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Spanish frigate Asturias

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Name
  
SPS Asturias

Laid down
  
March 1971

Decommissioned
  
30 June 2009

Construction started
  
March 1971

Builder
  
Navantia

Namesake
  
Asturias

Commissioned
  
2 December 1975

Identification
  
F74

Launched
  
13 March 1972

Spanish frigate Asturias

SPS Asturias (F74) is the fourth ship of five Spanish-built Baleares-class frigates, based on the American Knox class design, of the Spanish Navy.

Laid down on March 1971 and launched on 13 March 1972, Asturias was commissioned into service on 2 December 1975.

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

Other units of class

  • Baleares (F71)
  • Andalucia (F72)
  • Cataluna (F73)
  • Extremadura (F75)
  • References

    Spanish frigate Asturias Wikipedia