''Canarias'' (F86), is the last of the six Spanish-built s, based on the American design, of the

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Construction and career

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on 15 April 1992, and launched on 21 June 1993, ''Canarias'' was commissioned in service in 1995. The ship features a series of improvements to her previous sisters, with a new Meroka mod 2B CIWS, and upgraded fire control systems with Mk.92 mod6 CORT (Coherent Receiver Transmitter) and SPS-49(v)5 radar instead of previous (v)4. All of these Spanish frigates have the length of the later ''Oliver Hazard Perry'' frigates, and have a wider beam than the US Navy design, and therefore able to carry more top weight. Fin stabilizers are fitted.

Gallery

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on 30 July 2006 File:Spanish frigate-Canarias (F86).jpg, ''Canarias'' in

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on 10 February 2015

Other units of class

* * * * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Canarias Ships of the Spanish Navy 1993 ships Santa María-class frigates