Independence-class frigate
An Independence-class frigate of the Daoan Navy
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Class overview | |
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Builders: | Bao Marine |
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Preceded by: | Reform-class frigate |
Subclasses: | Kanzler-class long-range patrol vessel |
Cost: | $255 million per ship |
Built: | 2019 - Present |
In commission: | 2020 - Present |
Planned: | 18 |
On order: | 3 |
Building: | 5 |
Completed: | 10 |
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General characteristics | |
Type: | Guided Missile Frigate |
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Length: | 105 m (344 ft 6 in) |
Beam: | 14 m (45 ft 11 in) |
Draught: | 3.05 m (10 ft 0 in) |
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Speed: | In excess of 30 knots (56 km/h; 35 mph) |
Range: | 7,210 nmi (13,000 km; 8,000 mi) |
Endurance: | 20 days at sea |
Boats & landing craft carried: | 2 x RHIB |
Complement: | 90 Personnel |
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Electronic warfare & decoys: |
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Aircraft carried: | 1 x V-11 Pelikan / D-20 Albatross |
Aviation facilities: | Helicopter deck & hangar. |
The Independence-class frigate (Daoan: Sự độc lập) is a class of guided-missile frigates built for the Daoan Congressional Republic Navy and designed by the Daoan shipbuilder Bao Marine. The Independence-class frigates were designed as multi-mission vessels as its capabilities include anti-aircraft, anti-surface and anti-submarine warfare roles and low radar observability. Its armaments include a 75mm rapid fire gun, four remotely operated 30mm machine gun platforms, a single 35mm close-in weapon system, surface-to-air missiles, anti-submarine rockets & torpedoes as well as supersonic cruise missiles launched via a 16-cell vertical launching system. The ship's design was based around the principle of modular naval vessels which was meant to reduce cost and increase efficiency in construction & assembly. Ships of the class are poised to gradually replace the ageing Freedom-class destroyers that has been in service with the Daoan navy since 1991. The Independence-class is expected to fully replace the Freedom-class and become the mainstay of Daobac's active naval fleet by 2024. The Daoan Navy ordered a total of ten ships with the first ship of the Independence-class, the TCQ ''Trần Việt Thắng'', completed and commissioned in 13 April 2020. A total of six ships have been delivered by Bao Marine with a further four both on order and under construction. The Indepedence-class's modular design meant that it can be modified to fulfill other roles aside as a Frigate, with the Royal Navy of Brumen ordering both the standard Frigate and commissioning the creation of a patrol version of the Independence-class. The standard and variants of the Independence-class is also in service in the navies of XXX, XXX and XXX.
Development
The success of the Unity-class corvettes
Design
General Characteristics
Armament
Sensors
Aviation Facilities
Operational History
Variants
- Guided Missile Frigate
- Long-range Patrol Vessel