Álvaro de Bazán Class (F-100)
Type: Aegis Guided Missile Frigate
Domain: sea
Country of Origin: Spain
Manufacturer: Navantia
First Deployed: 2002
Overview
The Álvaro de Bazán class (F-100) are the only European frigates equipped with the full Aegis combat system. Five ships provide Spain with area air defense and BMD contribution for NATO maritime operations.
Technical Specifications
| crew | ~250 |
|---|---|
| type | Guided Missile Frigate (Aegis) |
| ships | 5 in service |
| speed | 28+ knots |
| sensors | AN/SPY-1D Aegis combat system |
| armament | 48x Mk 41 VLS (SM-2 Block IIIA, ESSM); 127mm gun; Harpoon Block II; MU90 torpedoes |
| helicopter | 1x SH-60B Seahawk |
| displacement | ~6,250 tonnes |
Operators
- Spain
Related sea Weapon Systems
- JL-3 SLBM - Submarine-Launched Ballistic Missile (China)
- IAI Gabriel V - missile (Israel)
- Type 071 Yuzhao - amphibious (China)
- Akya - Heavy Torpedo (Turkey)
- Type 075 LHD - amphibious (China)
- Type 076 LHA - amphibious (China)
- Orka Class Submarine - submarine (Netherlands)
- Type 054A - frigate (China)
- Type 056A Jiangdao - corvette (China)
- AN/SPY-1 - Naval Multi-Function Radar (United States)