CANARIAS FRIGATE DISPLACEMENT: 3900 TONS, LOA: 138m.; BEAM: 14.3m. ; DRAUGHT 7.5m. ; MAXIMUM SPEED: 29 KNOTS.; RANGE: 5,300 MILES AT 12 KNOTS.
PROPULSION: TWO LM-2500 GAS TURBINES (40,000 CV); ONE PROPELLER.
CANARIAS IS THE LAST OF A SERIE OF 6 FRIGATES OF SANTA MARÍA CLASS, A SPANISH VERSION OF THE AMERICAN OLIVER HAZARD PERRY CLASS BUILT BY THE EMPRESA NACIONAL BAZÁN IN THE FERROL SHIPYARDS, IN SPAIN
AIRCRAFT: CAPACITY TO SHIP TWO MEDIUM HELICOPTERS, NORMALLY SIKORSKY SH-60B "SEAHAWK" WITH CAPABILITY TO LAUNCH PENGUIN MISSILES AND TORPEDOS, OR ALTERNATIVELY SCAN EAGLE DRONES.
ARMAMENT:
MK-13 MISSILE LAUNCHER. WITH THE CAPACITY TO LAUNCH STANDARD (ANTIAERO-ANTI-SURFACE) AND HARPOON (ANTI-SURFACE) MISSILES.
MOUNT OTO MELARA 76/62 mm. ,TWO TRIPLE MOUNTS OF TORPEDO LAUNCH TUBES WITH THE CAPACITY FOR TORPEDOES MK-46 MOD. 2/5. TWO 12.7mm SENTINEL REMOTE MOUNTS.
THE CREW MAY OSCILLATE SLIGHTLY, BUT THEIR MAXIMUM CAPACITY AT SEA IS 226 PEOPLE. IN ADDITION, DEPENDING ON THE MISSION, THE SHIP CAN EMBARK AN AIR DETACHMENT WITH THE CAPACITY TO OPERATE A DRONE AND A HELICOPTER, OR TWO HELICOPTERS; AND A MARINE SECURITY TEAM OR SPECIAL OPERATIONS TEAM