- Álvaro de Bazán (F101)
The Álvaro de Bazán (F101) is the lead ship of the Álvaro de Bazán class of
air defence frigate s entering service with theSpanish Navy . She is named after AdmiralÁlvaro de Bazán .Operational history
In late 2005, "Álvaro de Bazán" was deployed as part of the USS "Theodore Roosevelt"
aircraft carrier battle group in thePersian Gulf . This was the first deployment of a Spanish warship as part of an American naval battle group.In early March 2007, the Álvaro de Bazán was the first Spanish Naval Vessel to visit
Australia in 150 years. The ship made several port visits around Australia in conjunction with the Spanish Naval ship builder Navantia's bid to design the Royal Australian Navy's new Air Warfare Destroyer. The ship was also visiting Australia as part of the first circumnavigation of the globe by a Spanish warship in 142 years. [cite web
title =Arrival of Spanish F100 destroyer option
publisher =Australian Department of Defence
url =http://www.minister.defence.gov.au/2007/02107.doc
accessdate = 2007-04-17 ]Specifications
* Builder:
IZAR , Astillero Ferrol
* Propulsion: 2 ×General Electric LM2500 gas turbine s, 2 × Caterpillar 3600diesel engine s
* Shafts: 2
* Length: 147 m (482 ft)
* Beam: 18.6 m (61 ft)
* Draught: 4.75 (15 ft)
* Displacement: 6,250 tons (full load)
* Speed: 29+ knots (54+ km/h)
* Range: 5000 mi
* Cost: 600 million €
* Crew: 240 (35 officers)
* Armament:
** 1 × 5-inch/54 Mk45 Mod 2 gun
** 2 ×CIWS FABA 20mm/120 Meroka gun
** 6 × Mk41 8-cell VLS
*** SAM: 32 × Standard SM-2 Block IIIA
*** SAM: 64 × RIM-162 Evolved Sea Sparrow Missile
** SSM: 8 ×McDonnell Douglas RGM-84 Harpoon anti-shipping missile
** ASW: 4 × 324 mm Mk32 Mod 9 tripleTorpedo launchers with 12Honeywell Mk46 mod 5 Torpedo
*Helicopter :
** 1 × Sikorsky SH-60B LAMPS III Seahawk
* Electronics
**Sonar : ENOSA-Raytheon DE 1160LF (I)
**Radar : Lockheed MartinAN/SPY-1 F 3-D multifunction
** Surface Radar:Raytheon SPS-67(V)4
** Weapon Control:Aegis combat system , 2 × Raytheon SPG-62 Mk99 radar illuminator, 1 × FABA DORNA fire control
** Navigation: Thales Scout
* Countermeasures
** 4 × FMC SRBOC Mk36 flare launchers
** SLQ-25A Enhanced Nixie torpedo countermeasures
** ESM/ECM:Indra SLQ-380
** CESELSA Elnath Mk 9000 interceptorReferences
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