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Spanish frigate Canarias

December 07, 2023

Canarias (F86), is the last of the six Spanish-built Santa Maria-class frigates of the Spanish Navy, which are based on the American Oliver Hazard Perry-class design. The Santa Maria class offer both anti-air and anti-submarine defence for the Spanish Navy. The frigate was laid down by Bazan on 15 April 1992 and launched on 21 June 1993. Upon entering service on 14 December 1994, Canarias was homeported at Rota and assigned to the 41st Escort Squadron. Canarias has been assigned to Operation Atalanta of the Somali coast, combatting piracy and Operation Sophia in the Mediterranean Sea, intercepting illegal trafficking of migrants.

Canarias
History
Spain
NameCanarias
NamesakeCanarias
BuilderBazan
Laid down15 April 1992
Launched21 June 1993
Commissioned14 December 1994
HomeportRota
Identification
Statusin active service
General characteristics
Class and typeSanta Maria-class frigate
Displacement3,160 t (3,110 long tons) standard
Length138.8 m (455 ft 5 in)
Beam14.3 m (46 ft 11 in)
Draught6.6 m (21 ft 8 in) max
Propulsion
Speed29 knots (54 km/h; 33 mph)
Complement223
Sensors and
processing systems
  • Radar: AN/SPS-49(V)4 2-D air search ((V)5 in F-85 & F-86), RAN-12L (being replaced by RAN-30) 2-D low horizon air search radar for Meroka, SPS-55 surface search radar, Mk 92 fire control system,
  • Sonar: SQS-56, SQR-19(V) Towed Array (-19(V)2 in F-85 & F-86),
  • Fire control: Mk 13 weapons control, Mk 92 and SPG-60 STIR missile control, SQQ-89 ASW
Electronic warfare
& decoys		Nettunel (F-85 & F-86: Mk-3000) intercept, SLQ-25 Nixie, Mk36 SROC decoy launchers
Armament
Aircraft carried2 × Sikorsky SH-60B Seahawk LAMPS III helicopters

Design and description edit

 
Canarias firing a Standard missile

The Santa María class are a series of six guided missile frigates based on the American Oliver Hazard Perry class.[1] The Oliver Hazard Perry class had been conceived as a way to reduce unit costs while maintaining an anti-air warfare (AAW) platform with anti-submarine (ASW) and anti-surface warfare capabilities.[2] The Oliver Hazard Perry class came in two forms, the short-hulled and long-hulled, with the Santa María class being of the later with additional beam to allow for more top weight for future modifications.[3] The class came in two batches, with the first four being of batch one and the final two of the second. The first batch of ships have a displacement of 2,851 tonnes (2,806 long tons) light, 3,160 t (3,110 long tons) standard and 4,017 t (3,954 long tons) at full load. The second batch have the same light and standard displacements, with a full load displacement of 4,107 t (4,042 long tons). The frigates measure 138.8 metres (455 ft 5 in) long overall and 125.9 m (413 ft 1 in) at the waterline with a beam of 14.3 m (46 ft 11 in) and a standard draught of 4.52 m (14 ft 10 in) and a maximum draught at the sonar dome of 6.6 m (21 ft 8 in).[4] The ships have a complement of 223 sailors including 13 officers.[1]

The Santa María class is propelled by a controllable pitch propeller powered by two General Electric LM2500 gas turbines creating 41,000 shaft horsepower (31,000 kW), giving the vessels a maximum speed of 29 knots (54 km/h; 33 mph). The frigates stow 587 t (578 long tons; 647 short tons) of fuel and have a range of 5,000 nautical miles (9,300 km; 5,800 mi) at 18 knots (33 km/h; 21 mph)[4] or 4,500 nmi (8,300 km; 5,200 mi) at 20 knots (37 km/h; 23 mph).[1] The ships have four 1,000 kW Kato-Allison 114-DOOL diesel generator sets creating a total of 4,000 kW. These can power two 260 kW (350 shp) retractable, rotatable auxiliary propulsion motors.[4] The vessels have fin stabilisers fitted.[1]

