August 2010. The Suez Canal. Photo by D. Vshivcev.

Country: Spain.
Class, [Type]: Santa Maria, [FFG].
Homeport: Rota.

Callsign: EBFM (     )

Builder: Izar, El Ferrol, Spain.
Laid down: 16 August 1983.
Launch date: 23 July 1986.
Commission date: 11 November 1987.

Displacement ( tons ): 3600 standard, 3970 full load.
Dimensions ( metres ): 137,5 x 14,5 x 7,5.
Main machinery: 2 x GE LM-2500 gas turbines ( 41000 hp ).
Speed ( knots ): 29.
Range ( miles ): 4500 at 20 knots.
Complement: 223 ( 13 officers ).

Guns: 1 x 1 OTO Melara Compact 76mm, 1 x 12 Meroka 2A 20mm, 2 x 1 12,7mm.
Missiles: 1 x 1 Mk13 Mod4 launchers for: SSM: 8 Harpoon Block.1B and SAM: 32 x Standard SM-1MR Block.IV.
Torpedoes: 2 x 3 324mm Mk32.

Radars: Air: AN/SPS-49; Surface: AN/SPS-55; Navigation: 1650/9; Fire Control: STIR, Mk-92, RAN-12L; TACAN: AN/URN-25.
Sonars: AN/SQS-56.
Countermeasures: Decoys: 4 x 6 SRBOC Mk36; AN/SLQ-25A Nixie acoustic torpedo decoy.
Helicopters: 2 x SH-60B Sea Hawk.

Year of visit the Black Sea:  1992