The ''Descubierta''-class corvettes were a series of corvettes built for the

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in the late 1970s and early 1980s. These ships were also sold to the

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and the

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. The ships were designed in cooperation with the German company

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, based on the s which were designed in the late 1960s for the

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, by the Portuguese naval engineer Rogério de Oliveira. A larger version was proposed for a second batch but the

chose to build the American s under licence instead.

Ships

Spanish Navy

Egyptian Navy

Royal Moroccan Navy

The Moroccan vessel is equipped with

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missiles instead of Harpoon missiles.

Gallery

Image:Infanta Elena (P-76) 060604-N-8547M-003.jpg, ''Infanta Elena'' (P-76), ex-F33, in 2008 Image:Moroccan frigate RMNS Lieutenant Colonel Errhamani (F 501).jpg, Moroccan ''Lieutenant Colonel Errhamani'' (F 501). Image:Descubierta P75.jpg, ''Descubierta'' (P-75), ex-F31 Image:Corbeta Diana F32.jpg, ''Diana'' (M-11), ex-F32 Image:Corveta infanta Cristina F34.jpg, ''Infanta Cristina'' (P-77), Ex-F34 Image:Armada Española F35.jpg, ''Cazadora'' (P-78), Ex-F35 Image:Vencedora F36.jpg, ''Vencedora'' (P-79), ex-F36

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