Spanish frigate Baleares

A port beam view of the Spanish frigate Baleares underway during exercise Ocean Venture '81.
History
Name	SPS Baleares
Namesake	Balearic Islands
Builder	Bazan
Laid down	October 1968
Launched	20 August 1970
Commissioned	24 September 1973
Decommissioned	2004
Identification	F71
General characteristics
Class and type	Template:Sclass-
Displacement	Template:Baleares class displacement
Length	Template:Baleares class length
Beam	Template:Baleares class beam
Draft	Template:Baleares class draft
Propulsion	Template:Baleares class propulsion
Speed	Template:Baleares class speed
Sensors and processing systems	Template:Baleares class sensors
Electronic warfare & decoys	Template:Baleares class EW
Armament	Template:Baleares class armament

SPS Baleares (F71) is the lead ship of five Spanish-built Template:Sclass-s, based on the American Template:Sclass- design, of the Spanish Navy.

Laid down on October 1968 and launched on 20 August 1970, Baleares was commissioned into service on 24 September 1973.

All of these Spanish frigates were built to the size of the Knox frigates.

Other units of class

• Andalucia (F72)
• Cataluna (F73)
• Asturias (F74)
• Extremadura (F75)