Name SPS Baleares Laid down October 1968 Decommissioned 2004 Construction started October 1968 Builder Navantia | Namesake Balearic Islands Commissioned 24 September 1973 Identification F71 Launched 20 August 1970 | |
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SPS Baleares (F71) is the lead ship of five Spanish-built Baleares-class frigates, based on the American Knox class design, of the Spanish Navy.
Laid down on October 1968 and launched on 20 August 1970, Baleares was commissioned into service on 24 September 1973.
All of these Spanish frigates were built to the size of the Knox frigates.
Other units of class
References
Spanish frigate Baleares Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA