F100 Alvaro de Bazan Guided-Missile Destroyer

Guided-Missile Destroyer F100 Alvaro de Bazan

The F100 multirole class frigates are highly capable air defense ships equipped with the american Aegis combat system

Derivatives / Succeeded by
2006	Fridtjof Nansen class
2017	Hobart class

Specifications

240

crew

6250

full load (tn)

147

length (m)

18.60

beam (m)

4.70

draught (m)

max speed (knots)

Naval Engine diesel

Naval Engine gas turbine - General Electric LM2500

Naval Engine propulsion system: CODAG

Missile Launcher Mk 141 quad Harpoon

Missile Launcher Mk 41 VLS

Naval Gun Mark 45 5/54 inch (127mm)

Torpedo Launchers Mk 32 triple-tube 324mm

Naval Radar air search radar AN/SPY-1 AEGIS

Aircraft

		Typical	Max
Spanish Navy	Sikorsky S-70 H-60	1	1

Shipyards

Bazan Ferrol - Ria de Ferrol

List of Ships

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2002	--	Spanish Navy	F-101	Alvaro de Bazan	EBDA
2003	--	Spanish Navy	F-102	Almirante Juan de Borbon	EBDB
2004	--	Spanish Navy	F-103	Blas de Lezo	EBDC
2006	--	Spanish Navy	F-104	Mendez Nuñez	EBDD - H
2006	--	Royal Norwegian Navy	F310	Fridtjof Nansen class KNM Fridtjof Nansen	LABN
2007	--	Royal Norwegian Navy	F311	Fridtjof Nansen class KNM Roald Amundsen	LABA
2008	--	Royal Norwegian Navy	F312	Fridtjof Nansen class KNM Otto Sverdrup	LABS
2009	2019	Royal Norwegian Navy	F313	Fridtjof Nansen class KNM Helge Instad	LABI
2010	--	Royal Norwegian Navy	F314	Fridtjof Nansen class KNM Thor Heyerdahl	LABH - TH
2012	--	Spanish Navy	F-105	Cristobal Colon	EBDE
2017	--	RAN	DDGH 39	Hobart class HMAS Hobart	VKLB
2018	--	RAN	DDGH 41	Hobart class HMAS Brisbane	VKLC
2020	--	RAN	DDGH 42	Hobart class HMAS Sydney	VKCM

