Alvaro de Bazán class

The Alvaro de Bazán class (also known as the F-100 class of frigates) are a new class of AEGIS-equipped air defense frigates entering service with the Spanish Navy. The Norwegian Fridtjof Nansen class of frigates is a derivative design.

Lockheed Martin and the U.S. Navy are conducting final systems integration.

Specifications

• Builder: IZAR, Astillero Ferrol
• Propulsion: Two General Electric LM 2500 Gas Turbines, Two Caterpillar 3600 diesel engines
• Shafts: 2
• Length: 147 m (482 ft)
• Beam: 18.6 m (61 ft)
• Draught: 4.75 (15 ft)
• Displacement: 5,802 tons full load
• Speed: 29+ knots (54+ km/h)
• Range: 5000 mi
• Cost: 385 million €
• Crew: 240 (35 officers)
• Armament:
  • 1 x 5-inch/54 Mk45 Mod 2 gun
  • 2 x CIWS FABA 20mm/120 Meroka gun
  • 1 x Mk41 48-cell VLS
  • SSM: 8 x McDonnell Douglas Harpoon
  • SAM: 32 x Standard SM-2 Block IV
  • 64 x RIM-162 Evolved Sea Sparrow Missile
  • 4 x 324 Mk32 Mod 9 Torpedo launchers
  • 24 x Honeywell Mk46 mod 5 Torpedo
• Helicopter:
  • 1 x Sikorsky SH-60B LAMPS III Seahawk
• Electronics
  • Sonar: ENOSA-Raytheon DE 1160LF (I)
  • Radar: Lockheed Martin SPY-1D 3-D
  • Surface Radar: Raytheon SPS-67(V)4
  • Weapon Control: Aegis combat system, 2 x Raytheon SPG-62 Mk99 radar iluminator, 1 x FABA DORNA fire control
  • Navigation: Thales Scout
• Countermeasures
  • 4 x FMC SRBOC Mk36 flare launchers
  • SLQ-25A Enhanced Nixie torpedo countermeasures
  • ESM/ECM: Indra SLQ-380
  • CESELSA Elnath Mk 9000 interceptor

Units

• Alvaro de Bazán (F101)
• Almirante Juan de Borbon (F102)
• Blas de Lezo (F103)
• Mendez Nunez (F104)

External link

• Armada Española
• Andrew Toppan's Haze Gray and Underway page for the Spanish Navy