Armament and sensors edit

Frigates of the Santa María class are armed with a single-armed Mk 13 missile launcher serviced by a 40-round magazine that can handle 32 SM-1MR anti-air/ship missiles and 8 Harpoon anti-ship missiles. The Harpoon missiles have a range of 50 nmi (93 km; 58 mi) at Mach 0.9 carrying a 227-kilogram (500 lb) warhead. The SM-1R missiles have a range of 20.5 nmi (38.0 km; 23.6 mi) at Mach 2. The vessels also mount a single OTO Melara 76-millimetre (3.0 in)/62 calibre naval gun capable of firing 85 rounds per minute up to 8.7 nmi (16.1 km; 10.0 mi) with each shell carrying a 6 kg (13 lb) warhead.[1][a] For AAW defence, the ships mount a single Meroka 20 mm (0.79 in)/120 12-barrelled close-in weapons system (CIWS) capable of firing 3,600 rounds per minute up to 2 km (1.2 mi). For ASW, the frigates are armed with two triple-mounted Mark 32 torpedo tubes for Mod 5 Mark 46 torpedoes.[1]

The vessels are equipped with AN/SPS-49(V)5 2-D air search radar, RAN-12L (being replaced by RAN-30) 2-D low horizon air search radar for the Meroka CIWS, SPS-55 surface search radar and a Mk 92 fire-control radar. For ASW, the ships have SQS-56 sonar, SQR-19(V)2 towed array. For weapons fire control, they have Mk 13 weapons control, Mk 92 and SPG-60 STIR missile control, SQQ-89 ASW systems. For electronic warfare they have Nettunel Mk-3000 intercept, a SLQ-25 Nixie towed torpedo decoy, and Mk36 SROC decoy launchers.[4]

Aircraft edit

As long-hulled versions of the Oliver Hazard Perry class, the Santa María-class frigates have twin hangars to accommodate up to two Sikorsky SH-60B Seahawk Light Airborne Multi-Purpose System (LAMPS) III helicopters though only one is usually embarked. The helicopter deck, located aft, is equipped with the RAST helicopter deck-handling system designed to handle LAMPS helicopters.[4]

Construction and career edit

 
Canarias in Split, Croatia, on 25 February 2007

The sixth and last hull of the Santa Maria class was ordered on 26 December 1989.[5] The ship was laid down on 15 April 1992 by Bazan at their shipyard in Ferrol, Spain. Canarias was launched on 21 June 1993 and commissioned in service on 14 December 1994.[1] Upon entering service, Canarias was homeported at Rota and assigned to the 41st Escort Squadron.[4]

In 2008, Canarias was one of three ships of the class that suffered damage after a crane fell on the frigates while tied up at Rota.[6] In 2009, Canarias was assigned to Operation Atalanta, the international effort to fight piracy off Somalia. On 5 October, Canarias arrested two of the hijackers of the tuna boat Alakrana that had been captured by Somali pirates.[7] Canarias was reinforced by the frigate Méndez Núñez on 26 October.[8] The two Spanish vessels recovered Alakrana on 18 November 2009. Spanish helicopters operating from the ships fired upon a pirate zodiac and skiff during the operation.[9] In early 2011, Canarias was deployed again off the coast of Somalia. On 11 March 2011, Canarias aided the disabled cargo ship RAK Afrikana off the coast of Somalia. The Italian frigate Zeffiro, with the aid of Canarias, assisted the crew of RAK Afrikana in disembarking the vessel before it sank.[10] On 31 March 2011, Canarias captured 11 Somali pirates that attempted to hijack a fishing vessel in the Indian Ocean.[11]

In September 2015, the frigate was assigned to Operation Sophia, the interception of illegal trafficking of migrants across the Mediterranean Sea.[12] Canarias rescued 517 migrants from traffickers in November 2015, destroying their vessel after recovering the passengers.[13][14] Canarias rescued over 1,100 migrants from traffickers before returning to Rota in January 2016.[15] Canarias returned to Operation Sophia in January 2017.[16]

In 2019, Canarias, once again operating off the Somali coast, responded to a distress call from a Somali Navy vessel that had become disabled. Canarias aided the Somali personnel in getting their craft operating again.[17]

Notes edit

 
Canarias in Split on 10 February 2015
  1. ^ /62 refers to the length of the gun in terms of calibres. A /62 gun is 62 times long as its bore diameter.

