 Canarias | |
| History | |
|---|---|
 Spain | |
| Name | Canarias |
| Namesake | Canarias |
| Builder | Bazan |
| Laid down | 15 April 1992 |
| Launched | 21 June 1993 |
| Commissioned | 14 December 1994 |
| Homeport | Rota |
| Identification |
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| Status | in active service |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type | Santa María-classfrigate |
| Displacement | 3,160 t (3,110 long tons) standard |
| Length | 138.8 m (455 ft 5 in) |
| Beam | 14.3 m (46 ft 11 in) |
| Draught | 6.6 m (21 ft 8 in) max |
| Propulsion |
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| Speed | 29 knots (54 km/h; 33 mph) |
| Complement | 223 |
| Sensors and processing systems |
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| Electronic warfare & decoys | Nettunel (F-85 & F-86: Mk-3000) intercept,SLQ-25 Nixie, Mk36 SROC decoy launchers |
| Armament |
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| Aircraft carried | 2 ×Sikorsky SH-60B Seahawk LAMPS III helicopters |
Canarias (F86), is the last of the six Spanish-builtSanta María-classfrigates of theSpanish Navy, which are based on the AmericanOliver Hazard Perry-class design. TheSanta María class offer bothanti-air andanti-submarine defence for the Spanish Navy. The frigate waslaid down byBazan on 15 April 1992 andlaunched on 21 June 1993. Upon entering service on 14 December 1994,Canarias was homeported atRota and assigned to the 41st Escort Squadron.Canarias has been assigned toOperation Atalanta of the Somali coast, combatting piracy andOperation Sophia in theMediterranean Sea, intercepting illegal trafficking of migrants.
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TheSanta María class are a series of sixguided missile frigates based on the AmericanOliver Hazard Perry class.[1] TheOliver Hazard Perry class had been conceived as a way to reduce unit costs while maintaining ananti-air warfare (AAW) platform withanti-submarine (ASW) andanti-surface warfare capabilities.[2] TheOliver Hazard Perry class came in two forms, the short-hulled and long-hulled, with theSanta María class being of the later with additionalbeam to allow for more top weight for future modifications.[3] The class came in two batches, with the first four being of batch one and the final two of the second. The first batch of ships have adisplacement of 2,851tonnes (2,806long tons) light, 3,160 t (3,110 long tons) standard and 4,017 t (3,954 long tons) at full load. The second batch have the same light and standard displacements, with a full load displacement of 4,107 t (4,042 long tons). The frigates measure 138.8 metres (455 ft 5 in)long overall and 125.9 m (413 ft 1 in) at thewaterline with a beam of 14.3 m (46 ft 11 in) and a standarddraught of 4.52 m (14 ft 10 in) and a maximum draught at thesonar dome of 6.6 m (21 ft 8 in).[4] The ships have a complement of 223 sailors including 13 officers.[1]
TheSanta María class is propelled by acontrollable pitch propeller powered by twoGeneral Electric LM2500gas turbines creating 41,000shaft horsepower (31,000 kW), giving the vessels a maximum speed of 29knots (54 km/h; 33 mph). The frigates stow 587 t (578 long tons; 647 short tons) of fuel and have a range of 5,000nautical miles (9,300 km; 5,800 mi) at 18 knots (33 km/h; 21 mph)[4] or 4,500 nmi (8,300 km; 5,200 mi) at 20 knots (37 km/h; 23 mph).[1] The ships have four 1,000 kW Kato-Allison 114-DOOL diesel generator sets creating a total of 4,000 kW. These can power two 260 kW (350 shp) retractable, rotatable auxiliary propulsion motors.[4] The vessels havefin stabilisers fitted.[1]
