MEKO 360

ARA Almirante Brown
Class overview
Builders	Blohm + Voss
Operators	Argentine Navy  Nigerian Navy
Subclasses	Almirante Brown class
Built	1978–1984
In commission	1982–present
Planned	7
Completed	5
Active	3
Laid up	2
General characteristics
Type	Frigate
Displacement	2,900 long tons (2,900 t) standard 3,360 long tons (3,410 t) fully loaded
Length	125.9 m (413 ft 1 in) oa 119.0 m (390 ft 5 in) pp
Beam	15 m (49 ft 3 in)
Draught	5.8 m (19 ft 0 in)
Propulsion	2-shaft COGAG 2 × Olympus TM 3B gas turbines, 51,800 shp (38,600 kW) 2 × Tyne RM-IC gas turbines, 10,200 shp (7,600 kW)
Speed	30.5 knots (56.5 km/h; 35.1 mph)
Range	4,500 nmi (8,300 km; 5,200 mi) at 18 knots (33 km/h; 21 mph)
Complement	200
Armament	8 anti-ship missiles 24 surface-to-air missiles 1 dual purpose gun 8 anti-aircraft guns 6 torpedo tubes Depth charges
Aircraft carried	1 helicopter

The MEKO 360 is a class of five ships built in Germany for the Argentine and Nigerian navies. The MEKO 360 was the first version of the MEKO family of vessels built by Blohm und Voss. The type comes in two variants, the MEKO 360H1, comprising one ship, and the MEKO 360H2, comprising four ships. They are alternatively classed as frigates and destroyers by different sources. The design is based on the modular concept which allows swapping out different armaments to fit mission requirements and allows for easier application of upgrades and refits.