ESPAÑOLA
(P-41) "METEORO"
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The Commanding Officer of the offshore patrol vessel (OPV) “Meteoro” welcomes you and invites you to visit this website. The “Meteoro” was built by NAVANTIA in San Fernando as the first unit of a series of four; her home port is Las Palmas Naval Station (Canary Islands).
| DISPLACEMENT | 2,670 tons |
|---|---|
| LENGTH | 93.9 meters |
| BEAM | 14.2 m. |
| PROPULSION | 2 MTU 16 V 1163 Diesel engines and a SIEMENS electric engine. 2 variable pitch propellers. 1 fore propeller for transverse thrust. An electric plant with 4 diesel generators. |
| AIRCRAFT | Hangar for 1 helicopter. All-weather operations. VERTREP and HIFR. |
| CREW | 46 |
| WEAPONS | One 76/62 OTO-MELARA gun. Two Mk-38 MOD 2A machineguns. 4 SRBOC Mk-36 Chaff launchers. |
| SENSORS | DORNA 2 Fire Control. SCOMBA Combat System. Navigation and control radar HC ARIES 2. Navigation radar SPERRY VISION MASTER FT Electronic Warfare RIGEL IFF CIT-25D TACAN NAVIGATIONAL SET MM-6800 |
| MISCELLANEOUS | 2 RHIBs. 1 cargo crane. |
The ship was designed to carry out military missions against asymmetric or conventional threats by means of presence, surveillance and limited neutralization actions.
Our home port is Las Palmas Naval Station (Canary Islands).
The ship has a 76mm OTO MELARA gun, 2 MK 38 MOD 2A machineguns, 2 “Browning” machineguns and 2 MINIMI machineguns. Portable weapons include HK rifles, pistols and shotguns.
“Meteoro” is the fourth ship with that name in the Spanish Navy. The first three vessels were: a gunboat with base in Antilles; an auxiliary cruiser which fought in the 1898 U.S. – Spanish War; and a torpedo boat, later converted into an anti-submarine frigate.
The crew consists of 46 people: 6 officers, 10 NCOs and 30 seamen and ratings. All of them have been trained in different naval schools and academies: Marín, San Fernando and Ferrol.
In her short life, the “Meteoro” has participated in Naval Presence missions and also representing the Spanish Navy.