Álvaro de Bazán Class Friagtes Class Overview

Dimensions, machinery and performance
Length:
481' 3"
Engines:
2 GE LM-2500 gas turbines (CODOG)
Beam:
61'
2 Bazán-Caterpillar 3600 low RPM diesels
Draft:
15' 5" std (15' 8" full)
HP:
46,648 (gas)
12,000 (diesels)
Displacement:
4,555 std
Shafts:
2
5,802 full
Speed:
27 knots (28.5 flank)
Crew:
250
Range:
5,000 NM @ 15 knots (21 days endurance)


Armament As Built
Number Carried
Type
Arrangement
1
5"/54 (127mm) MK-45
Single turret

2
20mm CIWS
Single mounts
32
SAM SM-2 missiles
Mk-41 48 cell VLS
64
SAM RIM-162
Evolved Sea Sparrow
missiles

Mk-41 48 cell VLS
8
SSM Harpoon Missiles
12
Mk 46 torpedoes
2 x Mk-32 triple launchers
1
Helicopter


Name
Builder
Launched
Commissioned
Decommissioned
Izar
Ferrol, Spain

Oct. 27, 2000
Sept. 19, 2002
N/A
Fate
Active in commisson
Homeport Ferrol, Spain
Builder
Launched
Commissioned
Decommissioned
Almirante
Juan de Borbón F-102
Izar
Ferrol, Spain

Feb. 02
Dec. 03
N/A
Fate
Active
Homeport Ferrol, Spain
Builder
Launched
Commissioned
Decommissioned
Blas de Lezo F-103
Izar
Ferrol, Spain

May 2003
Dec. 2004
N/A
Fate
Active
Homeport Ferrol, Spain
Builder
Launched
Commissioned
Decommissioned
Mendez Nuñez F-104
Izar
Ferrol, Spain

Nov. 2004
N/A
N/A
Fate
Builder
Launched
Commissioned
Decommissioned
F-105
Izar
Ferrol, Spain

Fate
Under const.