Spanish frigate Almirante Juan de Borbón

Almirante Juan de Borbón (F-102) is the second ship of the new F-100 class of air defence frigates entering service with the Spanish Navy in 2003. She is named for Infante Juan de Borbón, Count of Barcelona, father of the former King of Spain, Juan Carlos I.

A side view of Almirante Juan de Borbón in 2017
History
Spain
NameAlmirante Juan de Borbón
NamesakeInfante Juan de Borbón, Count of Barcelona
BuilderIzar
Cost600 million €
Laid downOctober 2001
Launched28 February 2002
Commissioned3 December 2003
HomeportFerrol
Identification
StatusShip in active service
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General characteristics
Class and typeÁlvaro de Bazán-class frigate
Displacement5,800 t (5,700 long tons)
Length146.7 m (481 ft 4 in)
Beam18.6 m (61 ft 0 in)
Draft4.75 m (15 ft 7 in)
Speed28.5 knots (52.8 km/h; 32.8 mph)
Range4,500 nmi (8,300 km; 5,200 mi)

History

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Almirante Juan de Borbón underway with the aircraft carrier USS George H.W. Bush
 
The Royal Navy destroyer HMS Dauntless (bottom), Almirante Juan de Borbón (middle), and the American guided-missile cruiser USS Gettysburg (top) underway in formation during the joint exercise Saxon Warrior 11
  • September 8, 2006 - Departs from Rota to escort the Spanish troops en route to Lebanon
  • November 12, 2006 - Arrives at Rota, returning from Lebanon without incident
  • February 2007 - Participates in GALIBER 07 Exercises
  • March 2007 - Returns to port
  • May 2007 - Sails for trials at Cartagena
  • June 2007 - Sails to Norway (Stavanger) and Greece (Chania and Heraklion) returning to base by the end of the month
  • January 2008 - Sails to Cádiz and is forced back by malfunction, expending some time in repairs.
  • April 2008 - Sails to Brest (France) to perform combat qualification with the French Navy
  • June 2008 - Sails to Estonia and returns in December of the same year
  • January 2010 - Sails to Portugal and Cádiz
  • May–June 2010 - Sails to perform combat qualifications
  • January 12, 2011 - Arrives at Naval Station Norfolk, Virginia, prior to the warship's participation with Carrier Strike Group Two during its Composite Unit Training Exercise (COMPTUEX) and Joint Task Force Exercise (JTFEX) underway period.[1]

Specifications

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Notes

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  1. ^ "Spanish warship visits NS Norfolk". Military. WAVY-TV. January 12, 2011. Retrieved 2011-01-17.
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