| Príncipe de Asturias during the joint exercise Dragon Hammer '92. | |
| Career (Spain) |  |
|---|---|
| Name: | Príncipe de Asturias |
| Namesake: | Príncipe de Asturias |
| Ordered: | 29 May 1977 |
| Builder: | Bazán, Ferrol |
| Laid down: | 8 October 1979 |
| Launched: | 22 May 1982 |
| Sponsored by: | Queen Sofía of Spain |
| Commissioned: | 30 May 1988 |
| Homeport: | Naval Station Rota |
| Identification: | Pennant number: R-11 |
| Status: | Active |
| Badge: |
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| General characteristics | |
| Class & type: | Principe de Asturias-class aircraft carrier |
| Displacement: | 15,912 tons standard, 16,700 tons loaded |
| Length: | 195.9 m (643 ft) |
| Beam: | 24.3 m (80 ft) |
| Draught: | 9.4 m (31 ft) |
| Propulsion: | 2 × Bazan-General Electric LM2500+ gas turbines in COGAG configuration, one shaft, 46,400 shp |
| Speed: | 26 knots (48 km/h) |
| Range: | 6,500 nautical miles (12,000 km) at 20 knots (37 km/h) |
| Complement: | 830 (total); 600 ship crew, 230 air crew |
| Sensors and processing systems: |
Raytheon SPS-52C/D 3D air search radar, ISC Cardion SPS-55 surface search radar, ITT SPN-35A aircraft control radar, FABA SPG-M2B fire control radar, SELEX Sistemi Integrati RTN-11L/X missile approach warning radar, Selex RAN 12 L target designation radar |
| Electronic warfare & decoys: |
Nettunel electronic countermeasures unit, Super RBOC, Sensytech AN/SLQ-25 Nixie decoy |
| Armament: | 4 × FABA Meroka Mod 2B CIWS, 12 × Oerlikon L120 20 mm guns |
| Aircraft carried: | 29 fixed wing and rotary wing aircraft |
| Aviation facilities: | 12° ski jump 46.5 m in length |