Verni

Update 21.09.2021
Current Name Verni
Previous Name Wielingen [F 910] (until 2007)
Ships Sign F 42
Call Sign LZBW
Manager Bulgarian Naval Forces, Varna Naval Base, Black Sea
Owner Ministry of Defence Republic of Bulgaria, Sofia, Bulgaria
Flag Bulgaria
Port of Registry Varna
Type of Ship frigate
Completion 1978
Shipyard Boelwerf Vlaanderen N.V., Temse, Belgium
Displacement [t] 2.430
Overall Length [m] 106,38
Registered Breadth [m] 12,30
Maximum Draught [m] 5,40
Propulsion [KW] 20.594
Propulsion [BHP] 28.000
Speed [Kn] 26,0
Additional Information frigate and former type ship of the ex Belgian "Wielingen" class, type "E 71" (4 vessels, of which the first 3 were aquired) - main armament: 4x MM 38 Exocet SSM, 1x 8-round SAM system Mk 29 (AIM-7P NATO Sea Sparrow missiles), 1x 100-mm gun Model 1968 DP, 1x 6-round 375-mm Bofors ASW rocket launcher, 2x fixed launching racks for L 5 Model 4 ASW torpedos
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