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|Builders= Algiers Maritime Engineering, Smith Island, {{Flag|Meridon}}  
|Builders= Algiers Maritime Engineering, Smith Island, {{Flag|Meridon}}  
|Operators= {{flag|Meridonian Navy}}  
|Operators= {{flag|Meridonian Navy}}
|Class before= [[Mystere-class destroyer]]
{{flagicon|Kozakura}} Kozakuran Navy
|Class after= [[Helena-class destroyer]]
|Class before= {{wpl|Anzac-class frigate|Taga-class frigate}}
|Subclasses= [[Rourke-class cruiser]]
|Class after=  
|Subclasses= [[Equipment of the Kozakuran Navy#Ships|Yamato-class frigate]]
|Cost=  
|Cost=  
|Built range=  2018-present
|Built range=  2018-present
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|In commission range=   
|In commission range=   
|Total ships building= 3
|Total ships building= 3
|Total ships planned= 22
|Total ships planned= 30
|Total ships completed= 5
|Total ships completed= 9
|Total ships cancelled=  
|Total ships cancelled=  
|Total ships active= 4
|Total ships active= 8
|Total ships laid up=
|Total ships laid up=
|Total ships lost=
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|Ship ice class=
|Ship ice class=
|Ship power=  
|Ship power=  
|Ship propulsion=  CODLOG configuration:
|Ship propulsion=  CODLAG configuration:
* 1 gas turbine
* 1 gas turbine
* 4x high-speed gas generators
* 4x high-speed diesel generators
* 2x electric motors
* 2x electric motors
|Ship sail plan=
|Ship sail plan=
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|Ship time to activate=
|Ship time to activate=
|Ship sensors=  
|Ship sensors=  
*Delta EMRASsed array 3D multifunction radar
*Delta EMPRESS 3D multifunction radar suite
*Delta AM8491 2D air search radar
*2x Delta SM333 I Band surface search/navigational radar
*2x Delta SM333 I Band surface search/navigational radar
*1x Delta SM315 E/F Band surface search radar
*1x Delta SM315 E/F Band surface search radar
*2x Delta TM220 missile radar illuminators
* 2x MATCA combined AHRS/INS systems
* 2x MATCA combined AHRS/INS systems
* MATCA Command Navigation Program
* MATCA Command Navigation Program
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* Nixie decoys
* Nixie decoys
|Ship armament=  
|Ship armament=  
1x Type 42 4.5in naval gun
*1x Type 42 4.5in naval gun
2x Type 318 30mm chaingun
*2x Type 318 30mm chaingun
2x 7.62 miniguns
*2x 7.62 miniguns
6x 7.62 general purpose machine guns
*4x 7.62 general purpose machine guns
2x 48-cell + 1x 32-cell VLS (128 total cells) with capacity for:
*1x 32-cell [[ANVIL Vertical Launching System#Variants|Type 1 VLS]] and 2x 12-cell [[ANVIL Vertical Launching System#Variants|Type 1A VLS]], total of 56 cells with capacity for: <br>
*MSA-7 short range anti-aircraft missile (up to 4x per cell) (legacy)
MSA-15 short-range anti-aircraft missile (up to 4x per large cell or 1x per short)<br>
*MSA-6 long range anti-aircraft missile (legacy)
MSU-14 antisubmarine rocket-propelled torpedo <br>
*MSA-15 short-range anti-aircraft missile (up to 4x per cell)
MSS-18 cruise missile<br>
*MSA-30 long-range anti-aircraft missile
Decoys<br>
*MSU-14 antisubmarine rocket-propelled torpedo  
*2x Goalkeeper 40 25mm CIWS
*MSS-18 cruise missile
*2x MSS-33 anti-ship missile box launchers, 2 missiles per set (total of 4)
2x {{wpl|Goalkeeper CIWS}}
*2x triple torpedo tubes for MSU-90 anti-submarine torpedoes
16x MSS-33 anti-ship missiles
2x triple torpedo tubes for MSU-90 anti-submarine torpedoes
|Ship armour= Kevlar over vital spaces
|Ship armour= Kevlar over vital spaces
|Ship armor=
|Ship armor=
|Ship aircraft= 2x H50M5 normally carried
|Ship aircraft= 1x H50M5 normally carried
|Ship aircraft facilities= Enclosed hangar for up to 2x {{wpl|Sikorsky SH-60 Seahawk|H50M5 Hawk}}|Ship notes=
|Ship aircraft facilities= Enclosed hangar for 1x {{wpl|Sikorsky SH-60 Seahawk|H50M5 Seahawk}}|Ship notes=


