Santa Maria class frigate

The Santa Maria class of frigates are the Spanish Navy's designation for six Oliver Hazard Perry-class frigates purchased from the United States: Santa Maria (F81), Victoria (F82), Numancia (F83), Reina Sofia (F84), Navarra (F85), and Canarias (F86). All are homeported in Rota, Spain.

General Characteristics

• Displacement: 3,982 tons full (F85, F86: 4107)
• Length: 138.1 meters (453 feet)
• Beam: 14.3 meters (47 feet)
• Draft: 7.8 meters (25.5 feet)
• Propulsion: 2 LM2500 gas turbines, 1 shaft, 40,000 shp,
• Speed: 29 knots
• Complement: 225
• Aircraft: aft helicopter deck with RAST and dual hangars; 2 SH-60 Seahawk helicopters
• Armament: one Mk 13 missile launcher (40 SM-1MR/Harpoon SSM), one 76mm OTO DP, one 20mm Meroka CIWS, two triple 12.75-inch torpedo tubes