P-75 Descubierta

Country:  Spain

Class, [Type]: Descubierta, [PS].

Builder: Bazán, Cartagena, Spain.

Launch date: 08 July 1975.

Commission date: 18 November 1978.

Decommission date: 30 June 2009.

Displacement ( tons ): 1.233 standard, 1.666 full load.

Dimensions ( metres ): 88,8 x 10,4 x 3,8

Main machinery: 4 x MTU-Bazán 16V 956 TB91 diesels ( 15.000 hp ).

Speed ( knots ): 25.

Range ( miles ): 4.000 at 18 knots, 7.500 at 12 knots.

Complement: 64.

Guns: 1 x OTO Melara 76mm/62 compact, 1 x Oerlikon 20mm/120, 4 x Browning M2 QCB 12,7mm, 2 x 7,62mm.

Radar: Surface search: Thales ZW 06; Navigation: 1 x Kelvin Hughes Type 1007, I band, 1 x Koden.

Callsign: EBIS ()

Comment: Former corvette F31 Descubierta, converted to patrol duties. The removal of most of the sensors and weapons affected seriously maneuverability. A decision was made to restrict some of the changes to other ships being converted to patrol duties. Renumbered to P75 on 5th June 2000.

Homeport: Cartagena.