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Thursday, July 21, 2011

Spain’s First BAM Ship Completes Sea Trials

SPS Meteoro“Meteoro”, the Spanish Navy’s first Buque de Acción Marítima (BAM) amphibious action ship has successfully completed its sea trials.

The goal of these trials, which took place on July 17-18, was to test the ship’s navigation and combat systems, and to evaluate its noise level.

Meteoro,” which was launched on Oct. 16, 2009, is a medium-sized vessel offering high performance, substantial multirole capability, a high degree of commonality with other Spanish Navy ships, and reduced acquisition costs.

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