Tornado (P-44) is the fourth ship of the Meteoro class, a new kind of offshore patrol vessels created for the Spanish Navy and called BAMs.
 Tornado (P-44)
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| History | |
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| Name | Tornado |
| Ordered | 31 July 2006 |
| Builder | NAVANTIA |
| Cost | €166.74m (US$224m)[1] |
| Laid down | 5 May 2010 |
| Launched | 21 March 2011 |
| Commissioned | 19 July 2012 |
| Decommissioned | In active service |
| Homeport | Las Palmas Naval Base |
| Identification | pennant number: P-44 |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type | Meteoro class BAM |
| Displacement | 2860 tons full load |
| Length | 93.9 metres (308 ft) |
| Beam | 14.2 metres (47 ft) |
| Draft | 4.2 metres (14 ft) |
| Propulsion |
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| Speed | 20 knots (37 km/h; 23 mph) |
| Range | 3,500 nautical miles (6,500 km; 4,000 mi) |
| Complement | 46 crew and 30 forces[2] |
| Armament |
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| Aircraft carried | 1 × NH-90 |
Though normally based in the Canary Islands, as of October 2024 the patrol ship was assigned to carry out maritime security operations in Spanish waters off North Africa, near the Island of Alborán.[3]
References
edit- ^ Ing, David (22 July 2014). "Two new Spanish BAM OPVs to be in service by 2019, says Navantia". IHS Jane's Navy International.
- ^ Official Web of the Spanish Navy
- ^ Celiz, Sofia (2 October 2024). "El patrullero BAM Tornado de la Armada Española inicia una nueva operación de vigilancia en el estrecho de Gibraltar y el mar de Alborán". Zona Militar. Retrieved 3 October 2024.