Esmeraldas-class corvette

	An Esmeraldas-class corvette training off the coast of Ecuador in 1999.
Class overview
Name	Esmeraldas class
Operators	Ecuadorian Navy
In commission	1982–present
Planned	6
Completed	6
Active	6
General characteristics
Type	Corvette
Displacement	685 ton
Length	57.8 m (189 ft 8 in)
Beam	9.3 m (30 ft 6 in)
Draft	2.9 m (9 ft 6 in)
Propulsion	4 shaft MTU diesel engines, 24,400 hp (18,200 kW)
Speed	37 knots (69 km/h; 43 mph)
Complement	51
Armament	1- Otobreda 76 mm gun; 1 - 40 mm Breda Dardo guns; 1 - Surface-to-air-missile - Selenia Aspide (1 × 4); 6 - MM40 Exocet anti-ship missiles; 2 - Mk32 torpedo launchers;
Aircraft carried	Bell 206 helicopter
Aviation facilities	Small helipad

The Esmeraldas-class corvettes are a class of corvette in service with the Ecuadorian Navy, built in Italy by Fincantieri, entering service in the early 1980s.

The vessels were built on the Type 550 corvette design, similar to the Assad and Laksamana-class corvettes, built primarily for export.

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