Fragata blas de lezo biography
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Spanish frigate Blas de Lezo (F103)
Blas de Lezo (F-103) is a Spanish Navyguided missile frigate of the Álvaro de Bazán class.
Fragata blas de lezo biography
This is the third ship class of air defense frigates in the Spanish Navy. It was named after the 18th century Spanish AdmiralBlas de Lezo. The ship was built by Izar Shipbuilding in Ferrol, Spain and entered into service in 2004.[3]
Operational history
On 16 May 2003 Blas de Lezo was launched.
This was the same day that construction of the frigate Méndez Núñez began.[4]
From 7–11 September 2004 Blas de Lezo conducted her sea trials.
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On 16 December 2004 the frigate was delivered to the Spanish Navy.
In September 2005 the frigate conducted missile launching tests (CSSQT) in the United States with the American destroyers USS Howard and USS Halsey.[5]
In 2007 Blas de Lezo joined the combat group of French nuclear aircraft carrier Charles de Gaulle for two months.
She subsequently had an acc