Spanish frigate Álvaro de Bazán

	Álvaro de Bazán underway in December 2005
History
Spain
Name	Álvaro de Bazán
Namesake	Álvaro de Bazán
Builder	NAVANTIA-IZAR, Astillero Ferrol
Cost	600 million €
Identification	pennant number: F101
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General characteristics
Class & type	Álvaro de Bazán-class frigate
Displacement	5.800 tons full load
Length	146.7 m (481.3 ft)
Beam	18.6 m (61.0 ft)
Draft	8.0 m (26.2 ft)
Propulsion	CODAG; 2 × General Electric LM2500 gas turbines; 2 × Caterpillar 3600 diesel engines;
Speed	28.5 knots (52.8 km/h; 32.8 mph)
Range	4,500 nautical miles (8,300 km; 5,200 mi)
Complement	250 (48 officers)
Sensors &; processing systems	Lockheed Martin AN/SPY-1D 3-D multifunction radar; Raytheon SPS-67(V)4 surface search radar; Raytheon DE1160 LF active and passive sonar; Thales Scout navigation radar; 2 × Raytheon SPG-62 Mk99 radar illuminator; Aegis combat system;
Electronic warfare; & decoys	4 × FMC SRBOC Mk36 flare launchers; SLQ-25A Enhanced Nixie torpedo countermeasures; Indra SLQ-380 EW suite; CESELSA Elnath Mk 9000 interceptor;
Armament	1 × 5-inch/54 Mk45 Mod 2 gun; Provision for one CIWS FABA 20mm/120 Meroka system.; 1 48 cell Mk 41 vertical launch systems; 32 × Standard SM-2MR Block IIIA; 64 × RIM-162 Evolved Sea Sparrow Missile; 8 × McDonnell Douglas RGM-84 Harpoon anti-shipping missile; 4 × 324 mm Mk32 Mod 9 triple torpedo launchers with 12 Honeywell Mk46 mod 5 torpedo;
Aircraft carried	1 × Sikorsky SH-60B LAMPS III Seahawk

Álvaro de Bazán is the lead ship of the Álvaro de Bazán class of air defence frigates entering service with the Spanish Navy. She is named after Admiral Álvaro de Bazán.

History
Álvaro de Bazán underway in December 2005
Spain
Name	Álvaro de Bazán
Namesake	Álvaro de Bazán
Builder	NAVANTIA-IZAR, Astillero Ferrol
Cost	600 million €
Identification	pennant number: F101
Badge
General characteristics
Class & type	Álvaro de Bazán-class frigate
Displacement	5.800 tons full load
Length	146.7 m (481.3 ft)
Beam	18.6 m (61.0 ft)
Draft	8.0 m (26.2 ft)
Propulsion	CODAG 2 × General Electric LM2500 gas turbines 2 × Caterpillar 3600 diesel engines
Speed	28.5 knots (52.8 km/h; 32.8 mph)
Range	4,500 nautical miles (8,300 km; 5,200 mi)
Complement	250 (48 officers)
Sensors & processing systems	Lockheed Martin AN/SPY-1D 3-D multifunction radar Raytheon SPS-67(V)4 surface search radar Raytheon DE1160 LF active and passive sonar Thales Scout navigation radar 2 × Raytheon SPG-62 Mk99 radar illuminator Aegis combat system
Electronic warfare & decoys	4 × FMC SRBOC Mk36 flare launchers SLQ-25A Enhanced Nixie torpedo countermeasures Indra SLQ-380 EW suite CESELSA Elnath Mk 9000 interceptor
Armament	1 × 5-inch/54 Mk45 Mod 2 gun Provision for one CIWS FABA 20mm/120 Meroka system. 1 48 cell Mk 41 vertical launch systems 32 × Standard SM-2MR Block IIIA 64 × RIM-162 Evolved Sea Sparrow Missile 8 × McDonnell Douglas RGM-84 Harpoon anti-shipping missile 4 × 324 mm Mk32 Mod 9 triple torpedo launchers with 12 Honeywell Mk46 mod 5 torpedo
Aircraft carried	1 × Sikorsky SH-60B LAMPS III Seahawk