United States Navy - Frigate Bids

[John]

The United States Secretary of the Navy, deciding that LCS are only good to a certain extent, has sent outs a notification to the world that the US will be taking any and all bids for a new frigate seriously. Although, a few outlines have been made on what the Navy is ideally searching for:

• An excellent balance of weapons and sensors and is the perfect example for a multi-role frigate.
• Displacement of around 4,500 to 6,000 tons
• A combined diesel and gas turbine (COGAG) propulsion with 2 diesel engines

 

[Odinson]

After receiving permission from the King and notifying the Royal Government, the Chief of Defense sent the following message to the US Secretary of The Navy.

KINGDOM OF NORWAY
MINISTRY OF DEFENSE
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SUBJECT: US Bid for a Multi-Role Frigate
RECIPIENT: United States Secretary of The Navy
SECURITY: Secret

Mister Secretary,

I received word of the Navy's interest in a multi-role frigate. I consulted with the Crown and the rest of the government, both of which were in agreement that I should offer the Fridtjof Nansen-class frigate as a possibility for use by the United States Navy. Norway's border with the former Soviet Union (now Russia) has necessitated that we remain up-to-date in our maritime and air capabilities.

The weapons and sensors on the Fridtjof Nansen-class are state-of-the-art and numerous, as I'm sure you're aware. However, since the Ministry of Defense doesn't officially disclose the following, I'll inform you that these frigates are also capable of operating with the following weapons/alternatives as well:
1 x Otobreda 127 mm/54 gun to replace the 76 mm
1 x spare 76mm OTO Melara Super Rapid gun
1 x spare CIWS gun w/ caliber 40 mm or less
1 x spare 8-cell Mk41 VLS launchers
Low cost ASROC
ECM: Active Off-board Decoy
3 x Protector (RWS) (Sea Protector)

The displacement of the ships with a full load is 5,290 tons.
For propulsion, the frigates do have two BAZAN BRAVO diesel engines for cruising, and additionally an additional GE LM2500 gas turbine for high speed running.
The speed is 27+ knots, and the operational range is 4,500 nmi.

These are the bare basics of the Fridtjof Nansen-class frigate. I didn't disclose the various weapons and electronic countermeasures of the vessel, but I imagine you have such information readily available. If you would like me to go into more detail, or would like to enter into further negotiations, please inform me.

Fair Winds and Following Seas,

Ingvar
Chief of Defense of The Norwegian Armed Forces

 

[Dutchy]

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Ministry of Defence
Secret & Encrypted

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To: Secretary of the Navy of the United States of America Cc: Subject: Naval Frigate Contract Dear Sir/Madam, I am hereby putting forward the Zeven Provinciën-class Frigate for you to review as a possible addition to you navy. This state of the art vessel is the pride of the Royal Netherlands Navy and has been constructed to fulfill nearly any type of mission. Below you will find the specification of the vessel, I hope the Zeven Provinciën can fulfill its duty in protecting both maritime interests of the Netherlands and the United States of America. Type: Air-defense and command frigate Displacement: 6,050 tonnes (full load) Length: 144.24 m (473.2 ft) Beam: 18.80 m (61.7 ft) Draught: 5.18 m (17.0 ft) Propulsion: Combined diesel and gas 2 × Wärtsilä 16 V26 marine diesel engines, 4.2 MW (5,600 hp) each 2 × Rolls Royce Spey SM 1C gas turbines, 18.5 MW (24,800 hp) each 4 × Wärtsilä-Deutz D620 V12 diesel-generators, 1,680 kW (2,250 hp) each 2 × propeller shafts, 5-bladed controllable pitch propellers Speed: 30 knots (56 km/h; 35 mph) Range: 4,000 nmi (7,400 km; 4,600 mi) at 18 knots (33 km/h; 21 mph) Complement: 30 officers, 202 ratings Sensors and processing systems: Thales Nederland SMART-L long-range air and surface surveillance radar Thales Nederland APAR air and surface search, tracking and guidance radar (I band) DECCA NAV navigation radar Thales Nederland Scout (Low Probability of Intercept)surface search/navigation radar Thales Nederland Sirius IRST long-range infrared surveillance and tracking system Thales Nederland Mirador optical surveillance and tracking system Atlas Elektronik DSQS-24C hull-mounted sonar MK XII IFF system Electronic warfare & decoys: 2 × Thomson Racal (now Thales) Sabre ECM suite 4 × Sippican Hycor SRBOC MK36 launcher 1 × AN/SLQ-25 Nixie torpedo decoy Armament: Guns: 1 × Oto Melara 127 mm/54 dual-purpose gun 2-4 × Browning M2 12.7mm machine guns 4-6 × FN MAG 7.62mm machine guns 1-2 × Goalkeeper CIWS Missiles: 40-cell Mk.41 vertical launch system 32 × SM-2 IIIA surface-to-air missiles 32 × Evolved Sea Sparrow Missile (quadpacked) 8 × Harpoon anti-ship missiles 2 × twin MK32 Mod 9 torpedo launchers with Raytheon MK46 Mod 5 torpedoes Aircraft carried: 1 × NH-90 helicopter Aviation facilities: Hangar and flight deck for 1 medium sized helicopter Yours Sincerely, Bernhard Reinders Minister of Defence Kingdom of the Netherlands

✆ +31 070 3 188 188​

✉ def@rijksoverheid.nl​

■ Plein 4, 2511 CR The Hague​

 

[Zak]

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The Álvaro de Bazán class are a new class of Aegis combat system-equipped air defence frigates in service with the Spanish Navy. They are being built in the Spanish factory of Navantia in Ferrol and are named after Admiral Álvaro de Bazán.

The Álvaro de Bazán-class frigates are the first modern vessels of the Spanish Navy to incorporate ballistic resistant steel in the hull, along with the power plants being mounted on anti-vibration mounts to reduce noise and make them less detectable by submarines.

Type: Guided missile frigate
Displacement: 5,800 - 6,391 tonnes
Length: 146.7 m (481 ft)
Beam: 18.6 m (61 ft)
Draft: 4.75 m (15.6 ft)
Propulsion:
- 2 × General Electric LM2500 gas turbines
- 2 × Navantia Caterpillar 3600 diesel engines
Speed: 28.5 knots (52.8 km/h; 32.8 mph)
Range: 4,500 nmi (8,300 km; 5,200 mi) at 18 knots (33 km/h; 21 mph)
Complement: 250 (48 officers)
Sensors and processing systems:
- Lockheed Martin AN/SPY-1D 3-D multifunction radar
- Raytheon SPS-67(V)4 surface search radar
- Raytheon DE1160 LF active and passive sonar
- 2 × ARIES navigation/surface radar
- 2 × Raytheon SPG-62 Mk99 radar illuminator
Electronic warfare & decoys:
- 4 × FMC SRBOC Mk36 flare launchers
- SLQ-25A Enhanced Nixie torpedo countermeasures
- Indra SLQ-380 EW suite
- Indra Mk 9500 interceptor
Armament:
- 1 × 5-inch/54 Mk45 Mod 2 gun
- Provision for one CIWS FABA 20mm/120 Meroka system.
- 1 × 48 cell Mk 41 vertical launch systems
- 32 × Standard SM-2MR Block IIIA
- 64 × RIM-162 Evolved Sea Sparrow Missile
- 8 × McDonnell Douglas RGM-84 Harpoon anti-ship missile
- 4 × 324 mm Mk32 Mod 9 double Torpedo launchers with 12 Honeywell Mk46 mod 5 Torpedo
Aircraft carried:
- 1 × Sikorsky SH-60B LAMPS III Seahawk