Citations edit

  1. ^ a b c d e f g Saunders 2009, p. 745.
  2. ^ Gardiner, Chumbley & Budzbon 1995, p. 600.
  3. ^ Gardiner, Chumbley & Budzbon 1995, pp. 436, 600.
  4. ^ a b c d e f Wertheim 2013, p. 672.
  5. ^ Gardiner, Chumbley & Budzbon 1995, p. 436.
  6. ^ "Cae la pluma de una grúa sobre tres fragatas amarradas en la Base de Rota" [The boom of a crane falls on three frigates moored at the Rota Base]. Diario de Cadiz (in Spanish). 1 August 2008. Retrieved 31 March 2023.
  7. ^ Torices, Alfonso (5 October 2009). "La fragata 'Canarias' detiene a dos de los secuestradores del 'Alakrana'" [The frigate 'Canarias' detains two of the hijackers of the 'Alakrana']. El Diario Montañés (in Spanish). Retrieved 31 March 2023.
  8. ^ "La fragata 'Méndez Núñez' releva a la 'Canarias' en la operación Atalanta" [The frigate 'Méndez Núñez' takes over from the 'Canarias' in the Atalanta operation]. El Diario Vasco (in Spanish). 26 October 2009. Retrieved 31 March 2023.
  9. ^ Cruz, Marisa (18 November 2009). "Así fue liberado el 'Alakrana'" [This is how the 'Alakrana' was released]. El Mundo (in Spanish). Retrieved 31 March 2023.
  10. ^ Singh, Rahul (11 March 2011). "Indian Navy to the rescue". Hindustan Times. Retrieved 31 March 2023.
  11. ^ "Spanish navy captures 11 suspected Somali pirates". defenceweb.co.za. 31 March 2011. Retrieved 31 March 2023.
  12. ^ "Fragata Canarias se integra en la fuerza naval UE contra tráfico inmigrantes" [Frigate Canarias joins the EU naval force against immigrant trafficking]. La Vanguardia (in Spanish). 10 September 2015. Retrieved 31 March 2023.
  13. ^ Cancio, Fernando (5 November 2015). "La fragata «Canarias» rescata a 517 inmigrantes a la deriva, entre ellos una niña tetrapléjica" [The frigate "Canarias" rescues 517 migrants adrift, including a quadriplegic girl]. La Razon (in Spanish). Retrieved 31 March 2023.
  14. ^ González, Miguel (2 November 2015). "Así se destruye desde el aire una embarcación ilegal" [This is how an illegal boat is destroyed from the air]. El País (in Spanish). Retrieved 31 March 2023.
  15. ^ "La fragata Canarias regresa a Rota tras salvar a más de 1.100 personas" [The frigate Canarias returns to Rota after saving more than 1,100 people]. Diario de Cadiz (in Spanish). 28 January 2016. Retrieved 31 March 2023.
  16. ^ "La fragata 'Canarias' regresa al Mediterráneo por la operación 'Sophia'" [The frigate 'Canarias' returns to the Mediterranean for operation 'Sophia']. Diario de Cadiz (in Spanish). 18 January 2017. Retrieved 31 March 2023.
  17. ^ "EU naval force rescues 7 Somali Navy sailors". Xinhua. 23 October 2019. Retrieved 31 March 2023.

References edit

  • Gardiner, Robert; Chumbley, Stephen & Budzbon, Przemysław, eds. (1995). Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1947–1995. Annapolis, Maryland: Naval Institute Press. ISBN 1-55750-132-7.
  • Saunders, Stephen, ed. (2009). Jane's Fighting Ships 2009–2010 (112 ed.). Alexandria, Virginia: Jane's Information Group Inc. ISBN 978-0-7106-2888-6.
  • Wertheim, Eric, ed. (2013). The Naval Institute Guide to Combat Fleets of the World (16th ed.). Annapolis, Maryland: Naval Institute Press. ISBN 9-7-815911-4954-5.

