NRP Vasco da Gama (F330)

	300px NRP Vasco da Gama alongside at Tallinn in March 2008.
History
Portugal
Namesake:	Vasco da Gama
Builder:	Blohm + Voss
Laid down:	2 February 1989
Launched:	26 June 1989
Commissioned:	18 January 1991
Status:	Active
General characteristics
Class & type:	Vasco da Gama-class frigate
Displacement:	2,920 tons standard; 3,200 tons full load;
Length:	142 m (466 ft)
Beam:	14.8 m (49 ft)
Draught:	6.2 m (20 ft)
Propulsion:	2 shaft CODOG, controllable pitch propellers; 2 MTU 20V 956 TB92 diesel-engines, 8.14MW each; 2 General Electric LM2500 gas turbines, 38MW each;
Speed:	32 knots (59 km/h) (gas turbines); 20 knots (37 km/h; 23 mph) (Diesel only);
Range:	4,000 nautical miles (7,400 km; 4,600 mi) at 18 knots (33 km/h; 21 mph)
Complement:	180; 19 officers; 40 petty-officers; 102 enlisted; 13 air crew; 6 boarding team;
Sensors and; processing systems:	1 Thales DA08 air search D band radar; 1 Thales MW08 air/surface search F band radar; 2 Thales STIR 180 fire-control radar; 1 SQS510 hull mounted sonar;
Electronic warfare; & decoys:	1 APECS II/700 ESM; Countermeasures: SRBOC launcher;
Armament:	1 100 mm Mod68 CADAM polyvalent artillery piece; 1 Phalanx CIWS 20 mm Vulcan anti-ship missile defence system; 2 × 3 12.75-inch Mk32 torpedo tubes in triple mountings; 2 Mk 141 quad-pack Launcher for a maximum of 8 RGM-84 Harpoon; 1 MK 21 Guided Missile Launching System for 8 RIM-7 Sea Sparrow;
Aviation facilities:	Hangar for 2 Super Lynx Mk.95 helicopters

NRP Vasco da Gama is Portuguese frigate of the Vasco da Gama class operated by the Portuguese Navy. She was laid down by Blohm + Voss on 2 February 1989, launched on 26 June 1989, and commissioned on 18 January 1991.

Service history

Vasco da Gama was deployed to East Timor as part of the Australian-led INTERFET peacekeeping taskforce from 16 November 1999 to 22 February 2000.^[1]

References

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External links

(Portuguese) NRP Vasco da Gama Portuguese Navy website

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v t e Vasco da Gama-class frigates
*Vasco da Gama* Álvares Cabral Corte-Real
Preceded by: Baptista de Andrade-class corvettes Followed by: Bartolomeu Dias class
List of frigates of the Portuguese Navy

v t e Blohm + Voss
Warships of World War I	SMS Scharnhorst SMS Von der Tann SMS Goeben SMS Moltke SMS Seydlitz SMS Derfflinger
Warships of World War II	Admiral Hipper Bismarck
Tall ships	Pamir Passat Peking Priwall Dar Pomorza Gorch Fock (1933) USCGC Eagle (WIX-327) Gorch Fock (1958)
Ocean liners and other passenger ships	RMS Majestic SS Cap Arcona SS Europa SS France TS Pretoria TS Windhuk Deutsche Ost-Afrika Linie Prinzessin Victoria Luise MV Wilhelm Gustloff
Private yachts	A Dubai Eclipse Enigma Grille Lady Moura MV Savarona
Modern ships	Aradu Almirante Brown-class Vasco da Gama (F330) MV Explorer
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300px NRP Vasco da Gama alongside at Tallinn in March 2008.
Portugal
Namesake:	Vasco da Gama
Builder:	Blohm + Voss
Laid down:	2 February 1989
Launched:	26 June 1989
Commissioned:	18 January 1991
Status:	Active
General characteristics
Class & type:	Vasco da Gama-class frigate
Displacement:	2,920 tons standard 3,200 tons full load
Length:	142 m (466 ft)
Beam:	14.8 m (49 ft)
Draught:	6.2 m (20 ft)
Propulsion:	2 shaft CODOG, controllable pitch propellers 2 MTU 20V 956 TB92 diesel-engines, 8.14MW each 2 General Electric LM2500 gas turbines, 38MW each
Speed:	32 knots (59 km/h) (gas turbines) 20 knots (37 km/h; 23 mph) (Diesel only)
Range:	4,000 nautical miles (7,400 km; 4,600 mi) at 18 knots (33 km/h; 21 mph)
Complement:	180 19 officers 40 petty-officers 102 enlisted 13 air crew 6 boarding team
Sensors and processing systems:	1 Thales DA08 air search D band radar 1 Thales MW08 air/surface search F band radar 2 Thales STIR 180 fire-control radar 1 SQS510 hull mounted sonar
Electronic warfare & decoys:	1 APECS II/700 ESM Countermeasures: SRBOC launcher
Armament:	1 100 mm Mod68 CADAM polyvalent artillery piece 1 Phalanx CIWS 20 mm Vulcan anti-ship missile defence system 2 × 3 12.75-inch Mk32 torpedo tubes in triple mountings 2 Mk 141 quad-pack Launcher for a maximum of 8 RGM-84 Harpoon 1 MK 21 Guided Missile Launching System for 8 RIM-7 Sea Sparrow
Aviation facilities:	Hangar for 2 Super Lynx Mk.95 helicopters