Spanish oiler Cantabria

Cantabria in May 2013
History
Spain
Name	Cantabria
Ordered	July 2005
Builder	Puerto Real, Cadiz
Cost	€238 million[1]
Laid down	18 July 2007
Launched	21 July 2008
Commissioned	29 September 2010
Identification	IMO number: 9517604 MMSI number: 225383000 Callsign: EBAS Pennant number: A15
Status	in active service
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General characteristics
Type	Replenishment oiler
Displacement	19,500 tons
Length	174.0 m (570.9 ft)
Beam	23 m (75 ft)
Draught	8 m (26 ft)
Propulsion	2 diesel MAN 18V 40/45, 10,890 kW (14,600 hp), single propeller shaft, controllable-pitch propeller
Speed	20 knots (37 km/h; 23 mph) sustained
Range	6,000 nmi (11,000 km; 6,900 mi)
Capacity	8,920 m3 (315,000 cu ft) of ship fuel 1,585 m3 (56,000 cu ft) of JP-5 215 m3 (7,600 cu ft) of fresh water 280 tons of ammunition 470 tons of general cargo
Complement	122
Sensors and processing systems	EID ICCS integrated communications control system
Aircraft carried	2 (Sikorsky SH-3 Sea King or NHIndustries NH90) –3 (Agusta-Bell AB.212) helicopters
Aviation facilities	hangar and flight deck

Cantabria (A15) is a replenishment oiler operated by the Spanish Navy. Acquired to provide logistical support for the Spanish fleet, Cantabria was commissioned in 2010. Cantabria is the second-largest naval ship currently operated by the Spanish, behind Juan Carlos I.