---- Corvette classes ---- -- .. Patrulleros de Zona MarItima AR .. Bouchard OPV class AR .. Drummond class AR .. MEKO 140A16 class BD .. Type C13B Shadhinota class BR .. Amazonas class BR .. Barroso class BR .. Inhaúma class CO .. Almirante Padilla class DE .. Fassmer-80 class (OPV) DE .. K 130 Braunschweig class DE .. Type FS 1500 class DK .. Beskytteren class DK .. Hvidbjørnen class DK .. Knud Rasmussen class DK .. Niels Juel class EC .. Esmeralda class ES .. Buque de Accion Maritima (OPV) ES .. Descubierta class ES .. Serviola class FR .. A69 type class FR .. d'Estienne d'Orves class FR .. Gowind class ID .. SIGMA 9113 class IE .. Eithne class IL .. Sa'ar 5-class IN .. Khukri class IN .. Kora (25A) class IN .. Saryu class IN .. Sukanya class IT .. Cassiopea class IT .. Comandant class IT .. Minerva class MA .. SIGMA 10513 class MA .. SIGMA 9813 class MX .. Oaxaca class MY .. Kasturi class MY .. Kedah class NL .. Holland class (OPV) NL .. SIGMA class NZ .. Protector OPV class PL .. Project 620 class PT .. Baptista de Andrade class PT .. Joao Coutinho class PT .. Viana do Castelo class SE .. Göteborg class SE .. Visby class SG .. Independence class TH .. Modified River class TR .. B class corvette UK .. Castle class patrol vessel UK .. Modified River class UK .. Port of Spain class UK .. River (Batch 2) class UK .. River class UK .. Triton class --More-- ---- ecuador classes ---- Corvette ............ Esmeralda class ------------- Also used ------------- CL ... Frigate ........... Condell class UK ... Frigate ........... Exocet Leander class ---- More ---- 1982
Very powerful and fast, Esmeraldas are the main strenght of the Armada de Ecuador. They were designed and built in Italy, basically similar to the Iraqui Assad Class ( which were embargoed and not delivered and transferred to the Malaysian Navy as Laksamana class instead ).
The Max option implies only aircraft of this model onboard
6 units 1980-oct-5 Launched Esmeraldas 1981-feb-5 Launched Manabi 1981-feb-5 Launched El Oro 1981-feb-28 Launched Los Rios 1981-jul-5 Launched Galapagos 1982-feb-27 Launched Loja 1982-aug-7 Commissioned Esmeraldas 1983-jun-21 Commissioned Manabi 1983-oct-1 Commissioned Los Rios 1983-dec-10 Commissioned El Oro 1984-may-26 Commissioned Galapagos 1984-may-26 Commissioned Loja 1985 El Oro
Cantiere navale del Muggiano, Lerici - Lerici