13 units

Events

1997-jan-31	Ordered	Ordered F-101 Alvaro de Bazan
1997-jan-31	Ordered	Ordered F-102 Almirante Juan de Borbon
1997-jan-31	Ordered	Ordered F-103 Blas de Lezo
1997-jan-31	Ordered	Ordered F-104 Mendez Nuñez
2000-oct-31	Launched	Launched F-101 Alvaro de Bazan
2002-feb-28	Launched	Launched F-102 Almirante Juan de Borbon
2002-sep-19	Commissioned	Commissioned F-101 Alvaro de Bazan
2003-may-16	Launched	Launched F-103 Blas de Lezo
2003-may-16	Laid down	Laid down F-104 Mendez Nuñez
2003-dec-03	Commissioned	Commissioned F-102 Almirante Juan de Borbon
2004-nov-12	Launched	Launched F-104 Mendez Nuñez
2004-dec-16	Commissioned	Commissioned F-103 Blas de Lezo
2005-may-20	Ordered	Ordered F-105 Cristobal Colon
2006-mar-21	Commissioned	Commissioned F-104 Mendez Nuñez
2007-jun-29	Laid down	Laid down F-105 Cristobal Colon
2008-oct-04	Deployment	Deployment F-103 Blas de Lezo Exercise Joint Warrior 08-2 participated in bi-annual multi-national exercise off Scottish coast, until 17 Oct
2010-nov	Launched	Launched F-105 Cristobal Colon predicted
2011-sep-29	Deployment	Deployment F-101 Alvaro de Bazan Operation Unified Protector for Nato mission in Lybia
2012-mar-10	Deployment	Deployment F-101 Alvaro de Bazan SNMG1 operation Active Endeavour
2012-dec	Deployment	Deployment F-104 Mendez Nuñez Operation Atalanta Deployed on Operation Atalanta until Apr 2013
2013-oct-04	Deployment	Deployment F-101 Alvaro de Bazan SNMG2 Relieving sisterclass ship Blas de Lezo like Flagship
2014-sep-12	Port Visit	Port Visit F-102 Almirante Juan de Borbon SNMG2 visited Constanța as part of NATO SNMG2, for 4 days.
2014-sep-20	Port Visit	Port Visit F-102 Almirante Juan de Borbon SNMG2 visited Varna as part of NATO SNMG2, for 3 days.
2015-apr-11	Deployment	Deployment F-104 Mendez Nuñez Exercise Joint Warrior 15-1 participated in JW 15-1, off NW Scotland
2015-apr-24	Port Visit	Port Visit F-104 Mendez Nuñez visited South Dock in West India Docks. SH-60B (HS.23-09) 01-1009/09 embarked, marked with Joint Warrior badge on nose. Departed 27 Apr.
2015-apr-27	Deployment	Deployment F-103 Blas de Lezo departed Ferrol NB to participate in NATO Exercise Dynamic Mongoose 15, off Norway. Return 19 May.
2015-oct	Deployment	Deployment F-103 Blas de Lezo Exercise Trident Juncture 2015 participated in multi-national NATO Maritime Command exercise, until Nov 2015
2015-oct	Deployment	Deployment F-101 Alvaro de Bazan Exercise Trident Juncture 2015 participated in multi-national NATO Maritime Command exercise, until Nov 2015
2015-oct-03	Deployment	Deployment F-102 Almirante Juan de Borbon Exercise Joint Warrior 15-2 participated in JW 15-2 off north west coast of Scotland
2016-feb-05	Port Visit	Port Visit F-101 Alvaro de Bazan Vlothaven embarked SH-60 HS.23-10
2016-mar-03		F-101 Alvaro de Bazan Cold Response 2016 Part of SNMG1, to Norway for Cold Response 16
2016-aug-05	Port Visit	Port Visit F-104 Mendez Nuñez weekend visit to Liverpool as part of NATO fleet with embarked SH-60, in company with Portuguese NRP Alvares Cabral.
2016-aug-27	Aircraft	Aircraft F-102 Almirante Juan de Borbon 27aug16 with Seahawk 03 on air operation qualifications in the Gulf of Cádiz
2016-sep-28	Deployment	Deployment F-104 Mendez Nuñez SNMG1 relieved as flagship of NATO SNMG1 by SPS Almirante Juan de Borbon on 28 Sep.
2016-sep-28	Deployment	Deployment F-102 Almirante Juan de Borbon SNMG1 relieved SPS Mendez Nuñez as flagship of NATO SNMG1.
2016-oct-09	Deployment	Deployment F-102 Almirante Juan de Borbon Exercise Joint Warrior 16-2 Participated in Ex JW16-2, as flagship of NATO SNMG1
2016-nov-14		F-103 Blas de Lezo GRUFLEX 61 GRUFLEX 61 amphibious exercise Balearic Islands
2017-feb-17	Port Visit	Port Visit F-105 Cristobal Colon alongside in Fremantle
2019-feb-26	Deployment	Deployment F-103 Blas de Lezo Dynamic Manta 2019
2019-mar	Deployment	Deployment F-102 Almirante Juan de Borbon Exercise Joint Warrior 19-1 Mar 2019, part of NATO SNMG1, participated in JW19-1
2019-jun-09	Deployment	Deployment F-105 Cristobal Colon BALTOPS 19 Finished BALTOPS 19 participation with debrief in Kiel.
2020-feb-24	Deployment	Deployment F-105 Cristobal Colon Dynamic Manta 2020 Ionian Sea
2021-may-15		F-105 Cristobal Colon Formidable Shield 2021 Operation Flagship
2024-feb-26	Deployment	Deployment F-105 Cristobal Colon Exercise Steadfast Defender 2024 noted operating with HMS Prince of Wales Carrier Group during Steadfast Defender.

2002

F100 Alvaro de Bazan

Specifications

Aircraft

Shipyards

List of Ships

Events