Spanish frigate Baleares

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Baleares on 29 December 2009
History
Spain
Name	Baleares
Namesake	Balearic Islands
Builder	Bazan
Laid down	31 October 1968
Launched	20 August 1970
Commissioned	24 September 1973
Decommissioned	2004
Identification	F71
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	AN/SPS-52B Air Search Radar RAN-12L/X Air Search Radar AN/SPS-10F Surface Search Radar DE1160LF Sonar AN/SQS-35(v)Variable Depth Sonar system AN/SPG-53 Mk68 Gun Fire Control System
Electronic warfare & decoys	Ceselsa Deneb/Canopus, Mk36 SROC decoy launchers
Armament	1 × Mk-16 8 cell missile launcher for RUR-5 ASROC and Harpoon missiles 1 × Mk42 5-inch/54 caliber gun 2 × quad Mk141 launchers for Harpoon missiles 1 × Standard SAM launcher (16 Missiles) 2 × 20mm Meroka CIWS gun systems Mark 46 torpedoes (from 4 × single tube launchers)

Baleares (F71) is the lead ship of five Spanish-built Baleares-class frigates, based on the American Knox class design, of the Spanish Navy.

Laid down on 31 October 1968 and launched on 20 August 1970, Baleares was commissioned into service on 24 September 1973.Sturton, p. 435