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     F-33 Infanta Elena     

Photo byWebmaster, Málaga
Country: Spain.
Builder: Bazán, Cartagena, Spain.
Launch date: 14 September 1976.
Commission date: 12 April 1980.
Decommission date: see comments.

Displacement ( tons ): 1.233 standard, 1.666 full load.
Dimensions ( metres ): 88,8 x 10,4 x 3,8
Main machinery: 4 x MTU-Bazán 16V 956 TB91 diesels ( 15.000 hp ).
Speed ( knots ): 25.
Range ( miles ): 4.000 at 18 knots, 7.500 at 12 knots.
Complement: 118 ( 10 officers ) plus space for 30 special operations/commandos .

Guns: 1 x OTO Melara 76mm/62 Compact, 2 x Oerlikon 20mm/120.
Missiles:  SSM: 8 x McDonnell Douglas Harpoon ( in two cuadruple mountings ); SAM: 24 x Raytheon Sea Sparrow or Alenia Aspide.
Torpedoes: 6 x 324mm Mk 32 ( 2 triple tubes ). 24 x Honeywell Mk 46 mod 5.
A/S Mortars: 1 x Bofors 375mm, automatic loading and able to fire up to distances of 3,6km .

Radar: Air/Surface: Signaal DA 05/2, bands E/F; Navigation: Signaal ZW 06.
Sonar: Raytheon 1160B.
Countermeasures: Decoys: 2 x FMC SRBOC Mk 36; ESM: Ceselsa Deneb; ECM: Ceselsa Canopus.

Callsign: EBIE ( Echo Bravo India Echo )
Comment: Converted to Patrol ship, bearing number P76 and the same name. Some weapons and sensors are to be removed.
Homeport: Cartagena.
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Additional pictures:
Additional photo Magnify image   Antonio Muñoz Criado, Málaga, 1st March 2004

Additional photo Magnify image   Miguel Torre, Santander, 20th June 2004

Additional photo Magnify image   Miguel Torre, with F34 at Santander, 20th June 2004

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