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R11 Principe De Asturias (Principe De Asturias Class)


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Laid down 8th October 1979
Launched 22nd May 1982
Completed N/A
Commissioned 30th May 1988
Fate In service with Spanish Navy
Builders Empresa Nacional Bazan, Ferrol
Spain
Complement 600 crew
230 air group
Dimensions
Displacement 16900 tons max
Dimensions 642' 6" x 79' 6" x 35'
195.80m x 24.20m x 10.60m
Armament
Guns None
Torpedo tubes None
Other weapons CIWS:
4 x Meroka (4 x 1)
Countermeasures 4 x SRBOC decoy launchers
1 x SLQ25 Nixie towed decoy
Armour None
Aircraft Facilities
Aircraft 17 various
AV8B Matador
SH3 Sea King
AB212
Flightdeck 712' x 95'
Hangar N/A
Aviation fuel N/A
Electronics Fit
Radar SPS52 air search
SPS55 surface search
Sonar N/A
Other N/A
Machinery
Engines 2 x LM2500 gas turbines
Power output 46400shp
Speed 26kts
Shafts 1
Range 6500NM @ 20kts
Fuel N/A