Cantabria class - AO - Support Ship IMO: 9517604 MMSI: 225383000 Flight Deck: Call Sign: EBAS Shipyard: Navantia Events ---Filter---OrderedLaid downLaunchedCommissionedPort VisitDeploymentHomeportTrials History of Cantabria A-15 2005-mayOrderedOrdered Construction of CSS Cantabria authorised by Council of Ministers. 2007-jul-18Laid downLaid down 2008-jul-21LaunchedLaunched Navantia in Puerto Real 2009-octTrialsTrials 2010-jul-29 Rota Naval Base delivered to Armada Española at Rota on 29 Jul 2010. 2010-sep-29CommissionedCommissioned 2011-jun Full operational assessment concluded and joined the fleet. 2013-feb-13Port VisitPort Visit Port of Melbourne visited Melbourne as first stop on an extended deployment of secondment to the Royal Australian Navy 2013-feb-20HomeportHomeport Fleet Base East, Sydney, during her secondment to Royal Australian Navy 2013-jul-15DeploymentDeployment Coral Sea Talisman Saber 2013 2013-oct-03Port VisitPort Visit HMAS Kuttabul IFR 2013 International Fleet Review Sydney 2013 Present at 100th anniversary of the RAN Fleet Review 2015-aug-28NEWS Santa Maria Frigate Returns After Active Endeavour 2015-octDeploymentDeployment West Mediterranean Exercise Trident Juncture 2015 participated in multi-national NATO Maritime Command exercise, until Nov 2015 2016-jan-27Port VisitPort Visit Royal Victoria Dock weekend visit to the Royal Docks, departed 31 Jan 2016-feb-05Port VisitPort Visit Amsterdam Harbour Vlothaven embarked Sea King HS.9-7 2016-mar-03DeploymentDeployment Cold Response 2016 Part of SNMG1, to Norway for Cold Response 16 2016-sepDeploymentDeployment Ferrol Naval Base SNMG2 departed Ferrol to join NATO SNMG2 for 3 month Mediterranean depoyment. Returned to Ferrol 15 Dec. 2016-oct-09DeploymentDeployment North Western Approaches Exercise Joint Warrior 16-2 Participated in Ex JW16-2 Add new event for this unitYear:Month: <- (1/12) Optional Day: <- (1/31) Optional Text: Add Event Specifications Cantabria class 174length (m) 23beam (m) 8draught (m) 6000range (nm) 20max speed (knots) 2Naval Engine diesel 4Naval Gun Mark 26 1/5in (12.7mm)6Chaff and decoys Mark 36 SRBOC Aircraft Typical Max Spanish Navy Agusta AB212 03 Spanish Navy Sikorsky S-61 H-3 02 Spanish Navy NHI NH90 NFH 02 Builder Navantia, 2.5nm SE of Cadiz