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December 2, 2020 (Google Translation) – The Combat Supply Vessel Patiño has returned to its base port in Ferrol, upon completion of its two-month deployment in NATO Permanent Naval Grouping Number 2 (SNMG-2) in the waters of the Mediterranean Sea. The reception ceremony was chaired by the Commander of the 31st Surface Squadron (COMANDES 31), the captain Santiago Vila Barrón.…
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November 16, 2020 (Google Translation) – Several units of the 31st, under the command of the Captain of the Squadron Chief, carry out training exercises in Ferrolan waters. Between November 9 and 12, the frigates Blas de Lezo, Méndez Núñez and the supply ship Cantabria went to sea to carry out, jointly, a scheduled training of four days. This departure…
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November 4, 2020 – Today the farewell ceremony for the frigate Cristóbal Colón (F-105) took place at the Ferrol Arsenal, which was chaired by the Commander of the 31st Surface Squadron, Captain Santiago Vila Barrón. Due to the current situation of COVID-19, the act has been developed under a strict series of prevention measures. Christopher Columbus plans to arrive in…
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September 19, 2020 (Google Translation) – Today Saturday 19 September, the BAC “Patiño” (A-14) has gone to sea to join the Permanent Naval Group of NATO no. 2 (SNMG-2). It will remain deployed in Mediterranean waters until December of this year. During the deployment, a total contingent of 187 men and women will sail aboard the ship, counting in addition…
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August 25, 2020 – OSI Maritime Systems (OSI) is pleased to announce NUSHIP Supply (II), the Royal Australian Navy’s (RAN) new Supply class Auxiliary Oiler Replenishment (AOR) ship, has successfully completed its Sea Acceptance Trials (SAT) in Ferrol, Spain. OSI is contracted by Navantia to design and deliver Integrated Bridge Systems (IBS) for the RAN SEA 1654 AOR Program. In…
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August 13, 2020 – NUSHIP Supply, the lead ship for the Royal Australian Navy’s (RAN) new Supply class Auxiliary Oiler Replenishment (AOR) ships, successfully completed its Sea Acceptance Trials in Ferrol, Spain last week. The sea trials lasted three days and two nights and included testing of the RHIB davit and a Dry-hookup with the Spanish Navy’s AOR, SPS Cantabria.…
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June 15, 2020 (Google Translation) – Throughout the morning of June 15, a meeting to follow up on the program of the F-110 frigates, which was chaired by the Hon. Mr. Ángel Olivares Ramírez, Secretary of State for Defense, and accompanied by Admiral Chief of Staff of the Navy, Admiral General Teodoro E. López Calderón. This meeting was also attended…
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April 30, 2020 (Google Translation) – The Navy ship sailed through the Gulf of Cádiz, the Strait of Gibraltar and the Alboran Sea, carrying out surveillance and maritime security tasks After more than 2000 miles sailed spread over ten voyages, the tall patrol boat “Atalaya” has returned this morning to its base port in Ferrol. During its navigation, the Spanish…
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April 8, 2020 (Google Translation) – Today, April 8, the frigate “Blas de Lezo” has returned to the Military Arsenal of Ferrol, after completing its participation in the combined training with the French air-naval group for Atlantic waters, as an escort for the aircraft carrier “Charles de Gaulle”. The frigate “Blas de Lezo” (F-103) set sail on March 3 from…
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