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{{Short description|Family of warships}}
{{About|the warship design|the chemical|Methylethyl ketone oxime|other uses|Meko (disambiguation){{!}}Meko}}
[[Image:F221 Hessen-Kieler Woche 2007.jpg|thumb|right|250px|''Hessen'' (F 221), a F124-class frigate ({{sclass|Sachsen|frigate|1}}) of the [[German Navy]].]]
The '''MEKO''' family of [[warship]]s was developed by the German company [[Blohm+Voss]]. '''MEKO''' is a registered trademark. The [[portmanteau]] stands for "'''''Me'''hrzweck-'''Ko'''mbination''" (English: multi-purpose-combination). It is a concept in modern naval shipbuilding based on modularity of armament, electronics and other equipment, aiming at ease of maintenance and cost reduction.

MEKO ships include families of [[frigate]]s, [[corvette]]s and ocean-going [[patrol boat]]s. Construction of MEKO ships began in the late 1970s with the design and later building of [[Nigeria]]'s MEKO 360 H1. Vessels of similar classes use different weapons systems. For example, for the main gun, some MEKO 200s use the [[5-inch/54-caliber Mark 45 gun|Mk 45 Mod 2 gun]], others use the [[French 100 mm naval gun]] or [[OTO Melara 76 mm|Otobreda 76 mm]] gun.<ref>{{cite news |title=Overview Products + Services|url=https://www.thyssenkrupp-marinesystems.com/en/products-services.html|website=thyssenkrupp marine systems|accessdate=4 August 2019}}</ref>

The latest variant is the "Combat Ship for the Littorals" or MEKO CSL. It has also been called a "Littoral Combatant Ship", but it is much smaller than the American [[Littoral combat ship|Littoral Combat Ship]] (LCS).<ref>[http://www.bernama.com/bernama/v5/newsbusiness.php?id=536334 Boustead Gets Letter Of Intent To Build Six Patrol Vessels] Malaysian National News Agency ~ BERNAMA, 18 October 2010</ref> There was speculation that this design would be of interest to [[Israel]],<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.defence-guide.com/navy/military-products-and-services/mekoae-csl |title=MEKO CSL: The Combat Ship for the Littorals |access-date=2010-05-19 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090302213511/http://defence-guide.com/navy/military-products-and-services/mekoae-csl |archive-date=2009-03-02 |url-status=usurped }}</ref><ref>[http://www.aviationweek.com/aw/generic/story_channel.jsp?channel=defense&id=news/dti/2010/05/01/DT_05_01_2010_p30-218249.xml&headline=Israeli%20Navy%20Wants%20Stealth%20Corvettes Israeli Navy Wants Stealth Corvettes]</ref>  but it was not.<ref>[https://www.jpost.com/Israel/Article.aspx?id=182358 MOD: No talks with Germany over sub]</ref> Ultimately however, Israel opted for four modified [[Braunschweig-class corvette|K130 ''Braunschweig''-class corvettes]], the first of which entered service in late 2020. The new variant is dubbed the {{sclass2|Sa'ar 6|corvette|1}}.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|url=http://www.globes.co.il/en/article-israel-signs-430m-deal-for-german-patrol-vessels-1001035494|title=Israel signs €430m deal for German patrol vessels - Globes English|website=Globes|date=11 May 2015|access-date=2016-07-18}}</ref> Eight extended versions of MEKO A-100 frigate vessels are planned to be supplied for the [[Brazilian Navy]]. The consortium is formed by Germany's Thyssenkrupp Marine Systems, Embraer Defense & Security and Atech, a subsidiary of the Embraer Group. The construction of the vessels, which are more than 100 meters long, are planned for the Oceana shipyard in Itajaí.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://g1.globo.com/sp/vale-do-paraiba-regiao/noticia/2019/03/28/consorcio-com-embraer-e-escolhido-para-construir-navios-para-marinha.ghtml|title=Por US$ 1,6 bi, consórcio com Embraer é escolhido para construir navios para Marinha|website=G1|date=28 March 2019 |access-date=2019-03-28}}</ref>

== Models ==
[[File:NNS Aradu UK Defence Imagery Naval Bases image 04cropped.jpg|thumb|250px|MEKO 360 NNS {{ship|NNS|Aradu||2}}, alongside the smaller MEKO 200 frigate [[HMAS Anzac (FFH 150)|HMAS ''Anzac'']]]]
The following MEKO models are known to have been built, organized by lineage and delivery dates:
* MEKO 360 (1981) is the earliest MEKO ship.
