Baleares-class frigate

The Baleares class were a group of five frigates built for the Spanish Navy in the late 1960s and 1970s. The ships were a modified version of the American Knox-class frigates. The key differences are the replacement of helicopter facilities by a medium-range surface-to-air missile system and associated radars. Constructed between 1968 and 1976, the Baleares class began entering service in 1973 and formed the 31 Escort Squadron, based at Ferrol. The five ships were upgraded several times during their service lives. The ships were retired beginning in the mid-2000s and replaced by the Álvaro de Bazán-class frigates on a one-to-one basis.

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1970  Wikimedia, Wikidata
length 133.6 metre, draft 7.52 metre, beam 14.3 metre, 
frigate, Spanish Navy, Navantia, United States Navy, Spain, United States, 

Andalucia, Baleares, Cataluna, Extremadura, La Princesa, SPS Asturias, 

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  Andalucia ⓘ
  1971 Baleares-class frigate

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  Baleares ⓘ
  1970 Baleares-class frigate

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  Cataluna ⓘ
  1971 Baleares-class frigate

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  Extremadura ⓘ
  1972 Baleares-class frigate

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  SPS Asturias ⓘ
  1972 Baleares-class frigate

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NATO frigates underway during NATO exercise North Star 1991

Ferrol Barcos retirados de la Armada Española (8466915976)

Ferrol Barcos retirados de la Armada Española (8465820439)

Ferrol Barcos retirados de la Armada Española (8465821243)

Ferrol Barcos retirados de la Armada Española (8466918416)

Ferrol Barcos retirados de la Armada Española (8466917876)

Ferrol Barcos retirados de la Armada Española (8465827179)

Ferrol Barcos retirados de la Armada Española (8465825441)

Type	Subtype	Date	Description	Notes	Source
object	watercraft		Andalucia	Baleares-class frigate, frigate	Wikidata
object	watercraft		Baleares	Baleares-class frigate, frigate	Wikidata
object	watercraft		Cataluna	Baleares-class frigate, frigate	Wikidata
object	watercraft		Extremadura	Baleares-class frigate, frigate	Wikidata
object	watercraft		SPS Asturias	Baleares-class frigate, frigate	Wikidata
commons	image		NATO frigates underway during NATO exercise North Star 1991		Commons
commons	image		Ferrol Barcos retirados de la Armada Española (8466915976)		Commons
commons	image		Ferrol Barcos retirados de la Armada Española (8465820439)		Commons
commons	image		Ferrol Barcos retirados de la Armada Española (8465821243)		Commons
commons	image		Ferrol Barcos retirados de la Armada Española (8466918416)		Commons
commons	image		Ferrol Barcos retirados de la Armada Española (8466917876)		Commons
commons	image		Ferrol Barcos retirados de la Armada Española (8465827179)		Commons
commons	image		Ferrol Barcos retirados de la Armada Española (8465825441)		Commons