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Asturias (F74) is the fourth ship of five Spanish-built Baleares-class frigates, based on the American Knox class design, of the Spanish Navy.
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Asturias (F74) | |
History | |
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Spain | |
Name | Asturias |
Namesake | Asturias |
Builder | Bazan |
Laid down | 30 March 1971 |
Launched | 13 March 1972 |
Commissioned | 2 December 1975 |
Decommissioned | 30 June 2009 |
Identification | F74 |
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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Laid down on 30 March 1971 and launched on 13 March 1972, Asturias was commissioned into service on 2 December 1975.[1]
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