Additional Info

• Ships in class

  Name	Number	Launched	Commissioned	Homeport
  Cantabria	A-15	21 July 2008	29 July 2010	Ferrol

• Length

   

  • 173.8 meters.
• Beam
  • 23 meters.

   

• Draft
  • 8 meters
• Displacement

   

  • 19,500 tonnes
• Propulsion

   

  • 2 diesel MAN 18V 40/45 with a power of  10,890 HP.
  • 1 variable pitch propeller.
  • 1 maneuvering thrusters .
• Electric power
  • 4 diesel-generators MAN 16V 20/27

   

• Speed
  • 20 knots.
• Range
  • 6,000 Nautical miles.

   

• Complement
  • Crew: 122 people.
  • Air Group: 20 people.
  • Transport : 68 people.

   

• Sensors
  • Navigation radar: Northrop Grumman Sperry Marine VisionMaster FT.
  • Surface search and navigation radar: Indra Aries-NAV.
  • Air search radar: Indra Aries-SAAS
  • SVO (Optronics Surveillance System)
  • IFF including mode 5 and modo S

   

• ESM/ECM
  • ESM radar: Indra Rigel.

   

• Countermeasures
  • 6 SRBOC Mk-36 Infrared flares and chaff launcher
  • SLQ-25 Nixie towed decoy

   

• Systems
  • Combat System SCOMBA BAC.
  • Integrated Communications System ICCS-5
  • Data Link-11
  • Communications SHF SATCOM, INMARSAT, UHF, HF, VHF, GMDSS, Iridium.
  • TACAN.
  • GPS.
  • Time central.
  • Mapping system.
  • WECDIS (Warship Electronic Chart Display and Information System)
  • CCTV (Closed Circuit Television)
  • Consoles  CONAM - 4 consoles, 1 three monitors y 3 two monitors.

   

• Weapons
  • 2 BAE Mk-38 Mod. 2 of 25 mm (preinstallation).
  • 2 RWS Escribano Sentinel 2.0 of 12,7 mm.
  • Reserve space for a PDMS (Point Defence Missile System)

   

• Aircraft carried
  • Flight deck and hangar for 1 helicopter heavy.
  • Hangar 3 AB-212 or 2 SH-3D/NH-90

   

• Replenishment
  • DFM: 8,309 meters cubic.
  • JP-5: 1,527 meters cubic.
  • Engine oil: 122 meters cubic.
  • Freshwater: 170 meters cubic.
  • Distilled water: 170 meters cubic.
  • Ammo: 510 square meters.
  • Regards/sonobuoys : 83 square meters.
  • Ammunition and supplies.
  • 20 containers on deck.

   

• Other
  • 4 x dual purpose abeam stations with heavy jackstays
  • 2 x dual purpose abeam stations with light jackstays
  • 1 astern fuel transfer station