* MEKO 140 (1985) is designed as a companion ship of MEKO 360, developed from the Portuguese [[João Coutinho class corvette|''João Coutinho'' class]] corvettes.
* [[MEKO 200]] (1987) is a frigate design. It evolved into the MEKO A-200 (2001) and the larger MEKO A-300 (planned for Greece and Poland).<ref name="nnmeko">{{cite web |url=https://www.navalnews.com/naval-news/2021/10/tkms-powerful-meko-a300-frigate/ |title=TKMS Lifts Veil On Powerful MEKO A-300 Class Frigate |last=Ozberk |first=Tayfun |work=Naval News |date=10 October 2021 |access-date=12 January 2022 }}</ref>
* F123 (1994), F124 (2002), and F125 (2016) are a line of MEKO frigates developed for the German Navy.
* K130 (2008) is a corvette designed for the German Navy using some F124 technology.
** Israeli [[Sa'ar 6-class corvette|Sa'ar 6]] (2021) is a heavily modified descendant.
* MEKO A-100 (2019) is a current design.
** The 2012 A-100 is a single corvette developed from the A-200.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20120322234916/http://www.blohmvoss-naval.com/en/meko-a-100.html MEKO® A-100]</ref> It is occasionally quoted as the same as the MEKO 100 RMN (2004).
** The current design is a family of three sizes (all heavier and longer than the 2012 A-100): corvette, light frigate, patrol corvette.<ref>{{cite web |title=Corvettes & Light Frigates |url=https://www.thyssenkrupp-marinesystems.com/en/products-services/surface-vessels/light-frigates |website=thyssenkrupp-marinesystems.com |language=en |quote=The Class MEKO® A-100 Patrol Corvette is the latest version of the Class 130 Corvette, which is in service with the German Navy.}}</ref>

{{As of|2021|10}}, the MEKO website showcases A-200, F125, and A-100 models. The following models were once mentioned on the website, but no examples are known to have been built:

* MEKO CSL (2012 website).
* MEKO D Corvette (2012 website).<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20120405081832/http://www.blohmvoss-naval.com/en/meko-d-corvette.html MEKO® D Corvette]</ref>
* MEKO 100 patrol corvette (2012 website). Based on both K130 and MEKO 100 patrol vessel.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.blohmvoss-naval.com/en/meko-100-patrol-corvette.html |title=Blohm + Voss Naval |website=www.blohmvoss-naval.com |access-date=12 January 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120322234613/http://www.blohmvoss-naval.com/en/meko-100-patrol-corvette.html |archive-date=22 March 2012 |url-status=dead}}</ref>
* MEKO A-300 frigate based on A-200 and F-125 offered to Greece and Poland<ref name="nnmeko"/>
* MEKO [[Type F127 frigate|A-400 AMD]]<ref>{{Cite web |last=Luck |first=Alex |date=2024-07-11 |title=German F127 AAW Frigate Takes Shape |url=https://www.navalnews.com/naval-news/2024/07/german-f127-aaw-frigate-takes-shape/ |access-date=2024-07-11 |website=Naval News |language=en-US}}</ref>

==Vessels==
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{| class="wikitable sortable"  
