''Almirante Juan de Borbón'' (F-102) is the second ship of the new

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class of

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frigates entering service with the

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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

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* 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

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(

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and

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) returning to base by the end of the month * January 2008 - Sails to

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and is forced back by malfunction, expending some time in repairs. * April 2008 - Sails to

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(

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) to perform combat qualification with the

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* June 2008 - Sails to Estonia and returns in December of the same year * January 2010 - Sails to

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and

* 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.

Specifications

* Builder:

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, Astillero Ferrol * Propulsion: 2 ×

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s, 2 × Caterpillar 3600

diesel engine The diesel engine, named after Rudolf Diesel, is an internal combustion engine in which ignition of the fuel is caused by the elevated temperature of the air in the cylinder due to mechanical compression; thus, the diesel engine is a so-ca ...

s * Shafts: 2 (

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controllable pitch propeller In marine propulsion, a variable-pitch propeller is a type of propeller with blades that can be rotated around their long axis to change the blade pitch. Reversible propellers—those where the pitch can be set to negative values—can al ...

s) * 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

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(52+ km/h) * Range: 4500 NM * Cost: 600 million € * Crew: 250 (48 officers) * Armament: ** 1 × 5-inch/54 Mk45 Mod 2 gun ** 2 ×

CIWS A close-in weapon system (CIWS ) is a point-defense weapon system for detecting and destroying short-range incoming missiles and enemy aircraft which have penetrated the outer defenses, typically mounted on a naval ship. Nearly all classes of l ...

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 ×

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** ASW: 4 × 324 mm Mk32 Mod 9 triple

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launchers with 12

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Mk46 mod 5 Torpedo *

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: ** 1 × Sikorsky SH-60B LAMPS III Seahawk * Electronics **

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: ENOSA-Raytheon DE 1160LF (I) **

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: Lockheed Martin

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D 3-D multifunction ** Surface Radar:

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SPS-67(V)4 ** Weapon Control:

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, 2 × Raytheon SPG-62 Mk99 radar illuminator, 1 × FABA DORNA fire control ** Navigation: Thales Scout * Countermeasures ** 4 × FMC SRBOC Mk36

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launchers ** SLQ-25A Enhanced Nixie torpedo countermeasures ** ESM/ECM: Indra SLQ-380 ** CESELSA Elnath Mk 9000 interceptor

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