July 2015. Varna. Photo by N. Zlatev.

Country: Portugal.
Class, [Type]: Bartolomeu Dias, [FFG].
Homeport: Alfeyte.

Callsign: CTFN (     )

Builder: Royal Schelde Shipyard, Netherlands.
Launch date: 21 November 1992.
Commission date: 1 December 1994.
Decommission date: 1 November 2006.
Recommission date: 15 January 2010.

Displacement ( tons ): 2800 standard, 3300 full load.
Dimensions ( metres ): 122,5 x 14,5 x 6.
Main machinery: CODOG: 2 x RR Spey ( 33400 hp ), 2 x Stork-Werkspoor diesels ( 9800 hp ).
Speed ( knots ): 29.
Range ( miles ): 5000 at 18 knots.
Complement: 164 ( 20 officers ).

Guns: 1 x 1 76mm OTO Melara Compact, 1 x 7 30mm Goalkeeper, 2 x 1 Oerlikon 20mm.
Missiles: SSM: 2 x 4 Harpoon Block-1C; SAM: 1 x 16 VLS Mk48 Sea Sparrow.
Torpedoes: 2 x 2 324mm Mk32 ( 16 x Mk46 torpedoes ).

Radar: Air/Surface: SMART, LW-08; Surface: Scout; Navigation: Decca 1226; Fire Control: 2 x STIR.
Sonar: PH-S36, DSBV-61.
Countermeasures: Decoys: 2 x SRBOC Mk36, ESM/ECM: APECS II.
Helicopter: 1 x Super Sea Lynx Mk95.
Comment: Ex - HMNS F834 Van Galen.

Year of visit the Black Sea:  2015