December 07, 2023
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Canarias F86 is the last of the six Spanish built Santa Maria class frigates of the Spanish Navy which are based on the American Oliver Hazard Perry class design The Santa Maria class offer both anti air and anti submarine defence for the Spanish Navy The frigate was laid down by Bazan on 15 April 1992 and launched on 21 June 1993 Upon entering service on 14 December 1994 Canarias was homeported at Rota and assigned to the 41st Escort Squadron Canarias has been assigned to Operation Atalanta of the Somali coast combatting piracy and Operation Sophia in the Mediterranean Sea intercepting illegal trafficking of migrants CanariasHistorySpainNameCanariasNamesakeCanariasBuilderBazanLaid down15 April 1992Launched21 June 1993Commissioned14 December 1994HomeportRotaIdentificationMMSI number 225301000 Callsign EBFQ Pennant number F86Statusin active serviceGeneral characteristicsClass and typeSanta Maria class frigateDisplacement3 160 t 3 110 long tons standardLength138 8 m 455 ft 5 in Beam14 3 m 46 ft 11 in Draught6 6 m 21 ft 8 in maxPropulsion2 General Electric LM2500 30 gas turbines generating 41 000 shp 31 MW through a single shaft and variable pitch propeller 2 Auxiliary Propulsion Units 350 hp 260 kW retractable electric azimuth thrusters for maneuvering and docking Speed29 knots 54 km h 33 mph Complement223Sensors and processing systemsRadar AN SPS 49 V 4 2 D air search V 5 in F 85 amp F 86 RAN 12L being replaced by RAN 30 2 D low horizon air search radar for Meroka SPS 55 surface search radar Mk 92 fire control system Sonar SQS 56 SQR 19 V Towed Array 19 V 2 in F 85 amp F 86 Fire control Mk 13 weapons control Mk 92 and SPG 60 STIR missile control SQQ 89 ASWElectronic warfare amp decoysNettunel F 85 amp F 86 Mk 3000 intercept SLQ 25 Nixie Mk36 SROC decoy launchersArmament1 single arm Mk 13 Missile Launcher with a 40 round magazine that can handle 32 SM 1MR anti air ship missiles and 8 Harpoon anti ship missiles 2 triple Mark 32 ASW torpedo tubes with Mark 46 Mod 5 anti submarine torpedoes 1 OTO Melara 76 mm 62 cal naval gun 1 20 mm Meroka 12 barrel CIWS systemAircraft carried2 Sikorsky SH 60B Seahawk LAMPS III helicopters Contents 1 Design and description 1 1 Armament and sensors 1 2 Aircraft 2 Construction and career 3 Notes 4 Citations 5 ReferencesDesign and description edit nbsp Canarias firing a Standard missileThe Santa Maria class are a series of six guided missile frigates based on the American Oliver Hazard Perry class 1 The Oliver Hazard Perry class had been conceived as a way to reduce unit costs while maintaining an anti air warfare AAW platform with anti submarine ASW and anti surface warfare capabilities 2 The Oliver Hazard Perry class came in two forms the short hulled and long hulled with the Santa Maria class being of the later with additional beam to allow for more top weight for future modifications 3 The class came in two batches with the first four being of batch one and the final two of the second The first batch of ships have a displacement of 2 851 tonnes 2 806 long tons light 3 160 t 3 110 long tons standard and 4 017 t 3 954 long tons at full load The second batch have the same light and standard displacements with a full load displacement of 4 107 t 4 042 long tons The frigates measure 138 8 metres 455 ft 5 in long overall and 125 9 m 413 ft 1 in at the waterline with a beam of 14 3 m 46 ft 11 in and a standard draught of 4 52 m 14 ft 10 in and a maximum draught at the sonar dome of 6 6 m 21 ft 8 in 4 The ships have a complement of 223 sailors including 13 officers 1 The Santa Maria class is propelled by a controllable pitch propeller powered by two General Electric LM2500 gas turbines creating 41 000 shaft horsepower 