Spanish frigate Santa María
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 Santa María on 23 February 2007
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| History | |
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 Spain | |
| Name | Santa María |
| Builder | Bazan |
| Laid down | 22 May 1982 |
| Launched | 11 November 1984 |
| Commissioned | 12 October 1986 |
| Homeport | Rota |
| Identification | |
| Status | in active service |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type | Santa Maria-class frigate |
| Displacement |
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| Length | 138.8 m (455 ft 5 in) |
| Beam | 14.3 m (46 ft 11 in) |
| Draft | 8.6 m (28 ft 3 in) |
| Propulsion | 2 × General Electric LM2500-30 gas turbines generating 41,000 shp (31 MW) coupled to a single shaft and controllable-pitch propeller |
| Speed | 30 knots (56 km/h; 35 mph)+ |
| Armament |
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| Aircraft carried | SH-60 Seahawk LAMPS III helicopter |
| Aviation facilities | Hangar and helipad |
Santa María (F81) is the lead ship of six Spanish-built Santa Maria-class frigates, based on the American Oliver Hazard Perry class design, of the Spanish Navy.
Construction and career[]
Laid down on 22 May 1982 and launched on 11 November 1984, the Santa María was commissioned into service on 12 October 1986.
All of these Spanish frigates have the length of the later Oliver Hazard Perry frigates, and have a wider beam than the US Navy design, and therefore able to carry more top weight. Fin stabilizers are fitted.
In the American series J.A.G., Santa Maria was used to depict a fictional US Navy Oliver Hazard Perry-class frigate. Her Spanish pennant number F81 is clearly visible in a number of shots.
Gallery[]
Santa María on 22 October 2005
Santa María on 20 September 2006
Santa María on 2 June 2017
Other units of class[]
- Victoria (F82)
- Numancia (F83)
- Reina Sofía (F84)
- Navarra (F85)
- Canarias (F86)
- Ships of the Spanish Navy
- 1984 ships
- Santa María-class frigates