Wednesday, March 18, 2009

Navantia Lays Keel for First Spanish OPV / Navantia Lays Keel For Spanish Navy’s First “BAM”

Navantia Lays Keel for First Spanish OPV / Navantia Lays Keel For Spanish Navy’s First “BAM”
(NSI News Source Info) March 18, 2009: On 13th. March, the San Fernando-Puerto Real Shipyard laid the keel for the Spanish Navy’s first ”BAM”. This milestone, which was organised as a work ceremony, sees slipway construction work start on the first of the four ships, which is scheduled for delivery at the end of 2010.
Navantia and the Spanish Navy signed the Work Order on 31 July 2006 for four BAM's whose construction will mean 3,130,000 work hours, 270,000 of which are devoted to engineering tasks.
Its main characteristics are:
- Length Overall 93.90 m
- Maximum Beam 14.20 m
- Depth to Flight Deck: 9.90 m
- Full Load Displacement: 2,505 t
- Average Draft at Full Load: 4.15 m
- Maximum speed: 20.5 kn- Autonomy (at 15 knots): 8,000 miles
- Provisions Autonomy: 35-40 days
- Crew: 35 (+5)
- Transport Personnel: 35 (+1)These ships will be able to carry out diverse missions, such as supporting State Forces and Security Services in the control of maritime zones, sea rescue, protection and control of sea traffic, environmental protection and the fight against pollution, among others.

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