MEKO 200 [SEP] manufacturer
MEKO 200
The MEKO 200 is a frigate design by the Blohm + Voss shipyard of Germany, as part of the MEKO family of warships.
Variants.
Variants "Anzac" class (MEKO 200).
Ten MEKO 200 frigates were built to the "Anzac"-class design: eight for the Royal Australian Navy, and two for the Royal New Zealand Navy.
The Australian Department of Defence decided to upgrade their "Anzac"s even before all ships were completed, the upgraded configuration includes— RGM-84 Harpoon anti-ship missiles fitted
French Thales Group defence company) and a number of South African companies.
The ships were built to the MEKO modular design concept, and they are designated by the manufacturer as the MEKO A-200SAN class. Some controversy exists as to the class type of the vessel, with both the manufacturer and the South African Navy referring to her as a "corvette", but other similar vessels in other navies being referred to as frigates. Some have claimed that the use of the word corvette was a political decision made by the South