Spanish frigate Almirante Juan de Borbón

Spanish frigate Almirante Juan de Borbón
Spanish frigate Almirante Juan de Borbón
Name:	Almirante Juan de Borbón
Namesake:	Infante Juan de Borbón, Count of Barcelona
Builder:	Izar
Cost:	600 million €
Laid down:	October 2001
Launched:	28 February 2002
Commissioned:	3 December 2003
Homeport:	Ferrol
Identification:	Pennant number: F-102; EBDB;
Status:	in active service, as of 2025
General characteristics
Class & type:	Álvaro de Bazán-class frigate
Displacement:	5,800 tonnes (5,700 long tons; 6,400 short tons)
Length:	146.7 m (481 ft)
Beam:	18.6 m (61 ft)
Draft:	4.75 m (15.6 ft)
Speed:	28.5 knots (52.8 km/h)
Range:	4,500 nautical miles (8,300 km)

Almirante Juan de Borbón (F-102) is the second ship of the new F-100 class of air defence frigates entering service with the Spanish Navy in 2003. She is named for Infante Juan de Borbón, Count of Barcelona, father of the former King of Spain, Juan Carlos I.

History[]

September 8, 2006 - Departs from Rota to escort the Spanish troops en route to Lebanon
November 12, 2006 - Arrives at Rota, returning from Lebanon without incident
February 2007 - Participates in GALIBER 07 Exercises
March 2007 - Returns to port
May 2007 - Sails for trials at Cartagena
June 2007 - Sails to Norway (Stavanger) and Greece (Chania and Heraklion) returning to base by the end of the month
January 2008 - Sails to Cádiz and is forced back by malfunction, expending some time in repairs.
April 2008 - Sails to Brest (France) to perform combat qualification with the French Navy
June 2008 - Sails to Estonia and returns in December of the same year
January 2010 - Sails to Portugal and Cádiz

May–June 2010 - Sails to perform combat qualifications
January 12, 2011 - Arrives at Naval Station Norfolk, Virginia, prior to the warship's participation with Carrier Strike Group Two during its Composite Unit Training Exercise (COMPTUEX) and Joint Task Force Exercise (JTFEX) underway period.^[1]

Specifications[]

Builder: Izar, Astillero Ferrol
Propulsion: 2 × General Electric LM2500 gas turbines, 2 × Caterpillar 3600 diesel engines
Shafts: 2 (Wärtsilä controllable pitch propellers)
Length: 146.7 m (482 ft)
Beam: 18.6 m (61 ft)
Draught: 4.75 (15 ft)
Displacement: 5,800 tons (full load)
Speed: 28.5 knots (52+ km/h)
Range: 4500 NM
Cost: 600 million €
Crew: 250 (48 officers)
Armament:
- 1 × 5-inch/54 Mk45 Mod 2 gun
- 2 × CIWS FABA 20mm/120 Meroka gun
- 6 × Mk41 8-cell VLS
  - SAM: 32 × Standard SM-2 Block IIIA
  - SAM: 64 × RIM-162 Evolved Sea Sparrow Missile
- SSM: 8 × McDonnell Douglas RGM-84 Harpoon anti-ship missile
- ASW: 4 × 324 mm Mk32 Mod 9 triple Torpedo launchers with 12 Honeywell Mk46 mod 5 Torpedo
Helicopter:
- 1 × Sikorsky SH-60B LAMPS III Seahawk
Electronics
- Sonar: ENOSA-Raytheon DE 1160LF (I)
- Radar: Lockheed Martin AN/SPY-1D 3-D multifunction
- Surface Radar: Raytheon SPS-67(V)4
- Weapon Control: Aegis combat system, 2 × Raytheon SPG-62 Mk99 radar illuminator, 1 × FABA DORNA fire control
- Navigation: Thales
Countermeasures
- 4 × FMC SRBOC Mk36 flare launchers
- SLQ-25A Enhanced Nixie torpedo countermeasures
- ESM/ECM: Indra SLQ-380
- CESELSA Elnath Mk 9000 interceptor

Notes[]

↑ "Spanish warship visits NS Norfolk". Military. WAVY-TV. January 12, 2011. http://www.wavy.com/dpp/military/Spanish-warship-visits-NS-Norfolk. Retrieved 2011-01-17.

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[1] "Spanish warship visits NS Norfolk". Military. WAVY-TV. January 12, 2011. http://www.wavy.com/dpp/military/Spanish-warship-visits-NS-Norfolk. Retrieved 2011-01-17.

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