31 000 kW giving the vessels a maximum speed of 29 knots 54 km h 33 mph The frigates stow 587 t 578 long tons 647 short tons of fuel and have a range of 5 000 nautical miles 9 300 km 5 800 mi at 18 knots 33 km h 21 mph 4 or 4 500 nmi 8 300 km 5 200 mi at 20 knots 37 km h 23 mph 1 The ships have four 1 000 kW Kato Allison 114 DOOL diesel generator sets creating a total of 4 000 kW These can power two 260 kW 350 shp retractable rotatable auxiliary propulsion motors 4 The vessels have fin stabilisers fitted 1 Armament and sensors edit Frigates of the Santa Maria class are armed with a single armed Mk 13 missile launcher serviced by a 40 round magazine that can handle 32 SM 1MR anti air ship missiles and 8 Harpoon anti ship missiles The Harpoon missiles have a range of 50 nmi 93 km 58 mi at Mach 0 9 carrying a 227 kilogram 500 lb warhead The SM 1R missiles have a range of 20 5 nmi 38 0 km 23 6 mi at Mach 2 The vessels also mount a single OTO Melara 76 millimetre 3 0 in 62 calibre naval gun capable of firing 85 rounds per minute up to 8 7 nmi 16 1 km 10 0 mi with each shell carrying a 6 kg 13 lb warhead 1 a For AAW defence the ships mount a single Meroka 20 mm 0 79 in 120 12 barrelled close in weapons system CIWS capable of firing 3 600 rounds per minute up to 2 km 1 2 mi For ASW the frigates are armed with two triple mounted Mark 32 torpedo tubes for Mod 5 Mark 46 torpedoes 1 The vessels are equipped with AN SPS 49 V 5 2 D air search radar RAN 12L being replaced by RAN 30 2 D low horizon air search radar for the Meroka CIWS SPS 55 surface search radar and a Mk 92 fire control radar For ASW the ships have SQS 56 sonar SQR 19 V 2 towed array For weapons fire control they have Mk 13 weapons control Mk 92 and SPG 60 STIR missile control SQQ 89 ASW systems For electronic warfare they have Nettunel Mk 3000 intercept a SLQ 25 Nixie towed torpedo decoy and Mk36 SROC decoy launchers 4 Aircraft edit As long hulled versions of the Oliver Hazard Perry class the Santa Maria class frigates have twin hangars to accommodate up to two Sikorsky SH 60B Seahawk Light Airborne Multi Purpose System LAMPS III helicopters though only one is usually embarked The helicopter deck located aft is equipped with the RAST helicopter deck handling system designed to handle LAMPS helicopters 4 Construction and career edit nbsp Canarias in Split Croatia on 25 February 2007The sixth and last hull of the Santa Maria class was ordered on 26 December 1989 5 The ship was laid down on 15 April 1992 by Bazan at their shipyard in Ferrol Spain Canarias was launched on 21 June 1993 and commissioned in service on 14 December 1994 1 Upon entering service Canarias was homeported at Rota and assigned to the 41st Escort Squadron 4 In 2008 Canarias was one of three ships of the class that suffered damage after a crane fell on the frigates while tied up at Rota 6 In 2009 Canarias was assigned to Operation Atalanta the international effort to fight piracy off Somalia On 5 October Canarias arrested two of the hijackers of the tuna boat Alakrana that had been captured by Somali pirates 7 Canarias was reinforced by the frigate Mendez Nunez on 26 October 8 The two Spanish vessels recovered Alakrana on 18 November 2009 Spanish helicopters operating from the ships fired upon a pirate zodiac and skiff during the operation 9 In early 2011 Canarias was deployed again off the coast of Somalia On 11 March 2011 Canarias aided the disabled cargo ship RAK Afrikana off the coast of Somalia The Italian frigate Zeffiro with the aid of Canarias assisted the crew of RAK Afrikana in disembarking the vessel before it sank 10 On 31 March 2011 Canarias captured 11 Somali pirates that attempted to hijack a fishing vessel in the Indian Ocean 11 In September 2015 the frigate was assigned to