Santa Maria class frigate
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_051022-N-4374S-012.jpg/300px-Spanish_frigate_Santa_Maria_(F_81)_051022-N-4374S-012.jpg) SPS Santa María (F81) |
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| Class overview | |
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| Builders: | Bazan Ferrol, Spain |
| Operators: |  Spanish Navy |
| Completed: | 6 |
| Active: | Santa María Victoria Numancia Reina Sofía Navarra Canarias |
| General characteristics | |
| Type: | Guided missile frigate |
| Displacement: | 2851 ton, 3610 ton standard |
| Length: | 138.8 m |
| Beam: | 14.3 m |
| Draught: | 8.6 m |
| Propulsion: | 2 × General Electric LM2500-30 gas turbines generating 41,000 shp (31 MW) through a single shaft and variable pitch propeller; 2 x Auxiliary Propulsion Units, 350 hp (.25 MW) retractable electric azipods for maneuvering and docking. |
| Speed: | 30+ knots |
| Sensors and processing systems: |
Radar: AN/SPS-49(V)4 2-D air search ((V)5 in F-85 & F-86), Mk 92 fire control system, Sonar: SQS-56, SQR-19 Towed Array (-19(V)2 in F-85 & F-86), Fire Control: Mk 13 weapons control, Mk 92 and SPG-60 STIR missile control, SQQ-89 ASW |
| Electronic warfare and decoys: |
Nettunel (F-85 & F-86: Mk-3000) intercept, SLQ-25 Nixie |
| Armament: | 1 × single-arm Mk 13 Missile Launcher with a 40-round magazine that can handle SM-1MR anti-air/ship missiles and Harpoon anti-ship missiles 2 × triple Mark 32 ASW torpedo tubes with Mark 46 anti-submarine torpedoes 1 × OTO Melara 76 mm/62 caliber naval gun 1 × 20mm Meroka 12 barrel AA system |
| Aircraft carried: | 1 × SH-60 Seahawk LAMPS III |
The Santa Maria class of frigates are the Spanish Navy's designation for six locally built warships based on the Oliver Hazard Perry-class frigates of the United States Navy.
[edit] Units of class
- SPS Santa María (F81)
- SPS Victoria (F82)
- SPS Numancia (F83)
- SPS Reina Sofía (F84)
- SPS Navarra (F85)
- SPS Canarias (F86)
All are homeported in Rota, Spain.
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