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}}
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The '''Otapara-class''' is a class of eight {{wpl|guided missile destroyer|guided missile destroyers}} in service with the [[Meridonian Navy]]. Initially designed as all-spectrum multi-purpose destroyers to replace a number of surface combatants in the Navy, cost concerns and perceptions about its lack of ability to effectively counter next-generation threats particularly in the air-to-air arena due to the lack of modular space available (particularly with radar and guidance systems for missiles) saw it optimized into a 'general purpose' (GP) destroyer oriented as a surface action group leader and multi-purpose destroyer. The first ship, ''Otapara'', was commissioned in 1998, with the last, ''Anamaru'', commissioning in 1993. While 20 of these vessels were initially planned, 12 were cancelled. 6 of the twelve were converted to [[Rourke-class cruisers]], and material from the other two currently in construction were cannibalized to contribute to this.
The '''Bell-class''' is a class of {{wpl|Frigate|guided missile frigates}} in service with and being produced for the [[Meridonian Navy]]. Designed to replace the ''Taga''-class frigates commissioned in the 80s and 90s and provide a more capable and flexible overall design, their design primarily orients towards the anti-submarine role. First designed in the early 2010s with construction beginning in 2018 by Algiers Maritime Shipyards, the ship uses mostly readily available technologies and proven design techniques, especially those tested on the construction of the [[Helena-class destroyer]]s. One notable exception is its EMPRESS integrated mast and radar system, which are a substantial systems upgrade from the Taga-class' IMRAS. The lead ship, ''Bell'', named after the Bell river in [[Alexandria Territory]], was commissioned in October 2020. Four ships are currently in service, with three under construction and a total of 22 ships planned.  


The ''Otapara''-class is the largest surface warfare vessel built for the Navy since the 1950s, and is one of the most heavily armed destroyers in the world. Considered a cruiser in some circles, it was designed to meet virtually every mission set expected of a surface combatant. Originally armed for air defense with MSA-6 and 7 missiles, all have since been upgraded by 2010 to utilize the [[Common Air Defense System]] suite of missiles. It is additionally capable of anti-shipping warfare with box-launched MSS-33 and VLS-launched MSS-18 cruise missiles, the latter of which are also capable of land attack; and anti-submarine warfare with embarked anti-submarine helicopters, MSU-14 antisubmarine rocket torpedoes.
The ''Bell''-class frigates feature full integration of the [[Common Air Defense System]] missiles and will allow the phasing out of the legacy MSA-7 and MSA-6 Sea Sparrow missiles on all combatants. The ''Otapara''-class can still operate them but have been modified to operate with the more modern CADS array of missiles. ''Bell''-class ships will only carry CADS-15 missiles in quad-packed cells. They are capable of launching MSU-14 VLS-launched counter-submarine rockets and MSS-18 cruise missiles from their VLS cells, and MSS-33 Commorant missiles from box launchers. The ship features a Modular Mission Bay (MMB) which can be configured as extra helicopter space, serve as lodging, carry container crates, or raiding craft.




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==Description==
==Description==
===Design===
===Design===
[[File:2014.3.19 해군 2함대 천안함 4주기 해상기동 훈련 Republic of Korea Navy 2nd Fleet Command (13370241185).jpg|360px|thumb|right|''Anamaru'' conducting a live fire exercise off the coast of [[Redbird Territory]].]]
[[File:HMS Glasgow under construction in Govan.jpg|360px|thumb|right|''Bell'' under construction in 2019.]]


