ARV General Soublette (F-24)

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ARV General Soublette and ARV General Salom on 1 January 1986
History
Flag of Venezuela (state).svgVenezuela
NameGeneral Soublette
Namesake General Soublette
Ordered1975
Builder Cantieri Riuniti dell'Adriatico, Riva Trigoso
Laid down26 August 1978
Launched4 January 1980
Commissioned5 December 1981
Homeport Puerto Cabello
Identification Pennant number: F-24
StatusDecommissioned
General characteristics
Class and type Mariscal Sucre-class frigate
Displacement2.506  t (2.466 long tons) full load
Length113.2 m (371 ft) LOA
Beam11.3 m (37 ft)
Draft3.7 m (12 ft)
Propulsion
Speed
  • 35 kn (65 km/h) with gas turbines
  • 21 kn (39 km/h) with diesels
Range4,300 nmi (8,000 km) at 16 kn (30 km/h)
Complement185 (20 officers)
Sensors and
processing systems
  • - Selenia SADOC 2 combat management system
  • - 1 x Selenia SPS-774 (RAN-10S) early warning radar
  • - 1 x Selenia SPQ-2F CORA OTH surface search radar
  • - 1 x Selenia SPS-702 (or RAN-11L/X) air/surface search radar
  • - 1 x Selenia SPG-70 (RTN-10X) fire control radar
  • - 1 x Raytheon Mk 95 fire control radar
  • - 2 x Selenia SPG-74 (RTN-20X) fire control radar
  • - 1 x GEM Elettronica AN/SPN-748 navigation radar
  • - Raytheon DE 1160B (SQS-56) hull sonar
Electronic warfare
& decoys
Armament
Aircraft carried1 AB-212ASW helicopter
Aviation facilities
  • Flight deck: 25.2 m × 11.3 m (83 ft × 37 ft)
  • Telescopic hangar for 1 medium helicopter.

ARV General Soublette (F-24) was the fourth ship of the Mariscal Sucre-class frigate of the Venezuelan Navy.

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Development and design

Venezuela ordered six Lupo-class frigates from CNR in 1975 as a replacement for older warships. These units were commissioned between 1980 and 1982. In general terms, their appearance and equipment is similar to those built for Peru, except for some differences in electronics and missiles. The first two ships, ARV Mariscal Sucre (F-21) and ARV Almirante Brión (F-22) were upgraded by Ingalls Shipbuilding over a four years period (1998–2002). The other ships in Venezuelan service were expected to undergo an austere version of this upgrade, but three ships were eventually taken out of service.

Construction and career

General Soublette was laid down on 26 August 1978 and launched on 4 January 1980 by Cantieri Riuniti dell'Adriatico at Riva Trigoso. She was commissioned on 5 December 1981.

Over the years she has participated in multiple important naval exercises and has been the flagship of the multinational UNITAS exercise.

With the change of name of the Venezuelan naval force, the unit prefix changed from ARV (Armada de la República de Venezuela) to AB (Armada Bolivariana). [1]

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References

  1. "Unidades del Escuadrón de Fragatas". archive.is. 24 December 2012. Archived from the original on 24 December 2012. Retrieved 28 March 2021.