MEKO
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The MEKO family of warships was developed by the German company Blohm + Voss. MEKO is a registered trademark. The portmanteau stands for "Mehrzweck-Kombination" (English: multi-purpose-combination). It is a concept in modern naval shipbuilding based on modularity of armament, electronics and other equipment, aiming at ease of maintenance and cost reduction. MEKO ships include families of frigates, corvettes and ocean-going patrol boats. Construction of MEKO ships began in the late seventies with the design and later building of Nigeria's MEKO 360 H1. Vessels of similar classes use different weapons systems. For example, for the main gun, some MEKO 200s use the Mk 45 Mod 2 gun, others use the French 100 mm naval gun or Otobreda 76 mm gun.
The latest variant is the "Combat Ship for the Littorals" or MEKO CSL. There was speculation that this design would be of interest to Israel,[1][2] but it was not.[3] It has also been called a "Littoral Combatant Ship", but it is much smaller than the American Littoral combat ship.[4]
Vessels
| Type | Class | Country | Number | Delivery | Weight | Length o.a. (m) | Beam (m) | Draught (m) | Main gun | SAM | ASM | Image |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MEKO 360 H1 | Aradu |  Nigeria |
1 | 1981 | 3,360 tons | 125.80 | 15.00 | 4.30 | Otobreda 127/54 Compact | Aspide | Otomat |  |
| MEKO 360 H2 | Almirante Brown |  Argentina |
4 | 1983–1984 | 3,360 tons | 125.80 | 15.00 | 4.30 | Otobreda 127/54 Compact | Aspide | Exocet |  |
| MEKO 140 A16 | Espora | Argentina |
6 | 1985–2002 | 1,560 tons | 91.20 | 11.00 | 3.33 | Otobreda 76 mm | – | Exocet |  |
| MEKO 200 TN | Yavuz |  Turkey |
4 | 1987–1989 | 3,030 tons | 110.50 | 14.20 | 4.14 | Mk 45 Mod 2 gun | RIM-7 | Harpoon | |
| MEKO 200 PN | Vasco da Gama |  Portugal |
3 | 1991– | 3,400 tons | 115.90 | 14.80 | 4.10 | French 100 mm naval gun | RIM-7 | Harpoon |  |
| MEKO 200 HN [5] | Hydra |  Greece |
4 | 1992 | 3,360 tons | 117.00 | 14.80 | 4.10 | Mk 45 Mod 2 gun | RIM-162 | Harpoon |  |
| MEKO 200 TN II-A | Barbaros | Turkey |
2 | 1995– | 3,100 tons | 116.70 | 14.80 | 4.10 | Mk 45 Mod 2 gun | RIM-7, RIM-66 | Harpoon | .jpg) |
| MEKO 200 ANZAC | Anzac |  Australia
 New Zealand |
8 (Aus)
2 (NZ) |
1996–2004 | 3,500 tons | 118.00 | 14.80 | 4.10 | Mk 45 Mod 4 gun | RAN: RIM-162,
RNZN: RIM-7, Phalanx Block 1 |
RAN: Harpoon
RNZN: None |
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| MEKO 200 TN II-B | SalihReis | Turkey |
2 | 1998– | 3,100 tons | 118.00 | 14.80 | 4.30 | Mk 45 Mod 2 gun | RIM-7 | Harpoon | |
| MEKO A-200 SAN | Valour |  South Africa |
4 | 2003– | 3,700 tons | 121.00 | 16.34 | 4.40 | Otobreda 76 mm | Umkhonto | Exocet |  |
| MEKO 100 RMN | Kedah |  Malaysia |
6 | 2004–2010 | 1,850 tons | 91.10 | 12.85 | 3.40 | Otobreda 76 mm & 30 mm Breda-Mauser |
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| MEKO A-100 | ORP Ślązak |  Poland |
+1 | 2016 | 2,150 tons | 95.20 | 13.30 | 3.60 | Otobreda 76 mm | – | – | .jpg){kind=small} |
| Corvette 130 | Braunschweig |  Germany |
5 | 2008– | 1,840 tons | 88.75 | 12.80 | 3.40 | Otobreda 76 mm | RIM-116 | RBS-15 |  |
| Frigate 123 | Brandenburg | Germany |
4 | 1994–1996 | 3,600 tons | 138.85 | 16.70 | 4.35 | Otobreda 76 mm | RIM-116, RIM-7 | Exocet, RBS-15 |  |
| Frigate 124 | Sachsen | Germany |
3 | 2002– | 5,690 tons | 143.00 | 17.44 | 4.86 | Otobreda 76 mm | RIM-116, RIM-162, RIM-66 | Harpoon | .jpg) |
| Frigate 125 | F125 class frigate | Germany |
+4 | 2016- | 7,200 tons | 149.52 | 18.80 | 5.00 | Otobreda 127 mm | RIM-116 | Harpoon | |
| MEKO A-200AN | Valour |  Algeria |
+2 | 2016- | ? | ? | ? | ? | Otobreda 127 mm | Umkhonto IR | RBS-15 |
References
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- Brandenburg-class @ Naval-Technology
- Hydra-class @ Naval-Technology
- MEKO A-class @ Naval-Technology
- Sachsen-class @ Naval-Technology
- http://www.hansa-online.de/print.asp?artikelID=274 (German)
- MEKO® A-100
- MEKO® D Corvette
- Blohm+Voss Class MEKO® A100 Corvette
- At IndoDefence 2012, German shipyard TKMS presented its latest range of Corvettes and OPV
- ↑ MEKO CSL: The Combat Ship for the Littorals
- ↑ Israeli Navy Wants Stealth Corvettes
- ↑ MOD: No talks with Germany over sub
- ↑ Boustead Gets Letter Of Intent To Build Six Patrol Vessels Malaysian National News Agency ~ BERNAMA, 18 October 2010
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