Almirante Juan de Borbón (F102)

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Juan de Borbón undergoing Combat Systems Ship Qualification Trials
Career Spain
Builder:	Izar
Laid down:	October 2001
Launched:	28 February 2002
Commissioned:	3 December 2003
Reclassified:	F-102
Status:	Active in service as of 2007.
Homeport:	Ferrol, A Coruña
General Characteristics
Displacement:	6250 tons (full load)
Length:	147 m (482 ft)
Beam:	18.6 m (61 ft)
Draught:	7.2 m (23.6 ft)
Propulsion:	2 × General Electric LM2500 gas turbines, 2 × Caterpillar 3600 diesel engines
Speed:	29+ knots (54+ km/h)
Range:	5000 mi at 18 knots
Complement:	Ship's company: 237 (200 Sailors, 37 Officers)

The Juan de Borbón is the second ship of the new F-100 class of air defence frigates entering service with the Spanish Navy.

[edit] History

• September 8, 2006 - Departs from Rota to escort the Spanish troops en route to Lebanon
• November 12, 2006 - Arrives to Rota, returning from Lebanon without incident.
• February 2007 - Participates in GALIBER 07 Exercises

[edit] Specifications

• Builder: Izar, Astillero Ferrol
• Propulsion: 2 × General Electric LM2500 gas turbines, 2 × Caterpillar 3600 diesel engines
• 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: 385 million €
• Crew: 237 (37 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-ship missile
  • ASW: 4 × 324 mm Mk32 Mod 9 triple Torpedo launchers with 12 Honeywell Mk46 mod 5 Torpedo
• Helicopter:
  • 1 × Sikorsky SH-60B LAMPS III Seahawk
• Electronics
  • Sonar: ENOSA-Raytheon DE 1160LF (I)
  • Radar: Lockheed Martin AN/SPY-1F 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 interceptor

Alvaro de Bazán-class frigate

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Armada Española