Description:
The Spanish Navy's Cantabria Buque de Aprovisionamiento de Combate (BAC) or Combat Supplier Ship is a double hull design military replenishment ship capable of delivering fluids (water, oil, etc) or solids (food, ammunition, etc) to naval combat groups. Besides, she can be used as a floating hospital, for disaster relief or for fighting against sea pollution. A flight deck at stern allows for operation of a single rotary-wing aircraft. Having a displacement of 20,000 tons, two 10,890 KW engines drive the ship at speeds of up to 22 knots and allow to cross ranges of over 6,000 nautical miles. The Spanish Navy awarded the construction contract to Navantia in July 2005, the ship was launched on July 21, 2008 in the San Fernando Puerto Real shipyard (Spain), and is scheduled for commissioning by July/September 2009.
Specifications Accommodation: Crew 122
Dimensions: Beam 23 m, Draft 8 m, Length 174 m
Weights: Full Displacement 19,500 t
Performance: Max Range 6,000 nautical mile (), Top Speed 22 kt (41 kph)
Power: Power 22 MW
Operators
Spain / 1
Ships
A15 BAC Cantabria / Under Construction
Launch/Keel Laying: Monday, July 21, 2008 Commissioning: 2009
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Notes (*) lead contractor
IOC: Initial Operating Capability
FOC: Full Operating Capability
CEP: Circular Error Probable
Comm: Commissioning Date
Meters (m) Kilometers (km) Nautic Miles (nm) Inch (in) Yard (yd) Foot (ft) Millimeter (mm)
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Meters per Second (mps) Kilometers per Hour (kph) Knot (kt) Miles per Hour (mph)
Liter (l) Galon (gl)
Year (yr) Minutes (min) Second (sec)
Shaft-Horse-Power (shp)
Spain / 1