Spain Navy Las Palmas Retired

The auxiliary ship Las Palmas (A-52) was struck from the Spanish Navy's official list in a ceremony at the Cartagena Arsenal on 7 March 2025, Infodefensa and Puente de Mando reported, after 43 years and more than 300,000 nautical miles. Built in 1978 as an ocean tug and commissioned in 1982, she was converted into an oceanographic research vessel in 1988 and took part in 15 Antarctic campaigns, including the 1989 rescue of the crew of the Argentine Navy ship Bahía Paraíso. Based at Cartagena from 2004, she ended her career supporting diving units.