! Type !! Class !! style="width:100px" | Country !! Number!! Delivery !! Weight !! Length o.a. (m) !! Beam (m) !! Draught (m) !! Main gun !! [[Surface-to-air missile|SAM]] !! [[Anti-ship missile|ASM]] !! Image
|-
|[[MEKO 360]] H1 ||{{ship|NNS|Aradu||2}} ||{{NGA}} ||1 ||1981 ||3,360 tons ||125.80 ||15.00 ||4.30 ||[[Otobreda 127/54 Compact]] || [[Aspide]] || [[Otomat]] || [[File:NNS Aradu F89.jpg|200px]]
|-
|[[MEKO 360]] H2 ||{{sclass|Almirante Brown|destroyer|5}} ||{{ARG}} ||4 ||1983–1984 ||3,360  tons||125.80 ||15.00 ||4.30 ||[[Otobreda 127/54 Compact]] || [[Aspide]] || [[Exocet]] || [[File:D13 ARA Sarandi DN-SC-91-01826.jpg|200px]]
|-
|[[MEKO 140]] A16 ||{{sclass|Espora|corvette|5}} ||{{ARG}} ||6 ||1985–2002 ||1,560 tons ||91.20 ||11.00 ||3.33 ||[[OTO Melara 76 mm|Otobreda 76 mm]] || – || [[Exocet]] || [[File:P42ARARosalesWWM.jpg|200px]]
|-
|[[MEKO 200]] TN I||{{sclass|Yavuz|frigate|5}} ||{{TUR}} ||4 ||1987–1989 ||3,030 tons ||110.50 ||14.20||4.14 ||[[5"/54 caliber Mark 45 gun|Mk 45 Mod 2 gun]] ||  [[RIM-7 Sea Sparrow|RIM-7]] || [[Harpoon (missile)|Harpoon]] ||[[File:Turgutreis_F241.jpg|200px]]
|-
|[[MEKO 200]] PN||{{sclass|Vasco da Gama|frigate|5}} ||{{PRT}} ||3 ||1991– ||3,400 tons ||115.90 ||14.80 ||4.10 ||[[French 100 mm naval gun]] ||  [[RIM-7 Sea Sparrow|RIM-7]] ||  [[Harpoon (missile)|Harpoon]] || [[File:NRP Corte Real 2.jpg|200px]]
|-
|[[MEKO 200]] HN <ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.hellenicnavy.gr/frigates_m_en.asp |title=Frigates Class Meko-200HN |publisher=Hellenic Navy |year=2008 |access-date=2008-07-17 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20080530180829/http://www.hellenicnavy.gr/frigates_m_en.asp |archivedate=2008-05-30 }}</ref>||{{sclass|Hydra|frigate|5}} ||{{GRC}} ||4 ||1992 ||3,360 tons ||117.00 ||14.80 ||4.10 ||[[5"/54 caliber Mark 45 gun|Mk 45 Mod 2 gun]] || [[RIM-162 ESSM|RIM-162]] || [[Harpoon (missile)|Harpoon]] || [[File:Greek frigate HS Spetsai, F-453.jpg|200px]]
|-
|[[MEKO 200]] TN II-A||{{sclass|Barbaros|frigate|5}} ||{{TUR}} ||2 ||1995– ||3,100 tons ||116.70 ||14.80 ||4.10 ||[[5"/54 caliber Mark 45 gun|Mk 45 Mod 2 gun]] ||  [[RIM-7 Sea Sparrow|RIM-7]], [[RIM-162 ESSM|RIM-162]] ||[[Harpoon (missile)|Harpoon]] || [[File:TCG Oruç Reis (F245).jpg|200px]]
|-
|[[MEKO 200]] ANZAC||{{sclass|Anzac|frigate|5}} ||{{AUS}}<hr />{{NZL}} ||8 (Aus)<hr />2 (NZ) ||1996–2004 ||3,500 tons ||118.00 ||14.80 ||4.10 ||[[5"/54 caliber Mark 45 gun|Mk 45 Mod 4 gun]] ||  [[Royal Australian Navy|RAN:]] [[RIM-162 ESSM|RIM-162]], <hr />[[Royal New Zealand Navy|RNZN:]] [[RIM-7 Sea Sparrow|RIM-7]], [[Phalanx CIWS|Phalanx Block 1]] || RAN: [[Harpoon (missile)|Harpoon]]<hr />RNZN: None ||[[File:US_Navy_100707-N-0641S-247_HMAS_Warramunga_(FFH_152)_departs_Joint_Base_Pearl_Harbor-Hickam_to_support_Rim_of_the_Pacific_(RIMPAC)_2010_exercises.jpg|200px]][[File:HMAS Perth (FFH 157).jpg|200px]] <hr />[[File:HMNZS_Te_Kaha_arrives_at_Joint_Base_Pearl_Harbor-Hickam_for_RIMPAC_2016.jpg|200px]]
|-
