![]() Extremadura (F75)
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History | |
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Name | Extremadura |
Namesake | Extremadura |
Builder | Bazan |
Laid down | 3 November 1971 |
Launched | 21 November 1972 |
Commissioned | 10 November 1976 |
Decommissioned | 2006 |
Identification | F75 |
General characteristics | |
Class and type | Baleares-class frigate |
Displacement | 3,015 long tons (3,063 t), standard 4,177 long tons (4,244 t), full load |
Length | 438 ft (134 m), overall |
Beam | 46 ft 9 in (14.25 m) |
Draft | 24 ft 9 in (7.54 m) |
Propulsion | 1 shaft, one Westinghouse steam turbine, 2 V2M boilers. total 35,000 shp (maximum), |
Speed | 28 knots (52 km/h) |
Sensors and processing systems |
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Electronic warfare & decoys | Ceselsa Deneb/Canopus, Mk36 SROC decoy launchers |
Armament |
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Extremadura (F75) is the fifth ship of five Spanish-built Baleares-class frigates, based on the American Knox class design, of the Spanish Navy.
Laid down on 3 November 1971 and launched on 21 November 1972, Extremadura was commissioned into service on 10 November 1976.[1]
Citations
[edit]- ^ Sturton, p. 435
Bibliography
[edit]- Sturton, Ian (1995). "Spain". In Chumbley, Stephen (ed.). Conway's All The World's Fighting Ships 1947–1995. Annapolis, Maryland: Naval Institute Press. pp. 427–441. ISBN 1-55750-132-7.