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Contando Estrelas from Vigo, España / Spain · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Resized · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Source ↗ · Modified
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Álvaro de Bazán-class frigatelarger figure on 0 of 2
Daguan-class troopshiplarger figure on 2 of 2
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Measured figures
Length
Single source146.7 m (481 ft 4 in)[source]
Length
Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | Álvaro de Bazán-class frigate | Daguan-class troopship |
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| Name | Álvaro de Bazán class[source] | — |
| Builders | NAVANTIA - IZAR , Astillero Ferrol[source] | — |
| Operators | Spanish Navy Royal Australian Navy | Royal Norwegian Navy[source] | People's Liberation Army Navy[source] |
| Preceded by | Baleares -class frigate (Spain) Perth -class destroyer (Australia) Adelaide -class frigate (Australia) Oslo -class frigate (Norway)[source] | — |
| Succeeded by | F110-class frigate (Spain) Type 26 frigate (Norway) |
196 metres (643 ft)[source]
diesel engines
Single sourcegas turbines
Single source46,650 hp (34,790 kW) gas turbines 12,000 hp (8,900 kW) diesel engines[source]
Bars compare reported quantities only. A larger figure does not make a system better; configurations and test conditions differ.
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| Subclasses | Hobart -class destroyer (Australia) Fridtjof Nansen -class frigate (Norway)[source] | — |
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| Cost | F101-4: € 453 million per unit F105: € 834 million[source] | — |
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| Planned | — |
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| Cancelled | — |
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| Active |
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| Type | Guided-missile frigate[source] | Troopship / Training ship / "Comprehensive support ship"[source] |
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| Propulsion | CODOG : 2 × General Electric LM2500 gas turbines 2 × Caterpillar 3600 diesel engines 2 × Propellers[source] | — |
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| Sensors & processing systems | Lockheed Martin AN/SPY-1 D 3D multifunction radar Raytheon SPS-67(V)4 surface search radar Raytheon DE1160 LF active and passive sonar 2 × ARIES navigation/surface radar 2 × Raytheon AN/SPG-62 Mk99 radar illuminator[source] | — |
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| Electronic warfare & decoys | 4 × FMC SRBOC Mk36 flare launchers SLQ-25A Enhanced Nixie torpedo countermeasures Indra SLQ-380 EW suite Indra Mk 9500 interceptor[source] | — |
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| Armament | 1 × 5 in (127.0 mm)/54 Mk45 Mod 2 gun Provision for one CIWS FABA 20 mm/120 Meroka system. 1 × Mark 41 (VLS) (48-cell) 2 × 20 mm autocannon (F101-104) 2 × 25 mm autocannon (F105) 4 × 12.7 mm M2 Browning machine guns in Sentinel RWS 32 × Standard SM-2MR Block IIIA 64 × RIM-162 Evolved Sea Sparrow Missile (4 per cell) 8× RGM-84 Harpoon (To be replaced with Naval Strike Missile ) 2 × twin 12.75 in (323.8 mm) Mark 32 Mod 9 torpedo tubes with 12 Honeywell Mark 46 Mod 5 torpedoes[source] | — |
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| Aircraft carried | 1 × SH-60 Seahawk[source] | Each ship has a medium helicopter deck on its stern, which can accommodate one Changhe Z-8 heavy transport helicopter.[source]Stern helicopter-deck accommodation; not an embarked air-group assertion |
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| Country of origin | Spain[source] | — |
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| In service | — | 2011 - present[source] |
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| Completed | — |
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| Capacity | — | 2,500 support personnel[source] |
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| Aviation facilities | — | Medium helicopter deck[source] |
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| Manufacturer | — | CSSC Offshore & Marine Engineering Company[source] |
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