Zitat:Colombia awards construction contract for first PES frigate

Colombia acknowledged the award of a USD435 million contract to Dutch company Damen Shipyards Group on 10 August for the construction of its first Strategic Surface Platform PES 10714CO.

According to details provided by the different system contractors, the PES 10714CO will have a length of 107.5 m, a beam of 14.02 m, a draught of 3.93 m, and a displacement of 2,808 tonnes. The vessel has an autonomy of 20–25 days with a crew of 100–117, an operational range of up to 8,200 n miles, with two 10 MW diesel engines and two 1.3 MW electric engines, plus four 940 kW and one 200 kW diesel generators. The engines will provide maximum speeds of up to 26 kt and economical speeds of up to 14 kt, also featuring the Cotecmar-Sisdef Link-CO naval tactical system and an Integrated Platform Control System.