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Spanish frigate Álvaro de Bazán

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Name
  
Álvaro de Bazán

Cost
  
600 million €

Displacement
  
5.800 tons full load

Length
  
147 m

Beam
  
19 m

Builder
  
Namesake
  
Álvaro de Bazán

Identification
  
Launched
  
31 October 2000

Draft
  
4.75 m

Range
  
8.334 million m

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Class and type
  
Álvaro de Bazán-class frigate

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.

Operational history

In late 2005, Álvaro de Bazán was deployed as part of the USS Theodore Roosevelt aircraft carrier battle group in the Persian Gulf. This was the first deployment of a Spanish warship as part of an American naval battle group.

In early March 2007, Álvaro de Bazán became the first Spanish warship to visit Australia in 150 years. The deployment included several port visits, and was performed to support Navantia's bid to design the Hobart-class destroyer for the Royal Australian Navy. The ship was also visiting Australia as part of the first circumnavigation of the globe by a Spanish warship in 142 years.

References

Spanish frigate Álvaro de Bazán Wikipedia


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