Spanish frigate Extremadura

Extremadura (F75) was the fifth ship of the five Spanish-built Baleares-class frigates of the Spanish Navy, based on the United States Navy Knox class design.

For other ships with the same name, see Spanish ship Extremadura.

Extremadura (F75)
History
Spain
Name	Extremadura
Namesake	Extremadura
Builder	Bazan
Laid down	3 November 1971
Launched	21 November 1972
Commissioned	10 November 1976
Decommissioned	2006
Identification	F75
General characteristics
Class & 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 & processing systems	AN/SPS-52B Air Search Radar RAN-12L/X Air Search Radar AN/SPS-10F Surface Search Radar DE1160LF Sonar AN/SQS-35(v)Variable Depth Sonar system AN/SPG-53 Mk68 Gun Fire Control System
Electronic warfare & decoys	Ceselsa Deneb/Canopus, Mk36 SROC decoy launchers
Armament	1 × Mk-16 8 cell missile launcher for RUR-5 ASROC and Harpoon missiles 1 × Mk42 5-inch/54 caliber gun 2 × quad Mk141 launchers for Harpoon missiles 1 × Standard SAM launcher (16 Missiles) 2 × 20mm Meroka CIWS gun systems Mark 46 torpedoes (from 4 × single tube launchers)

Laid down on 3 November 1971 and launched on 21 November 1972, Extremadura was commissioned on 10 November 1976.^[1] She was decommissioned in 2006.