Spanish frigate Almirante Juan de Borbón

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Cost 600 million € Commissioned 3 December 2003 Construction started October 2001 Length 147 m Range 8.334 million m		Laid down October 2001 Homeport Ferrol Launched 28 February 2002 Weight 5,800 tons Builder Navantia

Name Almirante Juan de Borbón Namesake Infante Juan de Borbón, Count of Barcelona

Almirante Juan de Borbón (F-102) is the second ship of the new F-100 class of air defence frigates entering service with the Spanish Navy in 2003. She is named for Infante Juan de Borbón, Count of Barcelona, father of the former King of Spain, Juan Carlos I.

History

September 8, 2006 - Departs from Rota to escort the Spanish troops en route to Lebanon

November 12, 2006 - Arrives at Rota, returning from Lebanon without incident

February 2007 - Participates in GALIBER 07 Exercises

March 2007 - Returns to port

May 2007 - Sails for trials at Cartagena

June 2007 - Sails to Norway (Stavanger) and Greece (Chania and Heraklion) returning to base by the end of the month

January 2008 - Sails to Cádiz and is forced back by malfunction, expending some time in repairs.

April 2008 - Sails to Brest (France) to perform combat qualification with the French Navy

June 2008 - Sails to Estonia and returns in December of the same year

January 2010 - Sails to Portugal and Cádiz

May–June 2010 - Sails to perform combat qualifications

January 12, 2011 - Arrives at Naval Station Norfolk, Virginia, prior to the warship's participation with Carrier Strike Group Two during its Composite Unit Training Exercise (COMPTUEX) and Joint Task Force Exercise (JTFEX) underway period.