Santa Maria class frigate
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The Santa Maria class of frigates are the Spanish Navy's designation for six locally built warships based on the Oliver Hazard Perry-class frigates of the United States Navy.
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Units of class
All are homeported in Rota, Spain.
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General characteristics
- Displacement: 2851 ton lightship, 3610 ton standard
- Length: 138.8 metres
- Beam: 14.3 metres
- Draught: 8.6 metres
- Armament:
- Mk 13 Missile Launcher for the RGM-84 Harpoon SSM and the SM-1MR Standard SAM
- Mk 75 Oto Melara 76mm Compact Gun
- 20mm Meroka 12 barrel AA system
- Mk 32 SVTT for Mk 46 Lightweight Torpedoes
- SH-60 Seahawk LAMPS III Helicopter
- Propulsion: Two LM2500 Gas Turbines coupled to a single shaft and controllable pitch propellor
- Speed: 30+