Navantia Launches Cristobal Colon Frigate

November 08 2010

Spain

Spanish shipbuilder Navantia has announced the launching of the fifth Alvaro de Bazan-class frigate being built for the Spanish navy.

The Cristobal Colon (Christopher Columbus) was launched on Thursday at the Fene-Ferrol shipyard.

Work on the warship (F-105) began in June 2007. The keel was laid in February 2009, and it is scheduled to be commissioned in the summer of 2012, shipyard officials said.

The shipbuilder said the frigate includes improvements compared to the...

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