The ''Otapara''-class was originally conceived as a standardized class of destroyer able to perform all necessary functions expected of a future surface combatant, including provisions for flag facilities as leaders of surface action groups. Replacing older ''Mystere''-class vessels, they offered a substantially increased capability in anti-ship and land attack warfare, the latter being the first introduction of the capability from a surface ship with the introduction of VLS tubes. 20 ships were originally planned, however due to the high cost related to fitting and arming an ''Otapara''-class destroyer and its percieved inadequacy in the air defense role, the [[Helena-class destroyer]] was designed to specialize in air warfare and form the bulk of a surface action group. This lead to the emergence of the semi-formal designation of the Otapara-class as a 'general purpose' destroyer, as opposed to the 'air wafare' destroyer Helena-class.
The ''Otapara''-class was originally conceived as a standardized class of destroyer able to perform all necessary functions expected of a future surface combatant, including provisions for flag facilities as leaders of surface action groups. Replacing older ''Mystere''-class vessels, they offered a substantially increased capability in anti-ship and land attack warfare, the latter being the first introduction of the capability from a surface ship with the introduction of VLS tubes. 20 ships were originally planned, however due to the high cost related to fitting and arming an ''Otapara''-class destroyer and its percieved inadequacy in the air defense role, the [[Helena-class destroyer]] was designed to specialize in air warfare and form the bulk of a surface action group. This lead to the emergence of the semi-formal designation of the Otapara-class as a 'general purpose' destroyer, as opposed to the 'air wafare' destroyer Helena-class.
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| MRS ''Otapara''
| MRS ''Bell''
| D30
| F159
| 23 March 1985
| 23 March 2018
| 12 April 1988
| 12 April 2020
| 33 November 1988
| 03 January 2021
|-
|-
| MRS ''Kaimai''
| MRS ''Flint''
| D31
| F160
| 10 July 1985
| 01 February 2019
| 24 December 1988
| 24 November 2019
| 30 August 1989
| 30 August 2021
|-
|-
| MRS ''Kaihiku''
| MRS ''Arpeak''
| D32
| F161
| 2 June 1986
| 2 August 2019
| 30 March 1989
| 30 March 2021
| 20 February 1990
| 20 September 2021
|-
|-
| MRS ''Ohikati''
| MRS ''Barton''
| D33
| F162
| 13 November 1986
| 13 November 2020
| 20 March 1989
| 20 March 2021
| 11 March 1990
| 11 March 2022
|-
|-
| MRS ''Rotoma''
| MRS ''Isola''
| D34
| F163
| 24 July 1987
| 16 July 2021
| 14 July 1990
| 14 March 2022
| 2 January 1992
|  
|-
|-
| MRS ''Whitikau''
| MRS ''Esperance''
| D35
| F164
| 18 February 1988
| 14 April 2022
| 2 January 1991
|  
| 11 January 1992
|  
|-
|-
| MRS ''Pipiroa''
| MRS ''Cielo''
| D36
| F165
| 2 March 1989
| 18 December 2022
| 3 March 1992
|  
| 16 December 1992
|  
|-
|-
| MRS ''Anamaru''
| MRS ''Diana''
| D37
| F166
| 20 December 1989
|  
| 14 December 1992
|  
| 3 May 1993
|  
|-
|-
|}
|}

Latest revision as of 14:20, 28 October 2024

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Bell, lead ship of the Bell-class frigates.
Class overview
Builders: Algiers Maritime Engineering, Smith Island,  Meridon
Operators:

 Meridonian Navy

Kozakura Kozakuran Navy
Preceded by: Taga-class frigate
Subclasses: Yamato-class frigate
Built: 2018-present
In service: 2020-present
Planned: 30
Building: 3
Completed: 9
Active: 8
General characteristics
Class and type: Guided missile frigate, anti-submarine warfare frigate
Displacement: 7,200 tons, full load
Length: Overall: 420 feet
Beam: Overall: Around 68ft
Draught: 26 ft
Propulsion:

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CODLAG configuration:

