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Spanish frigate Andalucia

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Name
  
SPS Andalucia

Laid down
  
July 1969

Decommissioned
  
2005

Construction started
  
July 1969

Builder
  
Navantia

Namesake
  
Andalusia

Commissioned
  
23 May 1974

Identification
  
F72

Launched
  
30 March 1971

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SPS Andalucia (F72) is the second ship of five Spanish-built Baleares-class frigates, based on the American Knox class design, of the Spanish Navy.

Laid down in July 1969 and launched on 30 March 1971, Andalucia was commissioned into service on 23 May 1974.

All of these Spanish frigates were built to the size of the Knox frigates.

Other units of class

  • Baleares (F71)
  • Cataluna (F73)
  • Asturias (F74)
  • Extremadura (F75)
  • References

    Spanish frigate Andalucia Wikipedia