MEKO 140

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Class overview
BuildersAFNE "Río Santiago"
Operators Argentine Navy
SubclassesEspora class
In commission1985–present
Completed6
Active6
General characteristics
TypeFrigate/corvette
Displacement1,790 tons
Length91.2 m (299 ft 3 in)
Beam11.1 m (36 ft 5 in)
Draught4.5 m (14 ft 9 in)
Propulsion
Speed27 knots (50 km/h; 31 mph)
Range4,000 nmi (7,400 km; 4,600 mi) at 18 knots (33 km/h; 21 mph)
Complement100
Armament
Aircraft carried1 helicopter

The MEKO 140 is a frigate/corvette design by the German Blohm + Voss shipyard as part of the MEKO family of vessels. The MEKO 140 is a development of the Portuguese Navy's João Coutinho-class corvettes designed by the Portuguese naval engineer Rogério de Oliveira in the late 1960s – three ships of which were built Blohm + Voss in 1970, as an outsourcing.