Buque de Acción Marítima [BAM - Ship of Action Maritime]
In early 2005 the Spainish government gave approved the Buque de Acción Marítima [BAM - Ship of Action Maritime] for a run of four ships and a possible total of sixteen. The BAM is 2,500 ton modular ship, with a length of 93.5 meters and a beam of 14.2 meters. Its capabilities include anti-terrorism missions, illegal immigration patrols, and protection of the EEZ. BAM's modular construction will allow it to replace older ships in electronic intelligence missions, hydrography or diver support.
The execution of this project improves the Spanish Navy's ability to control territorial waters, deploy units to distant waters, and enage in missions such as the support of the Spanish fishing fleet (in a manner not unlike the "war of fleets" with Canada in 1995) or general of antiterrorist monitoring.
