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-01.jpg) Baleares on 29 December 2009
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| History | |
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 Spain | |
| Name | Baleares |
| Namesake | Balearic Islands |
| Builder | Bazan |
| Laid down | 31 October 1968 |
| Launched | 20 August 1970 |
| Commissioned | 24 September 1973 |
| Decommissioned | 2004 |
| Identification | F71 |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type | Baleares-class frigate |
| Displacement | 3,015 long tons (3,063 t), standard 4,177 long tons (4,244 t), full load |
| Length | 438 ft (134 m), overall |
| Beam | 46 ft 9 in (14.25 m) |
| Draft | 24 ft 9 in (7.54 m) |
| Propulsion | 1 shaft, one Westinghouse steam turbine, 2 V2M boilers. total 35,000 shp (maximum), |
| Speed | 28 knots (52 km/h) |
| Sensors and processing systems |
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| Electronic warfare & decoys | Ceselsa Deneb/Canopus, Mk36 SROC decoy launchers |
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Baleares (F71) is the lead ship of five Spanish-built Baleares-class frigates, based on the American Knox class design, of the Spanish Navy.
Laid down on 31 October 1968 and launched on 20 August 1970, Baleares was commissioned into service on 24 September 1973.Sturton, p. 435
