Hugo Charpantier-class frigate
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The Hugo Charpantier class, also known as the F100 class, is a class of Prometheus combat system-equipped air defence frigates in service with the Pelaxian Navy. The vessels were built by Cartadanian shipbuilder Valorica Marine in Santaria, Siena at Valorica's Santaria Yards, with the lead ship of the class named for Admiral Hugo Charpantier.
.jpg) NAP Ander Briones
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| Class overview | |
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| Name: | Hugo Charpantier class |
| Builders: | Valorica Marine |
| Operators: |
 Pelaxia Navy |
| Preceded by: | Sanjurjo class |
| Cost: | F101-8: $SI431 million |
| Planned: | 8 |
| Completed: | 2 |
| Active: | 1 |
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| Type: | Guided missile frigate |
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| Length: | 146.7 m (481 ft) |
| Beam: | 18.6 m (61 ft) |
| Draft: | 4.75 m (15.6 ft) |
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| Speed: | 28 kn (52 km/h; 32 mph) |
| Range: | 4,500 nmi (8,300 km; 5,200 mi) at 18 kn (33 km/h; 21 mph) |
| Complement: | 201 |
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The ships are fitted with the Cartadanian Prometheus weapons system allowing them to track hundreds of airborne targets simultaneously as part of its air defense network. The Hugo Charpantier-class multi-role frigates are one of the few non-Cartadanian warships to carry the Prometheus system and its associated ATLAS radar. The Cartadanian Spitzer class and Ceylonian Melilla class also use the Prometheus system.
The Hugo Charpantier-class frigates are the first modern vessels of the Pelaxian Navy to incorporate ballistic resistant steel in the hull, along with the power plants being mounted on anti-vibration mounts to reduce noise and make them less detectable by submarines.
Development
The development of the Hugo Charpantier-class frigates came with the need of the Pelaxian Navy to replace the aging Sanjurjo-class destroyers. Plans for a multi-role frigate class to take its place were well received within the Ministry of Defense, and the contenders for contracts were sizeable. Valorica Marine, a major shipbuilder headquartered in the Cartadanian state of Triessa, was among these contractors and eventually selected to be the sole shipbuilder for the class's eight currently planned vessels. In a fashion typical of Valorica, the project is developed and provided along with partner corporations, including Angelico and its other subsidiaries (e.g., Allocca), energy solutions manufacturers Bia and Ganymede, as well as QSI-susidiaries O'Shea Corporation and Shockwave Industrial.
Ships in class
| Name | Hull Number | Builder | Laid Down | Launched | Commissioned | Homeport | Status |
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| Hugo Charpantier | F101 | Valorica Marine | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | Ozid | Active |
| Ander Briones | F102 | 2021 | 2022 | 2024 | Ozid | Active | |
| Victor River | F103 | 2024 | 2025 | 2026 est. | Laid down | ||
| Roger Valladares | F104 | 2024 | 2025 | 2026 est. | Laid down | ||
| Neizan Cubero | F105 | 2027 est. | 2028 est. | 2029 est. | Approved for construction | ||
| Carles Linares | F106 | 2029 est. | 2030 est. | 2032 est. | Approved for construction | ||
| Miguel Pescador | F107 | 2033 est. | 2034 est. | 2035 est. | Approved for construction | ||
| Elena Vélez | F108 | 2036 est. | 2037 est. | 2038 est. | Approved for construction |