 F110 class
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| Class overview | |
|---|---|
| Name | Bonifaz class (F110) |
| Builders | Navantia |
| Operators |  Spanish Navy |
| Preceded by | Álvaro de Bazán class |
| Cost | |
| Planned | 5 ordered (+ 2 potentially)[2] |
| Building | 2 |
| General characteristics | |
| Type | |
| Displacement | 6,100 t (6,000 long tons)[3] |
| Length | 145 m (475 ft 9 in)[3] |
| Beam | 18 m (59 ft 1 in)[3] |
| Draft | 5 m (16 ft 5 in)[3] |
| Propulsion | |
| Speed | > 25 knots (46 km/h; 29 mph) |
| Complement | 150 |
| Sensors and processing systems |
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| Armament |
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| Aircraft carried | 1 × SH-60 Seahawk or NH-90 helicopter |
The F110 class, also known as the Bonifaz class, are a multi-purpose, anti-submarine class of Aegis combat system-fitted heavy frigates under construction for the Spanish Navy. The project is being co-developed by the Spanish Ministry of Defence and the state-owned company Navantia. The construction of the first unit (Bonifaz) started in April 2022. Deliveries are scheduled to start in about 2025.[10][11]
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- ^ "La Armada ya plantea una flota de seis submarinos S80 en Cartagena". Infodefensa (in Spanish). 2 July 2024. Retrieved 2 July 2024.
- ^ a b c d Cite error: The named reference
F110was invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ "LM2500 Gas Turbine to Power Spanish Navy's New F-110 Frigates". Naval News. 9 June 2022. Retrieved 25 July 2024.
- ^ "Kongsberg Maritime signs 200 MNOK contract to supply propeller systems for five Spanish Naval frigates". Kongsberg. 18 November 2020. Retrieved 25 July 2024.
- ^ "Lockheed Martin and Spanish Industry Partner Navantia Reach Critical First Building Block in Aegis Integration". Lockheed Martin. 18 May 2023. Retrieved 25 July 2024.
- ^ "Thales Integrated Sonar Suite Selected for Spanish Navy's new Multi-Mission Frigates". Thales. 12 December 2019. Retrieved 25 July 2024.
- ^ Scott, Richard (17 June 2024). "Lockheed Martin SPY-7 Radar Hits Milestone For Spain's F-110 Frigate". Naval News. Retrieved 25 July 2024.
- ^ Carrasco, Benjamin (13 December 2019). "Las nuevas fragatas españolas llevarán el cañón 127/64 Vulcano de Leonardo". Infodefensa (in Spanish). Retrieved 25 July 2024.
- ^ "The largest shipbuilder in the Hispanic world presents its concept of the frigate of the future". 8 November 2021. Archived from the original on 23 November 2021.
- ^ "Spain to start the building of its new F-110 frigates this year". Navyrecognition.com. 22 January 2019. Retrieved 7 May 2019.