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ESPS Méndez Núñez

ESPS Méndez Núñez is documented as F104, a member of Álvaro de Bazán class F100 frigate, and in Spanish Navy service.

Parada naval de la Armada Española celebrada el 2 de junio de 2017 en la Ría de Pontevedra con motivo del 300 aniversario de la Real Compañía de Guardiamarinas, origen de la actual Escuela Naval Militar de Marín.
Parada naval de la Armada Española celebrada el 2 de junio de 2017 en la Ría de Pontevedra con motivo del 300 aniversario de la Real Compañía de Guardiamarinas, origen de la actual Escuela Naval Militar de Marín. En la imagen, la fragata Méndez Núñez F-104.https://www.flickr.com/photos/elentir/34243266593/in/album-72157682349525631/ · CC BY-SA 2.0Image source
Hull / pennantF104
ClassÁlvaro de Bazán class F100 frigate
NavySpanish Navy
CountrySpain

Overview

ESPS Méndez Núñez is documented as F104, a member of Álvaro de Bazán class F100 frigate, and in Spanish Navy service.

The documented national and naval associations are Spain and Spanish Navy.

Identity and construction

The documented identity includes F104.

Class and service context

ESPS Méndez Núñez is linked to Álvaro de Bazán class F100 frigate. The class page provides shared design history; this page preserves facts that apply to this ship.

The class is associated with the recorded roles of Area air defence, Fleet escort, and Surface warfare. Those roles provide context but do not establish that every ship performed every mission.

Later service and disposition

Later service and final disposition have not been confirmed in the sources reviewed.

Evidence and limits

Available sources confirm the identity, class relationship, and service details shown above for ESPS Méndez Núñez.

Operational episodes, refits, and crew history are included only when they are supported by evidence tied to this ship.

This ship is recorded as a member of Álvaro de Bazán class F100 frigate. Shared design history belongs on the class page; this page concentrates on the individual hull where evidence is available.

Sources and further reading

  1. Fragata Álvaro de Bazán (F-101) ↗Armada Española · accessed 2026-09-21
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