Spanish oiler Cantabria

Cantabria in May 2013
History
Spain
NameCantabria
OrderedJuly 2005
BuilderPuerto Real, Cadiz
Cost238 million[1]
Laid down18 July 2007
Launched21 July 2008
Commissioned29 September 2010
Identification
Statusin active service
Badge
General characteristics
TypeReplenishment oiler
Displacement19,500 tons
Length174.0 m (570.9 ft)
Beam23 m (75 ft)
Draught8 m (26 ft)
Propulsion2 diesel MAN 18V 40/45, 10,890 kW (14,600 hp), single propeller shaft, controllable-pitch propeller
Speed20 knots (37 km/h; 23 mph) sustained
Range6,000 nmi (11,000 km; 6,900 mi)
Capacity
  • 8,920 m3 (315,000 cu ft) of ship fuel
  • 1,585 m3 (56,000 cu ft) of JP-5
  • 215 m3 (7,600 cu ft) of fresh water
  • 280 tons of ammunition
  • 470 tons of general cargo
Complement122
Sensors and
processing systems
EID ICCS integrated communications control system
Aircraft carried2 (Sikorsky SH-3 Sea King or NHIndustries NH90) –3 (Agusta-Bell AB.212) helicopters
Aviation facilitieshangar and flight deck

Cantabria (A15) is a replenishment oiler operated by the Spanish Navy. Acquired to provide logistical support for the Spanish fleet, Cantabria was commissioned in 2010. Cantabria is the second-largest naval ship currently operated by the Spanish, behind Juan Carlos I.

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