|[[MEKO 200]] TN II-B||''[[Barbaros-class frigate|Salih Reis]]'' ||{{TUR}} ||2 ||1998– ||3,100 tons ||118.00 ||14.80 ||4.30 ||[[5"/54 caliber Mark 45 gun|Mk 45 Mod 2 gun]] ||  [[RIM-7 Sea Sparrow|RIM-7]], [[RIM-162 ESSM|RIM-162]] ||[[Harpoon (missile)|Harpoon]] ||[[File:Ae_ag_tur_F247.jpg|200px]]
|-
|[[MEKO A-200]] SAN ||''{{sclass2|Valour|frigate|5}}'' ||{{ZAF}} ||4 ||2003–2004 ||3,700 tons ||121.00 ||16.34 ||4.40 ||[[OTO Melara 76 mm|Otobreda 76 mm]] || [[Umkhonto (missile)|Umkhonto]] ||  [[Exocet]] || [[File:SAS_Spioenkop_during_Exercise_IBSAMAR_V.JPG|200px]]
|-
|[[MEKO 100]] RMN ||{{sclass|Kedah|offshore patrol vessel|5}} ||{{MYS}} ||6 ||2004–2010||1,850 tons ||91.10 ||12.85 ||3.40 || [[OTO Melara 76 mm|Otobreda 76 mm]] || – || – || [[File:IMDEX 2007 Malaysian ship (523652840).jpg|200px]]
|-
|[[MEKO A-100]] || {{ship|ORP|Ślązak|2015|6}}  ||{{POL}} ||1 ||2019 ||2,150 tons ||95.20 ||13.30 ||3.60 ||[[OTO Melara 76 mm|Otobreda 76 mm]] || [[PZR Grom|Grom]] || – || [[File:ORP "Ślązak".jpg|200px]]
|-
|[[Corvette 130]] (K130) ||{{sclass|Braunschweig|corvette|5}} ||{{DEU }} ||5 ||2008– ||1,840 tons ||88.75 ||12.80 ||3.40 ||[[OTO Melara 76 mm|Otobreda 76 mm]] || [[RIM-116 Rolling Airframe Missile|RIM-116]] || [[RBS-15]] || [[File:Korvette Braunschweig F260 2895.jpg|200px]]
|-
|[[Frigate 123]] (F123) ||{{sclass|Brandenburg|frigate|5}} ||{{DEU }} ||4 ||1994–1996 ||3,600 tons ||138.85 ||16.70 ||4.35 ||[[OTO Melara 76 mm|Otobreda 76 mm]] ||  [[RIM-116 Rolling Airframe Missile|RIM-116]], [[RIM-7 Sea Sparrow|RIM-7]] ||  [[Exocet]], [[RBS-15]] || [[File:Fregatte Mecklenburg-Vorpommern F218.jpg|200px]]
|-
|[[Frigate 124]] (F124) ||{{sclass|Sachsen|frigate|5}} ||{{DEU }} ||3 ||2002– ||5,690 tons ||143.00 ||17.44 ||4.86 ||[[OTO Melara 76 mm|Otobreda 76 mm]] || [[RIM-116 Rolling Airframe Missile|RIM-116]], [[RIM-162 ESSM|RIM-162]], [[RIM-66 Standard|RIM-66]] || [[Harpoon (missile)|Harpoon]] || [[File:FGS Sachsen (F 219).jpg|200px]]
|-
|[[Frigate 125]] (F125) || {{sclass|Baden-Württemberg|frigate|5}} ||{{DEU }} ||4 ||2016- ||7,200 tons ||149.52 ||18.80 ||5.00 ||[[Otobreda 127/64|Otobreda 127 mm]] || [[RIM-116 Rolling Airframe Missile|RIM-116]] ||  [[Harpoon (missile)|Harpoon]] ||[[File:BADEN-WURTTEMBERG_00257_(cropped).jpg|200px]]
|-
|[[MEKO A-200]] AN || ''{{sclass2|Erradi|frigate|5}}''<ref name="algerianmeko">{{cite web|last1=Binnie|first1=James|title=Algeria commissions second Meko frigate|url=http://www.janes.com/article/70785/algeria-commissions-second-meko-frigate|website=Jane's 360|access-date=20 July 2017}}</ref> ||{{DZA}} ||2 ||2016- ||3,700 tons ||122 ||16.3 ||4.4 ||[[Otobreda 127/64|Otobreda 127 mm]] || [[Umkhonto (missile)|Umkhonto IR]] || [[RBS-15]] ||[[File:Meko-A200Algeria.jpg|200px]]  
|-
|(K130-based, no official model)<ref>{{Cite web|title=Design of Future TKMS Built Saar 6 MEKO A100 Corvettes For Israeli Navy Unveiled|url=http://www.navyrecognition.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=3029|website=Navy Recognition|date=23 August 2015|access-date=13 June 2017|archive-date=13 October 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181013133036/http://www.navyrecognition.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=3029|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last1=Opall-Rome|first1=Barbara|title=Israeli Navy Marks Milestones at German Shipyards|url=http://www.defensenews.com/story/defense/naval/navy/2016/08/04/israel-submarine-ship-corvette-dolphin-germany/88061450/|website=defensenews|date=4 August 2016|access-date=13 June 2017}}</ref>
