 Patiño in 2017 | |
| History | |
|---|---|
 Spain | |
| Name | Patiño |
| Namesake | José Patiño Rosales |
| Ordered | 26 December 1991 |
| Builder | Navantia,Ferrol, Spain |
| Launched | 22 June 1994 |
| Commissioned | 16 June 1995 |
| Home port | Ferrol |
| Identification |
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| Status | Active |
| General characteristics | |
| Type | Replenishment oiler |
| Displacement |
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| Length | 166 m (544 ft 7 in) |
| Beam | 22 m (72 ft 2 in) |
| Draught | 8 m (26 ft 3 in) |
| Installed power |
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| Propulsion | 1 ×controllable pitch propeller |
| Speed | 20knots (37 km/h; 23 mph) |
| Range | 13,440 nmi (24,891 km; 15,466 mi) at 20 knots |
| Complement | 148, plus 19 air crew, plus 20 extra |
| Sensors & processing systems |
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| Electronic warfare & decoys | URN-25A TACAN Aldebaran ESM / ECM system |
| Armament | |
| Aircraft carried | 2 ×SH-3D Sea King or 3 ×AB 212 |
| Aviation facilities | 490 m2 (5,300 sq ft)flight deck and hangar |
Patiño is areplenishment oiler of theSpanish Navy. It was named after the Spanish navy ministerJosé Patiño Rosales, who reorganized the fleet on the orders ofPhilip V of Spain. The vessel was ordered in 1991 fromNavantia and built at their yard inFerrol, Galicia. The ship entered service with the Spanish Navy in June 1995 and is homeported at Ferrol.Patiño has been deployed withNATO forces around the world, participating in missions in theKosovo War, theWar in Afghanistan along with theEuropean Union's anti-piracy mission to Somalia.
Patiño is a product of cooperation between theRoyal Netherlands Navy and theSpanish Navy. The design of the ship is similar toHNLMS Amsterdam of the Royal Netherlands Navy, the vessels were developed in cooperation.[1] The replenishment oiler was built to merchant ship standards.Patiño is 166 m (544 ft 7 in) long with abeam of 22 m (72 ft 2 in) and adraught of 8 m (26 ft 3 in). The ship has afull load displacement of 17,045 long tons (17,319 t) and is 5,762 long tons (5,854 t) light.[2]
Patiño is fitted with twoNavantia /Burmeister & Wain 16V40/45diesel engines driving a single shaft with a five-bladedcontrollable-pitch propeller. The engines are rated at 24,000 hp (17,897 kW). This gives the vessel a maximum speed of 20knots (37 km/h; 23 mph) and a range of 13,450nautical miles (24,909 km; 15,478 mi) at 20 knots.[2]
The replenishment oiler is fitted with three navigation-surface search and helicopter controlradars operating atI-band.[2] The management of the ships communications is made through the Integrated Communications Control System (ICCS 3rd generation) from the PortugueseEID. The countermeasures equipment aboardPatiño include: four Mk 36 SRBOC (super rapid blooming offboardchaff), six-barrelled launchers fromLockheed Martin Sippican for infrared decoys and chaff, distraction and deflection of incominganti-ship missiles to a range of 4 kilometres (2 nmi); anAN/SLQ-25A Nixie towedtorpedo decoy system from Argon ST. The two towed units emit acoustic signals from an onboard transmitter. The vessel is also equipped with an Aldebaran Electronic Support Measures / Electronic Countermeasures (ESM / ECM) system from Spain'sIndra Group.[1]
Patiño's weapons system include twoOerlikon 20 mm/90 calibre guns and the vessel is fitted for twoIzar FABA SystemsMeroka 20 mm/120 calibreclose-in weapon system (CIWS).[2][a] The guns have a rate of fire of 1,440 rounds per minute and range of up to 2,000 metres (2,187 yd). The Meroka CIWS includes an infrared camera and video auto-tracker.[1]
Patiño is designed to carry up to five helicopters. The vessel has a 490 m2 (5,300 sq ft)flight deck and ahangar on the stern of the ship. The replenishment oiler has a normal complement of only threeSikorskySH-3 Sea Kings with 19 air crew provided.[1] However, the vessel can carry a maximum of two Sea Kings and threeAB 212 helicopters at the same time.[2]
The replenishment oiler carries 6,815 long tons (6,924 t) ofdiesel fuel and has two supply stations, one on each side of the ship for liquids and solids. The ship is also capable ofstern refuelling.Patiño carries 1,660 long tons (1,687 t) ofaviation fuel and has a 500-long-ton (508 t) capacity for solid stores. The ship has onevertical replenishment supply station and has aircraft maintenance workshops.Patiño is equipped with medical facilities.[2]
Patiño was ordered from Navantia on 26 December 1991 after this joint Spanish/Dutch design won over the solely Spanish AP 21 design. The vessel waslaid down at Navantia's shipyard inFerrol, Galicia andlaunched on 22 June 1994.[2][3]Patiño wascommissioned into the Spanish Navy on 16 June 1995.[2]
Patiño participated inOperation Sharp Guard, a joint mission between the Western European Union andNATO to support the trade embargo against the formerYugoslavia.[3][4] In 1998,Patiño participated inOperation Allied Action during theKosovo War.[3]Patiño was also involved in a long series of internationalnaval exercises such asJoint Warrior and Seattle Mariner and has also sailed as part of the NATOStanding NATO Maritime Group 1 (SNMG1) andStanding NATO Maritime Group 2 (SNMG2).[3][5]
In 2002,Patiño and the Spanish frigateNavarra took part inOperation Enduring Freedom. Acting on US intelligence, the Spanish ships intercepted the merchant shipSo San on 9 December and boarded it after thecaptain refused requests to stop. Spanish marines boarded the vessel 960 km (518 nmi) east of theHorn of Africa and discovered 15Scud missiles and dual-use chemicals hidden beneath sacks ofcement.So San had departed North Korea with the weapons bound for Yemen. After Yemeni protest over the seizure of the ship, claiming that the delivery of the weapons was legal under existing law,So San was released and completed its journey.[6][7][8]
Patiño was deployed and operates as part of theEuropean Union'sOperation Atalanta security mission. The EU force NAVFOR, a multinational mission to protect ships, patrols the region in the shipping route off the coast of Somalia.[9]Patino was the NAVFORflagship.
On 8 December 2010,Patiño arrived off Somalia and became the flagship of the operation under Rear Admiral Juan Rodriguez on 14 December.[10] Her role as the flagship lasted until 21 January 2011.[11] By the end of November 2011 the vessel returned to the Indian Ocean to take her second tour atOperation Atalanta. As a replenishment ship she supported other vessels of the operation with oil and other supplies and also escorted ships with humanitarian help to Somalia.
In the early morning of 12 January 2012,Patiño was attacked by Somali pirates, apparently under the assumption that the ship was just a commercial vessel. The Spanish naval vessel fought off an attack by the pirates.Patiño then sent one of her helicopters to chase the attackers and captured six of them while one was reported killed.Patiño had been escorting a ship carrying food aid to Somalia for theWorld Food Programme.[12]
In 2015 the Canadian and Spanish governments concluded a deal wherePatiño andCantabria would deploy with Canadian naval forces in the Atlantic as their replenishment vessel in 2016. This would be done primarily for training missions.Patiño would be made available to theRoyal Canadian Navy from January to March 2016.[13] The ship deployed with the Royal Canadian Navy beginning on 12 February 2016 for two months.[14] The ship returned to Spain on 30 March 2016.[15] Beginning 1 September,Patiño deployed with the Royal Canadian Navy for 79 days, returning toFerrol on 18 November.[16]