Sigma class corvette
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The Sigma class corvette is a patrol boat or even coastal-defence battleship with ocean capabilities.
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Modular design
The basic design, the Sigma Patrol Series, can vary as the hull segments are designed as components. Ships can vary in the number of hull segments and in the order in which they are placed. Sigma stands for Ship Integrated Geometrical Modularity Approach.
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Users
- Indonesia has ordered 2 corvettes and will build 2 more itself.
- The Netherlands is discussing to replace some frigates with these corvettes.
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Indonesian variant
- length: 90.71 meters
- width: 13.02 meters
- cruising speed: 28 knots
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Dutch variant
The Dutch variant, in the tradition of the Pantserschip, will be used to travel across the ocean and patrol in a conflict area. There it can provide fire support, counter pirates and smugglers and extract refugees.
- displacement: 3000 tons
- large storage for fuel and refugees
- all kinds of short-range sensors
- 1 NH-90 helicopter
It will not have sonar or AA.
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