SPS Alvaro de Bazan F101 Guided Missile Frigate Spanish Navy

Spanish Navy / Armada Española - Guided Missile Frigate
F 101 SPS Alvaro de Bazan

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Type, class: Guided Missile Frigate; Alvaro de Bazan (F100) class
Builder: Izar Shipbuilding, Ferrol, Spain

STATUS:
Awarded: January 31, 1997
Laid down: ?
Launched: October 31, 2000
Commissioned: September 19, 2002
IN SERVICE

Homeport: Ferrol
Namesake: Alvaro de Bazan (1526-1588)
Ships Motto: REY SERVIDO Y PATRIA HONRADA (King served and homeland honored)
Technical Data: see INFO > Alvaro de Bazan (F100) class Guided Missile Frigate

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48-cell Mk.41 Vertical Launching System (VLS) / Mk.45 Mod.2 gun

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MAIN OPERATIONS AND EXERCISES:

First verification of her Combat System (CSSQT) in July 2003 in Norfolk (Virginia), launching SM-2 anti-air missiles.

Visit of King Juan Carlos I on May 13th 2004.

First Cooperative Deployment between the Spanish Navy and the U.S. Navy, integrated into the Carrier Strike Group 2 in two stages:
The first, training with U.S. Navy units in Norfolk (April - July 2005).
The second, her deployment with the ‘USS Theodore Roosevelt’ aircraft-carrier (Sept - Dec. 2005).

NATO exercise ‘Tiger Meeting’ on September 25th 2006, consisting of a massive attack by fighters against the ship. Her anti-air defense capabilities were most satisfactory in this “saturation situation”.

Endurance cruise from January 23rd to May 19th 2007 around the globe. Her main mission was to support the State foreign policy and enhance the image of our national industry. It is worth mentioning the activities carried out in Australia; there, NAVANTIA was awarded the contract for the shipbuilding of the new Australian Navy frigates.

Visit of the Prince of Asturias on October 23rd 2007 during her Operational Qualification.

Flagship of the NATO Standing Force SNMG-1 from January 22nd to March 21st 2008.

Combat System upgrading in 2009 to include EVOLVED SEA SPARROW missile capability. Verification of combat system, upgrading and enhancement were carried out in February 2010 in San Diego (California) with the launching of SM-2 and SEA SPARROW missiles.

Maritime Security operation ‘Active Endeavour’ in the Mediterranean in May 2010.

Exercise ‘Noble Mariner’ from February 28th to March 10th 2011 and NATO’s exercise ‘Response Force’ simulating a crisis scenario and the deployment of a NATO force to upkeep security, stability and freedom of navigation.

Operation ‘Unified Protector’ in September 2011 in Libyan waters under NATO command to participate in the UN embargo operations.

Operation ‘Active Endeavor’ from March to April 2012. A maritime security operation in the Mediterranean.

Flagship of SNMG-2 from October 2013 to March 2014 in the Mediterranean Sea and the Indian Ocean.

Flagship of SNMG-1 between December 2015 to June 2016.

NATO exercises ‘Formidable Shield 2017’ and ‘Joint Warrior 17-2’ when an Evolved Sea Sparrow (ESSM) anti-air missile was launched.

In 2018, the ship integrated into the SNMG-1 in the North and Baltic Seas participating in exercises ‘Joint Warrior 181’, ‘BALTOPS 18’ and ‘Dynamic Mongoose 18.

Flagship of SNMG-2 from June to November 2020 in the Mediterranean Sea taking part in exercises ‘Dynamic Mariner 20’, ‘Dynamic Guard 20’ and ‘Mavi Balina 20’.

Álvaro de Bazán, 1st Marquis of Santa Cruz de Mudela (December 12, 1526 - February 9, 1588)

... was a Spanish admiral who fought in different battles in Lepanto, Gibraltar, Malta, Lisbon and the Azores.

Álvaro de Bazán was born in Granada in 1526 in a noble family. He served two kings: Charles I and Philip II. He decidedly contributed to the expansion of the Spanish Empire with his victories over the Turks and pirates in the Mediterranean, and over French and British squadrons in the Atlantic Ocean.

Undoubtedly, his most important victory was Lepanto in 1571 against the expansion of the Ottoman Empire. His charisma, expertise and bravery are second to none in the Spanish Navy. He was awarded the title of “Capitán de la Mar Océana” and a nobility title. He died in Lisbon, then a Spanish city, in 1588.

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