| {{sclass2|Sa'ar 6|corvette|5}}
|{{ISR}}
|4
|2020-<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://translate.google.co.il/translate?hl=iw&sl=iw&tl=en&u=http://www.israeldefense.co.il/he/node/29032|title=Google Translate|website=translate.google.co.il|date=29 March 2017|access-date=2017-06-13}}</ref>
|2,000 tons
|90.00
|12.44
|3.40
|[[OTO Melara 76 mm]]
|[[Barak 8|Barak-8]], [[Iron Dome#C-Dome|C-Dome]]
|[[Harpoon (missile)|Harpoon]]
|[[File:INS Magen. II.jpg|200px]]
|-
|[[MEKO A-100]] BR<ref name="Tamandare">{{Cite news|url=https://www.pucara.org/post/brasil-inicia-construcci%C3%B3n-de-fragatas-clase-tamandar%C3%A9|title=Brasil inicia construcción de fragatas clase Tamandaré|website=Pucará Defensa|date=9 September 2022|language=es}}</ref> || {{sclass|Tamandaré|frigate|5}} ||{{BRA}} ||8 ||2024– ||3,500 tons ||107.2 ||16||5.2 ||[[OTO Melara 76 mm]] ||[[CAMM (missile family)|CAMM]] ||[[Mansup|MANSUP]] || [[File:Fragata Tamandaré faz primeiros testes de mar - 2025.jpg|200px]]
|-
|MEKO A-200EN
|Al-Aziz<ref>{{Cite web|title=Egyptian MEKO A200 frigate ENS Al Aziz is fitted with Thales NS100 3D naval radar|url=https://www.navyrecognition.com/index.php/naval-news/naval-news-archive/2021/october/10781-egyptian-meko-a200-frigate-ens-al-aziz-is-fitted-with-thales-ns100-3d-naval-radar.html|access-date=2022-02-09|website=Navy Recognition|date=4 October 2021 |language=en-gb}}</ref>
||{{EGY}}
|6
|2022–2025
|3,700 tons
|120
|14.8
|4.3
|Otobreda 127 mm
|MICA NG
|Exocet
|[[File:AL-AZIZ 2651.jpg|200px]]
|}</div>

==References==
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==External links==
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* [http://www.naval-technology.com/projects/brand/ Brandenburg-class] @ Naval-Technology
* [http://www.naval-technology.com/projects/hydra/ Hydra-class] @ Naval-Technology
* [http://www.naval-technology.com/projects/meko/ MEKO A-class] @ Naval-Technology
* [http://www.naval-technology.com/projects/f124/ Sachsen-class] @ Naval-Technology
* https://web.archive.org/web/20070927012203/http://www.hansa-online.de/print.asp?artikelID=274 (German)
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20151210215834/https://www.thyssenkrupp-marinesystems.com/en/blohmvoss-class-meko(R)-a100-corvette.html Blohm+Voss Class MEKO® A100 Corvette]
* [http://navyrecognition.com/index.php/news/naval-exhibitions/indomarine-2012-show-daily-news-naval-maritime-defence-exhibition-jakarta-indonesia/741-at-indodefence-2012-german-shipyard-tkms-presented-its-latest-range-of-corvettes-and-opv-.html At IndoDefence 2012, German shipyard TKMS presented its latest range of Corvettes and OPV]
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