and displacement and manpower. They are were intended to be built in smaller yards so efforts are going to be made to use simple techniques ,for example, by using flat panels wherever possible and keeping internal passageways straight. The propulsion was also simplified, by using two gas turbines to drive one propeller.


71 has been order

3 had been completed
Names are the Amsterdam ,Independence, America
that’s has been completed.

Power Plant 2 - General Electric LM 2500 gas turbine engines
1 shaft, 41,000 shaft horsepower total.

Length 453 feet (135.9 meters)

Displacement 4,100 tons (full load)

Beam 45 feet (13.5 meters)

Speed 29 plus knots (33.4+ miles per hour)

Aircraft : Two SH-60 (LAMPS III)

Crew: 13 Officers, 287 Enlisted

Armament: 2 - Tomahawk ASM/LAM - 8 armored box launchers
6 - Harpoon ASM - 4 quad cell launchers
2- Mk 7 - 16-inch / 50 caliber guns
1 - Mk 28 - 5-inch / 38 caliber guns
4 - Mk 15 - 20mm Phalanx CIWS
Two MK 41 Vertical Launching Systems (90 Cells)
[Standard missile and Tomahawk ASM/LAM] One MK 45 MOD 1 5"/54 caliber Gun Mount (lightweight gun)