BALEARES CLASS (FRIGATE) & DESCUBIERTA CLASS (CORVETTE)
Posted: Tue Apr 15, 2025 2:09 pm
The Baleares class were a group of five frigates built for the Armada in the late 1960s and 1970s. The ships were a modified version of the American Knox-class frigates. The key differences are the replacement of helicopter facilities by a medium-range surface-to-air missile system and associated radars.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Baleares-class_frigate
The Descubierta class corvettes were a series of corvettes built for the Armada in the late 1970s and early 1980s. These ships were also sold to the Egyptian Navy and the Moroccan Navy. The ships were designed in cooperation with the German company Blohm & Voss, based on the João Coutinho-class corvettes which were designed in the late 1960s for the Portuguese Navy, by the Portuguese naval engineer Rogério de Oliveira.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Descubier ... s_corvette
Spain. Armed Forces Day. 1980 ,May 24 8 PTAS Scott 2210 A570 ,Edifil 2572.
On the left the Baleares Frigate, on the right the Descubierta Corvette.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Baleares-class_frigate
The Descubierta class corvettes were a series of corvettes built for the Armada in the late 1970s and early 1980s. These ships were also sold to the Egyptian Navy and the Moroccan Navy. The ships were designed in cooperation with the German company Blohm & Voss, based on the João Coutinho-class corvettes which were designed in the late 1960s for the Portuguese Navy, by the Portuguese naval engineer Rogério de Oliveira.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Descubier ... s_corvette
Spain. Armed Forces Day. 1980 ,May 24 8 PTAS Scott 2210 A570 ,Edifil 2572.
On the left the Baleares Frigate, on the right the Descubierta Corvette.
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