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842:On 9 March,
841:
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818:North Korean
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463:Rear admiral
459:Spanish Navy
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443:Méndez Núñez
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325:& decoys
278:Sensors and
232:gas turbines
185:Displacement
176:
118:Commissioned
60:Méndez Núñez
59:
29:Méndez Núñez
28:
1472:(cancelled)
1074:5 September
988:during the
859:Royal Grace
851:Royal Grace
745:Alboran Sea
743:and in the
576:Santa María
523:Illustrious
470:Philippines
407:4 × 324 mm
388:- 16 × 4 ×
238:Caterpillar
105:16 May 2003
1520:2004 ships
1499:Categories
1353:2019-05-07
1044:2017-04-13
1023:2017-04-13
996:References
790:sailed to
591:Pontevedra
573:, and the
517:Royal Navy
420:Mk46 mod 5
270:Complement
217:Propulsion
1373:USNI News
992:in 1898.
907:Cartagena
836:De Ruyter
779:coast of
762:Cantabria
480:in 1898.
476:nation's
417:Honeywell
334:launchers
102:Laid down
1505:Frigates
1040:. abc.es
911:Scottish
832:frigate
828:and the
806:Castilla
797:Castilla
777:Atlantic
693:held in
660:Portugal
628:Canarias
624:Alakrana
620:Canarias
607:Canarias
558:Sardinia
504:waters,
502:Hawaiian
357:Armament
301:Raytheon
289:AN/SPY-1
126:Homeport
110:Launched
88:Navantia
66:Namesake
962:joined
822:Dae San
792:Somalia
781:Galicia
768:Galerna
711:Chilreu
700:Galicia
600:in the
582:Navarra
542:vessel
536:Somalia
528:Red Sea
457:of the
455:frigate
445:(F-104)
422:Torpedo
413:Torpedo
382:- 32 ×
142:: F-104
84:Builder
76:Ordered
37:History
1378:15 May
960:Patiño
857:, the
848:tanker
834:HNLMS
668:France
655:Patiño
616:Somali
578:-class
452:-class
447:is an
193:Length
147:Status
830:Dutch
820:ship
773:AV-8B
664:Italy
345:Indra
339:Nixie
332:flare
311:ARIES
305:sonar
293:radar
262:Range
255:knots
253:28.5
250:Speed
240:3600
223:CODOG
209:Draft
155:Badge
50:Spain
1380:2019
1076:2019
915:NATO
903:NATO
893:and
873:Oman
864:Rayo
771:and
753:and
709:and
695:Vigo
666:and
630:and
554:NATO
540:tuna
521:HMS
432:1 ×
409:Mk32
395:8 ×
392:(64)
370:CIWS
362:1 ×
309:2 ×
227:2 ×
201:Beam
94:Cost
56:Name
16:Ship
871:in
800:in
610:in
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