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Spanish Navy / Armada Espanola - Guided
Missile Frigate F 103 SPS Blas de Lezo |
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Type,
class: Guided Missile Frigate; Alvaro de Bazan
(F100) class Builder: Izar shipbuilding, Ferrol, Spain STATUS: Awarded: January 31, 1997 Laid down: Launched: May 16, 2003 Commissioned: December 16, 2004 IN SERVICE Homeport: Namesake: Admiral Blas de Lezo y Olavarrieta (1689-1741) Ships Motto: Technical Data: see INFO > Alvaro de Bazan (F100) class Guided Missile Frigate |
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Blas de Lezo y Olavarrieta (February 3, 1689 - September 7,
1741) ... was a Spanish admiral best remembered for the Battle of Cartagena de Indias (1741) in modern-day Colombia, where Spanish imperial forces under his command resisted a siege by a large British invasion fleet under Admiral Edward Vernon. |
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