  • 1 gas turbine
  • 4x high-speed diesel generators
  • 2x electric motors
Speed: In excess of 35 knots
Range: In excess of 7000 nm at 18kts operating on electric motors
Complement: 160, with capacity for up to 200.
Sensors and
processing systems:
  • Delta EMPRESS 3D multifunction radar suite
  • 2x Delta SM333 I Band surface search/navigational radar
  • 1x Delta SM315 E/F Band surface search radar
  • 2x MATCA combined AHRS/INS systems
  • MATCA Command Navigation Program
  • MATCA RAGOTS combined radar and optical gun tracking suite
  • Matca R43E sonar suite
  • Matca Seafin R300 towed array sonar
Electronic warfare
& decoys:
  • MATCA SHREWD electronic warfare suite
  • MATCA NGSEE signals exploitation suite
  • Nulka decoys
  • Advanced Counter-Torpedo Decoy System
  • Offboard Float Decoy System
  • Nixie decoys
Armament:
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  • 1x Type 42 4.5in naval gun
  • 2x Type 318 30mm chaingun
  • 2x 7.62 miniguns
  • 4x 7.62 general purpose machine guns
  • 1x 32-cell Type 1 VLS and 2x 12-cell Type 1A VLS, total of 56 cells with capacity for:

MSA-15 short-range anti-aircraft missile (up to 4x per large cell or 1x per short)
MSU-14 antisubmarine rocket-propelled torpedo
MSS-18 cruise missile
Decoys

  • 2x Goalkeeper 40 25mm CIWS
  • 2x MSS-33 anti-ship missile box launchers, 2 missiles per set (total of 4)
  • 2x triple torpedo tubes for MSU-90 anti-submarine torpedoes
Armour: Kevlar over vital spaces
Aircraft carried: 1x H50M5 normally carried
Aviation facilities: Enclosed hangar for 1x H50M5 Seahawk

The Bell-class is a class of guided missile frigates in service with and being produced for the Meridonian Navy. Designed to replace the Taga-class frigates commissioned in the 80s and 90s and provide a more capable and flexible overall design, their design primarily orients towards the anti-submarine role. First designed in the early 2010s with construction beginning in 2018 by Algiers Maritime Shipyards, the ship uses mostly readily available technologies and proven design techniques, especially those tested on the construction of the Helena-class destroyers. One notable exception is its EMPRESS integrated mast and radar system, which are a substantial systems upgrade from the Taga-class' IMRAS. The lead ship, Bell, named after the Bell river in Alexandria Territory, was commissioned in October 2020. Four ships are currently in service, with three under construction and a total of 22 ships planned.

The Bell-class frigates feature full integration of the Common Air Defense System missiles and will allow the phasing out of the legacy MSA-7 and MSA-6 Sea Sparrow missiles on all combatants. The Otapara-class can still operate them but have been modified to operate with the more modern CADS array of missiles. Bell-class ships will only carry CADS-15 missiles in quad-packed cells. They are capable of launching MSU-14 VLS-launched counter-submarine rockets and MSS-18 cruise missiles from their VLS cells, and MSS-33 Commorant missiles from box launchers. The ship features a Modular Mission Bay (MMB) which can be configured as extra helicopter space, serve as lodging, carry container crates, or raiding craft.


Description

Design

Bell under construction in 2019.

The Otapara-class was originally conceived as a standardized class of destroyer able to perform all necessary functions expected of a future surface combatant, including provisions for flag facilities as leaders of surface action groups. Replacing older Mystere-class vessels, they offered a substantially increased capability in anti-ship and land attack warfare, the latter being the first introduction of the capability from a surface ship with the introduction of VLS tubes. 20 ships were originally planned, however due to the high cost related to fitting and arming an Otapara-class destroyer and its percieved inadequacy in the air defense role, the Helena-class destroyer was designed to specialize in air warfare and form the bulk of a surface action group. This lead to the emergence of the semi-formal designation of the Otapara-class as a 'general purpose' destroyer, as opposed to the 'air wafare' destroyer Helena-class.


Construction

Propulsion

Armament and protection

Flight deck and aircraft facilities

Strike groups

Design differences within the class

Ships in class

Ship Pennant number Laid down Launched Commissioned
MRS Bell F159 23 March 2018 12 April 2020 03 January 2021
MRS Flint F160 01 February 2019 24 November 2019 30 August 2021
MRS Arpeak F161 2 August 2019 30 March 2021 20 September 2021
MRS Barton F162 13 November 2020 20 March 2021 11 March 2022
MRS Isola F163 16 July 2021 14 March 2022
MRS Esperance F164 14 April 2022
MRS Cielo F165 18 December 2022
MRS Diana F166