The new F-105 frigate of the Spanish Armada will participate in the fight against piracy

(B2) The new Spanish frigate "Cristóbal Colón" (F-105) is fully operational and ready to enter service, announced the General Staff of the Spanish Navy. Its first mission will be within NATO's Operation Ocean Shield for the fight against piracy in the Indian Ocean. In March 2014, she will take over from the frigate “Álvaro de Bazán” (F-101) as command ship of the SNMG-2 fleet.