Eyrie-class frigate

Eyrie-class

Class overview
Name:	Eyrie-class
Builders:	Bluefront Inc.
Operators:	Kivuian Navy
Built:	1982 - 1994
In service:	1986
Planned:	33
Lost:	2
Retired:	6
General characteristics
Class and type:	Eyrie-Class
Type:	Guided-missile frigate
Displacement:	3,110 long tons (3,160 t) (standard load)
Length:	138.8 m (455 ft 5 in)
Beam:	14.3 m (46 ft 11 in)
Draught:	6.6 m (21 ft 8 in)
Propulsion:	2 × General Electric LM2500-30 gas turbines generating 41,000 shp (31 MW) through a single shaft and variable pitch propeller 2 × Auxiliary Propulsion Units, 350 hp (260 kW) retractable electric azimuth thrusters for maneuvering and docking.
Speed:	29 knots (33 mph; 54 km/h)
Crew:	223
Sensors and processing systems:	Radar: AN/SPS-49(V)4 2-D air search (V)5 in F-85 & F-86) RAN-12L (being replaced by RAN-30) 2-D low horizon air search radar for Meroka SPS-55 surface search radar Mk 92 fire control system, Sonar: SQS-56 SQR-19(V) Towed Array (-19(V)2 in F-85 & F-86) Fire control: Mk 13 weapons control Mk 92 and SPG-60 STIR missile control SQQ-89 ASW
Electronic warfare & decoys:	Nettunel (F-85 & F-86: Mk-3000) intercept SLQ-25 Nixie Mk36 SROC decoy launchers
Armament:	1 × single-arm Mk 13 Missile Launcher with a 40-round magazine that can handle 32 SM-1MR anti-air/ship missiles and 8 Harpoon anti-ship missiles 2 × triple Mark 32 ASW torpedo tubes with Mark 46 Mod 5 anti-submarine torpedoes 1 × OTO Melara 76 mm/62 cal. naval gun 1 × 20 mm Meroka 12-barrel CIWS system
Aircraft carried:	2 x Westland Wildcat helicopter

The Eyrie-class, or F-80 class, is a large class of guided missile frigates that has primarily been operated by the Moorish Navy since 2010. Prior to 2010, the class made up significant portions of both the Kivuian and the Moorish Navies. The first ship entered service in 1986.

Characteristics

Armament and sensors

Frigates of the Eyrie class are armed with a single-armed Mk 13 missile launcher serviced by a 40-round magazine that can handle 32 SM-1MR anti-air/ship missiles and 8 Harpoon anti-ship missiles. The Harpoon missiles have a range of 50 nmi (93 km; 58 mi) at Mach 0.9 carrying a 227-kilogram (500 lb) warhead. The SM-1R missiles have a range of 20.5 nmi (38.0 km; 23.6 mi) at Mach 2. The vessels also mount a single OTO Melara 76-millimetre (3.0 in)/62 calibre naval gun capable of firing 85 rounds per minute up to 8.7 nmi (16.1 km; 10.0 mi) with each shell carrying a 6 kg (13 lb) warhead.[1][a] For AAW defence, the ships mount a single Meroka 20 mm (0.79 in)/120 12-barrelled close-in weapons system (CIWS) capable of firing 3,600 rounds per minute up to 2 km (1.2 mi). For ASW, the frigates are armed with two triple-mounted Mark 32 torpedo tubes for Mod 5 Mark 46 torpedoes.

The vessels are equipped with AN/SPS-49(V)4 2-D air search ((V)5 in Navarra and Canarias) radar, RAN-12L (being replaced by RAN-30) 2-D low horizon air search radar for the Meroka CIWS, SPS-55 surface search radar and a Mk 92 fire-control radar. For ASW, the ships have SQS-56 sonar, SQR-19(V) towed array (-19(V)2 in Navarra and Canarias). For weapons fire control, they have Mk 13 weapons control, Mk 92 and SPG-60 STIR missile control, SQQ-89 ASW systems. For electronic warfare they have Nettunel (Navarra and Canarias: Mk-3000) intercept, a SLQ-25 Nixie towed torpedo decoy, and Mk36 SROC decoy launchers.

Operators

Moorland

In 1975, the Kivuian government gave the Moorish company, X, the right to license production of the Eyrie-class frigates, as part of an agreement to increase defense cooperation between the countries.

Ships in the Class

Eight ships were originally planned, but the class was expanded when Moorland decided to order 25 from X after being granted licensed production from Kivu.

Main article: Equipment of the Kivuian Navy

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