Does anyone know if this is right? Has the BPE been named? I can’t find it on the Spanish navy BPE web pages –
http://www.armada.mde.es/esp/ElFuturo/BuqueProyeccionEstrategica/FichaTecnica.asp?SecAct=05202
By: Ja Worsley - 8th March 2006 at 15:19
Ahhh yes now I remember, like our Adelaide Class are different to the OHP’s. IIRC your Santa Maria’s were wider in the beam where as ours were longer to take the Seahawks (a move later retro-fitted to the American ships).
By: fermar - 8th March 2006 at 15:02
Yes, in fact, Santa Maria is the name of F-81 frigate (OH Perry derivatives, “Santa Maria” class in the Spanish navy).
By: BME330 - 8th March 2006 at 15:00
Yes, the FFG class in Spain was called Santa María Class, and the first ship of the class, F-81 received the name of Santa María, this pic is in the early 80´s before the delivery of the frigate, still in Bazán facilities.
By: Ja Worsley - 8th March 2006 at 14:41
Does the Spanish navy ever consider the name “Santa Maria” as a usfull name? That name has a very long and proud history behind it.
By: pometablava - 8th March 2006 at 09:12
http://www.revistanaval.com/armada/buques2/ta11.htm
The ship has no name to date. Aragón once again?. It is a possibility…people who christen our ships seems to work with a short name list, despite Spanish Language is a very rich one and we have a long History.
By: BME330 - 8th March 2006 at 08:49
L-61 will be the right number.
The name, is possible, we had a pair of amphibious ships called Castilla and Aragón, Castilla now is an LPD, and Aragón is free for the new ship.
By: Ja Worsley - 7th March 2006 at 12:04
i can’t find any news on it, but that doesn’t mean anything
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