Operation Sophia the interception of illegal trafficking of migrants across the Mediterranean Sea 12 Canarias rescued 517 migrants from traffickers in November 2015 destroying their vessel after recovering the passengers 13 14 Canarias rescued over 1 100 migrants from traffickers before returning to Rota in January 2016 15 Canarias returned to Operation Sophia in January 2017 16 In 2019 Canarias once again operating off the Somali coast responded to a distress call from a Somali Navy vessel that had become disabled Canarias aided the Somali personnel in getting their craft operating again 17 Notes edit nbsp Canarias in Split on 10 February 2015 62 refers to the length of the gun in terms of calibres A 62 gun is 62 times long as its bore diameter Citations edit a b c d e f g Saunders 2009 p 745 Gardiner Chumbley amp Budzbon 1995 p 600 Gardiner Chumbley amp Budzbon 1995 pp 436 600 a b c d e f Wertheim 2013 p 672 Gardiner Chumbley amp Budzbon 1995 p 436 Cae la pluma de una grua sobre tres fragatas amarradas en la Base de Rota The boom of a crane falls on three frigates moored at the Rota Base Diario de Cadiz in Spanish 1 August 2008 Retrieved 31 March 2023 Torices Alfonso 5 October 2009 La fragata Canarias detiene a dos de los secuestradores del Alakrana The frigate Canarias detains two of the hijackers of the Alakrana El Diario Montanes in Spanish Retrieved 31 March 2023 La fragata Mendez Nunez releva a la Canarias en la operacion Atalanta The frigate Mendez Nunez takes over from the Canarias in the Atalanta operation El Diario Vasco in Spanish 26 October 2009 Retrieved 31 March 2023 Cruz Marisa 18 November 2009 Asi fue liberado el Alakrana This is how the Alakrana was released El Mundo in Spanish Retrieved 31 March 2023 Singh Rahul 11 March 2011 Indian Navy to the rescue Hindustan Times Retrieved 31 March 2023 Spanish navy captures 11 suspected Somali pirates defenceweb co za 31 March 2011 Retrieved 31 March 2023 Fragata Canarias se integra en la fuerza naval UE contra trafico inmigrantes Frigate Canarias joins the EU naval force against immigrant trafficking La Vanguardia in Spanish 10 September 2015 Retrieved 31 March 2023 Cancio Fernando 5 November 2015 La fragata Canarias rescata a 517 inmigrantes a la deriva entre ellos una nina tetraplejica The frigate Canarias rescues 517 migrants adrift including a quadriplegic girl La Razon in Spanish Retrieved 31 March 2023 Gonzalez Miguel 2 November 2015 Asi se destruye desde el aire una embarcacion ilegal This is how an illegal boat is destroyed from the air El Pais in Spanish Retrieved 31 March 2023 La fragata Canarias regresa a Rota tras salvar a mas de 1 100 personas The frigate Canarias returns to Rota after saving more than 1 100 people Diario de Cadiz in Spanish 28 January 2016 Retrieved 31 March 2023 La fragata Canarias regresa al Mediterraneo por la operacion Sophia The frigate Canarias returns to the Mediterranean for operation Sophia Diario de Cadiz in Spanish 18 January 2017 Retrieved 31 March 2023 EU naval force rescues 7 Somali Navy sailors Xinhua 23 October 2019 Retrieved 31 March 2023 References editGardiner Robert Chumbley Stephen amp Budzbon Przemyslaw eds 1995 Conway s All the World s Fighting Ships 1947 1995 Annapolis Maryland Naval Institute Press ISBN 1 55750 132 7 Saunders Stephen ed 2009 Jane s Fighting Ships 2009 2010 112 ed Alexandria Virginia Jane s Information Group Inc ISBN 978 0 7106 2888 6 Wertheim Eric ed 2013 The Naval Institute Guide to Combat Fleets of the World 16th ed Annapolis Maryland Naval Institute Press ISBN 9 7 815911 4954 5 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Spanish frigate Canarias amp oldid 1175288256, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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