SPS Navarra

SPS Navarra (F 85) is a Santa Maria-class frigate of the Spanish Navy.

On December 9, 2002, Navarra intercepted the unflagged freighter So San several hundred miles southeast of Yemen at the request of the United States government as part of Operation Enduring Freedom. The frigate fired across the So Sans bow after the freighter ignored hails and attempted to evade the frigate. The freighter's crew was North Korean; 23 containers containing 15 complete SCUD ballistic missiles, 15 high-explosive warheads, and 23 nitric acid containers were found on board. Yemen claimed ownership of the shipment and protested the interception.

General Characteristics

Deplacement: 3969 tons
Length: 137.7 metres
Beam: 14.3 metres
Draft: 7.5 metres
Complement: 223

		SPS Navarra
		*SPS Navarra* (F 85)** is a Santa Maria-class frigate of the Spanish Navy. On December 9, 2002, Navarra intercepted the unflagged freighter So San several hundred miles southeast of Yemen at the request of the United States government as part of Operation Enduring Freedom. The frigate fired across the So Sans bow after the freighter ignored hails and attempted to evade the frigate. The freighter's crew was North Korean; 23 containers containing 15 complete SCUD ballistic missiles, 15 high-explosive warheads, and 23 nitric acid containers were found on board. Yemen claimed ownership of the shipment and protested the interception. General Characteristics Deplacement: 3969 tons Length: 137.7 metres Beam: 14.3 metres Draft: 7.5 metres Complement: 223
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