SPS Baleares (F71)

SPS Baleares (F71) is the lead ship of five Spanish-built Baleares-class frigates, based on the American Knox-class frigate design, of the Spanish Navy.

Laid down on October 1968 and launched on 20 August 1970, Baleares was commissioned into service on 24 September 1973.

All of these Spanish frigates were built to the size of the Knox frigates.

Other units of class

 * SPS Andalucia
 * SPS Cataluna
 * SPS Asturias
 * SPS Extremadura