Álvaro de Bazán-class frigates

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The Álvaro de Bazán-class frigates are a series of modern Spanish Navy air-defense warships equipped with the Aegis Combat System and advanced anti-air, anti-surface, and anti-submarine capabilities.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf air-defense warship class
frigate class
guided-missile frigate class
allianceStandard NATO STANAG compliant
builder Navantia NERFINISHED
builtAt Ferrol shipyard NERFINISHED
compatibleWith SH-60 Seahawk helicopters NERFINISHED
countryOfOrigin Spain
crewSize approximately 200 personnel
designedFor NATO task group integration
blue-water operations
displacement approximately 5800 tons full load
equippedWith AN/SPY-1D radar NERFINISHED
Aegis Combat System NERFINISHED
Harpoon anti-ship missiles NERFINISHED
Standard Missile surface-to-air missiles
Vertical Launching System
flight deck
helicopter hangar
torpedo tubes
exportInfluenceOn Norwegian Navy Fridtjof Nansen-class frigates NERFINISHED
Royal Australian Navy Hobart-class destroyers NERFINISHED
firstOfClass Spanish frigate Álvaro de Bazán (F101) NERFINISHED
hasCapability anti-submarine warfare with embarked helicopter
area air-defense engagement
long-range air surveillance
hasFeature integrated mast with phased-array radar
stealth-influenced superstructure design
hasNATODesignation F100 class NERFINISHED
hasUnit Spanish frigate Almirante Juan de Borbón (F102) NERFINISHED
Spanish frigate Blas de Lezo (F103) NERFINISHED
Spanish frigate Cristóbal Colón (F105) NERFINISHED
Spanish frigate Méndez Núñez (F104) NERFINISHED
Spanish frigate Álvaro de Bazán (F101) NERFINISHED
introduced early 2000s
maximumSpeed over 28 knots
namedAfter Álvaro de Bazán, 1st Marquis of Santa Cruz NERFINISHED
navalForce Armada Española NERFINISHED
operatedBy Spanish Navy NERFINISHED
participatesIn ballistic missile defense trials
primaryRole area air defense
propulsionType CODAG
secondaryRole anti-submarine warfare
anti-surface warfare
escort operations
usedBy NATO maritime forces NERFINISHED

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Fridtjof Nansen-class frigates designOrigin Álvaro de Bazán-class frigates