The ships are fitted with the United States Aegis weapons system allowing them to track hundreds of airborne targets simultaneously as part of its air defence network. The Álvaro de Bazán-class multi-role frigates are one of the few non-US warships to carry the Aegis system and its associated SPY-1D radar. The American Arleigh Burke class, Japanese Kongo class, Korean Sejong the Great class, Australian Hobart class, and the Norwegian Fridtjof Nansen class also use the Aegis system.
The Álvaro de Bazán-class frigates are the first modern vessels of the Spanish Navy to incorporate ballistic resistant steel in the hull, along with the power plants being mounted on anti-vibration mounts to reduce noise and make them less detectable by submarines. The original contract for four ships was worth €1.683 billion but they ended up costing €1.81 billion.[1] As of 2010[update] it was estimated that the final vessel, F-105 would cost €834m[1] (~US$1.1bn).
Álvaro de Bazán-class frigate Almirante Juan de Borbón underway with the aircraft carrier USS George H.W. BushCristóbal Colón in 2013
Six ships were originally planned, including Roger de Lauria (F105) and Juan de Austria (F106). These were cancelled but a fifth ship was later added as Cristóbal Colón (F105) (It has some improvements compared to the rest of the frigates of its class).
The class is the basis of the Australian Hobart-class destroyers, previously known as the Air Warfare Destroyer. The Australian government announced in June 2007 that, in partnership with Navantia, three F100 vessels were built for the Royal Australian Navy (RAN) with the first due for delivery in 2014. However, this was delayed until 2017 when lead ship HMAS Hobart was commissioned. All three ships were in service by 2020.
The Fridtjof Nansen-class frigate of the Royal Norwegian Navy is based on the Álvaro de Bazán-class frigate. Five of these vessels were ordered in 2000. The Norwegian frigates were built by Navantia between 2003 and 2009. Four frigates are still in service with the Norwegian Navy as of 2023.
^ abcdMinisterio de Defensa (September 2011). (PDF) (in Spanish). Madrid: Grupo Atenea. Archived from the original (PDF) on 17 January 2012. Retrieved 30 September 2012.
^"Alvaro de Bazan (F100) class Guided Missile Frigate". www.seaforces.org. Retrieved 31 July 2020.
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The Alvaro de Bazan class also known as the F100 class is a class of Aegis combat system equipped air defence frigates in service with the Spanish Navy The vessels were built by Spanish shipbuilder Navantia in Ferrol with the lead ship of the class named for Admiral Alvaro de Bazan Alvaro de Bazan lead ship of the class in 2014 Class overview NameAlvaro de Bazan class BuildersNAVANTIA IZAR Astillero Ferrol Operators Spanish Navy Royal Australian Navy Preceded bySanta Maria class Succeeded byF110 class SubclassesHobart class CostF101 4 453 million 1 per unit F105 834 million 1 Planned6 Cancelled1 Active5 General characteristics 2 TypeGuided missile frigate Displacement5 800 long tons 5 900 t standard load 6 391 long tons 6 494 t full load Length146 7 m 481 ft 4 in Beam18 6 m 61 ft 0 in Draft4 75 m 15 ft 7 in Installed power46 650 hp 34 790 kW gas turbines 12 000 hp 8 900 kW diesel engines PropulsionCODOG 2 General Electric LM2500 gas turbines 2 Caterpillar 3600 diesel engines 2 Propellers Speed28 kn 52 km h 32 mph Range4 500 nmi 8 300 km 5 200 mi at 18 kn 33 km h 21 mph Complement201 Sensors and processing systemsLockheed Martin AN SPY 1D 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 Electronic warfare amp decoys4 FMC SRBOC Mk36 flare launchers SLQ 25A Enhanced Nixie torpedo countermeasures Indra SLQ 380 EW suite Indra Mk 9500 interceptor Armament1 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 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 Aircraft carried1 SH 60 Seahawk The ships are fitted with the United States Aegis weapons system allowing them to track hundreds of airborne targets simultaneously as part of its air defence network The Alvaro de Bazan class multi role frigates are one of the few non US warships to carry the Aegis system and its associated SPY 1D radar The American Arleigh Burke class Japanese Kongo class Korean Sejong the Great class Australian Hobart class and the Norwegian Fridtjof Nansen class also use the Aegis system The Alvaro de Bazan class frigates are the first modern vessels of the Spanish Navy to incorporate ballistic resistant steel in the hull along with the power plants being mounted on anti vibration mounts to reduce noise and make them less detectable by submarines The original contract for four ships was worth 1 683 billion but they ended up costing 1 81 billion 1 As of 2010 update it was estimated that the final vessel F 105 would cost 834m 1 US 1 1bn Contents 1 Ships in class 2 Export 3 See also 4 References 5 External linksShips in class edit nbsp Alvaro de Bazan class frigate Almirante Juan de Borbon underway with the aircraft carrier USS George H W Bush nbsp Cristobal Colon in 2013 Six ships were originally planned including Roger de Lauria F105 and Juan de Austria F106 These were cancelled but a fifth ship was later added as Cristobal Colon F105 It has some improvements compared to the rest of the frigates of its class Pennant number Name Laid down Launched Commissioned Status nbsp Spanish Navy F101 Alvaro de Bazan October 2000 September 2002 Active F102 Almirante Juan de Borbon October 2001 28 February 2002 3 December 2003 Active F103 Blas de Lezo 16 May 2003 16 December 2004 Active F104 Mendez Nunez 16 May 2003 12 November 2004 21 March 2006 Active F105 Roger de Lauria renamed Cristobal Colon 29 June 2007 4 November 2010 23 October 2012 Active F106 Juan de Austria Cancelled nbsp Royal Australian Navy Hobart class DDG 39 Hobart 6 September 2012 23 May 2015 23 September 2017 Active DDG 41 Brisbane 3 February 2014 15 December 2016 27 October 2018 Active DDG 42 Sydney 19 November 2015 19 May 2018 18 May 2020 ActiveExport editMain article Hobart class destroyer The class is the basis of the Australian Hobart class destroyers previously known as the Air Warfare Destroyer The Australian government announced in June 2007 that in partnership with Navantia three F100 vessels were built for the Royal Australian Navy RAN with the first due for delivery in 2014 However this was delayed until 2017 when lead ship HMAS Hobart was commissioned All three ships were in service by 2020 Main article Fridtjof Nansen class frigate The Fridtjof Nansen class frigate of the Royal Norwegian Navy is based on the Alvaro de Bazan class frigate Five of these vessels were ordered in 2000 The Norwegian frigates were built by Navantia between 2003 and 2009 Four frigates are still in service with the Norwegian Navy as of 2023 See also editList of naval ship classes in service List of active Spanish Navy shipsReferences edit a b c d Ministerio de Defensa September 2011 Evaluacion de los Programas Especiales de Armamento PEAs PDF in Spanish Madrid Grupo Atenea Archived from the original PDF on 17 January 2012 Retrieved 30 September 2012 Alvaro de Bazan F100 class Guided Missile Frigate www seaforces org Retrieved 31 July 2020 External links edit nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Alvaro de Bazan Class Armada Espanola Spanish Navy page on Andrew Toppan s Haze Gray and Underway See Armada Espanola Photos Spanish Ship Joins TR Strike Group Spain Frigate not involved in combat Navy unveils 11b warship contract Australian Broadcasting Corporation accessed 20 June 2007 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Alvaro de Bazan class frigate amp oldid 1173953208, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
