Spanish patrol vessel Relámpago (P-43)

Relámpago (P-43) is the third ship of the Meteoro class, a new kind of offshore patrol vessel created for the Spanish Navy and called BAMs.

Relámpago (P-43)
History
Spain
NameRelámpago
Ordered31 July 2006
BuilderNAVANTIA
Cost€166.74m (US$224m)[1]
Laid down17 December 2009
Launched6 October 2010
Commissioned6 February 2012
DecommissionedIn active service
HomeportLas Palmas Naval Base
Identificationpennant number: P-43
General characteristics
Class and typeMeteoro class BAM
Displacement2860 tons full load
Length93.9 metres (308 ft)
Beam14.2 metres (47 ft)
Draft4.2 metres (14 ft)
Propulsion
  • 2 diesel engines
  • 4 groups diesel generators
  • 2 electric motors propellers
  • 1 Emergency generator
  • Located 2 cross bow thruster
Speed20 knots (37 km/h; 23 mph)
Range3,500 nautical miles (6,500 km; 4,000 mi)
Complement46 crew and 30 forces[2]
Armament
  • 1 cannon 76 mm/62 gun
  • 2 x 25 mm automatic mountings
  • 2 × 12.7 mm machine guns
Aircraft carried1 × NH-90

References
  1. Ing, David (22 July 2014). "Two new Spanish BAM OPVs to be in service by 2019, says Navantia". IHS Jane's Navy International.
  2. Official Web of the Spanish Navy
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