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Spanish frigate <i>Almirante Juan de Borbón</i>

Spanish frigate Almirante Juan de Borbón

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Almirante Juan de Borbón (F-102) is the second ship of the new F-100 class of air defence frigates entering service with the Spanish Navy in 2003. She is named for Infante Juan de Borbón, Count of Barcelona, father of the former King of Spain, Juan Carlos I.

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Almirante Juan de Borbón underway with the aircraft carrier USS George H.W. Bush
The Royal Navy destroyer HMS Dauntless (bottom), Almirante Juan de Borbón (middle), and the American guided-missile cruiser USS Gettysburg (top) underway in formation during the joint exercise Saxon Warrior 11
  • September 8, 2006 - Departs from Rota to escort the Spanish troops en route to Lebanon
  • November 12, 2006 - Arrives at Rota, returning from Lebanon without incident
  • February 2007 - Participates in GALIBER 07 Exercises
  • March 2007 - Returns to port
  • May 2007 - Sails for trials at Cartagena
  • June 2007 - Sails to Norway (Stavanger) and Greece (Chania and Heraklion) returning to base by the end of the month
  • January 2008 - Sails to Cádiz and is forced back by malfunction, expending some time in repairs.
  • April 2008 - Sails to Brest (France) to perform combat qualification with the French Navy
  • June 2008 - Sails to Estonia and returns in December of the same year
  • January 2010 - Sails to Portugal and Cádiz
  • May–June 2010 - Sails to perform combat qualifications
  • January 12, 2011 - Arrives at Naval Station Norfolk, Virginia, prior to the warship's participation with Carrier Strike Group Two during its Composite Unit Training Exercise (COMPTUEX) and Joint Task Force Exercise (JTFEX) underway period.[1]

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    "Spanish warship visits NS Norfolk". Military. WAVY-TV. January 12, 2011. Retrieved 2011-01-17.

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