Frigates of theSanta María class are armed with a single-armedMk 13 missile launcher serviced by a 40-roundmagazine that can handle 32SM-1MRanti-air/ship missiles and 8Harpoon anti-ship missiles. The Harpoon missiles have a range of 50 nmi (93 km; 58 mi) atMach 0.9 carrying a 227-kilogram (500 lb) warhead. The SM-1R missiles have a range of 20.5 nmi (38.0 km; 23.6 mi) at Mach 2. The vessels also mount a singleOTO Melara 76-millimetre (3.0 in)/62 calibre naval gun capable of firing 85 rounds per minute up to 8.7 nmi (16.1 km; 10.0 mi) with each shell carrying a 6 kg (13 lb) warhead.[1][a] For AAW defence, the ships mount a singleMeroka 20 mm (0.79 in)/120 12-barrelledclose-in weapons system (CIWS) capable of firing 3,600 rounds per minute up to 2 km (1.2 mi). For ASW, the frigates are armed with two triple-mountedMark 32torpedo tubes for Mod 5Mark 46 torpedoes.[1]
The vessels are equipped withAN/SPS-49(V)5 2-D air searchradar, RAN-12L (being replaced by RAN-30) 2-D low horizon air search radar for the Meroka CIWS, SPS-55 surface search radar and a Mk 92 fire-control radar. For ASW, the ships haveSQS-56sonar, SQR-19(V)2 towed array. For weapons fire control, they have Mk 13weapons control, Mk 92 and SPG-60 STIR missile control, SQQ-89 ASW systems. Forelectronic warfare they have Nettunel Mk-3000 intercept, aSLQ-25 Nixie towed torpedo decoy, and Mk36 SROC decoy launchers.[4]
As long-hulled versions of theOliver Hazard Perry class, theSanta María-class frigates have twinhangars to accommodate up to twoSikorsky SH-60B SeahawkLight Airborne Multi-Purpose System (LAMPS) III helicopters though only one is usually embarked. Thehelicopter deck, located aft, is equipped with the RAST helicopter deck-handling system designed to handle LAMPS helicopters.[4]
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The sixth and last hull of theSanta Maria class was ordered on 26 December 1989.[5] The ship waslaid down on 15 April 1992 byBazan at their shipyard inFerrol, Spain.Canarias waslaunched on 21 June 1993 andcommissioned in service on 14 December 1994.[1] Upon entering service,Canarias was homeported atRota and assigned to the 41st Escort Squadron.[4]
In 2008,Canarias was one of three ships of the class that suffered damage after a crane fell on the frigates while tied up at Rota.[6] In 2009,Canarias was assigned toOperation Atalanta, the international effort to fightpiracy off Somalia. On 5 October,Canarias arrested two of the hijackers of the tuna boatAlakrana that had been captured by Somali pirates.[7]Canarias was reinforced by the frigateMéndez Núñez on 26 October.[8] The two Spanish vessels recoveredAlakrana on 18 November 2009. Spanish helicopters operating from the ships fired upon a piratezodiac andskiff during the operation.[9] In early 2011,Canarias was deployed again off the coast of Somalia. On 11 March 2011,Canarias aided the disabled cargo shipRAK Afrikana off the coast of Somalia. TheItalian frigate Zeffiro, with the aid ofCanarias, assisted the crew ofRAK Afrikana in disembarking the vessel before it sank.[10] On 31 March 2011,Canarias captured 11 Somali pirates that attempted to hijack a fishing vessel in the Indian Ocean.[11]
In September 2015, the frigate was assigned toOperation Sophia, the interception of illegal trafficking of migrants across theMediterranean Sea.[12]Canarias rescued 517 migrants from traffickers in November 2015, destroying their vessel after recovering the passengers.[13][14]Canarias rescued over 1,100 migrants from traffickers before returning to Rota in January 2016.[15]Canarias returned to Operation Sophia in January 2017.[16]
In 2019,Canarias, once again operating off the Somali coast, responded to a distress call from aSomali Navy vessel that had become disabled.Canarias aided the Somali personnel in getting their craft operating again.[17]
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