Spain Launches New Navy Frigate Roger de Lauria
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Spain has a new warship. It is called the Roger de Lauria. The ship is a frigate. A frigate is a type of fast war boat.
The company Navantia built the ship. Navantia makes ships for the Spanish navy. The navy is the part of the army that works on the sea.
This frigate is from a group called F110. The F110 ships are big. They weigh about 7,000 tonnes. A tonne is a measure of weight.
The new ship has special weapons. It has laser weapons. A laser weapon uses light to hit targets.
The ship can also use missiles. These are called PAC-3 missiles. A missile is a weapon that flies to a target.
The event for the new ship is called a launch. A launch is when a new ship goes into the water for the first time.
People took photos of the launch. The ship's full name is F-112 Roger de Lauria. The name F-112 is the ship's number.
This ship is part of a long tradition. A tradition is something people do for a long time. The navy says this history is 800 years old.
Vocabulary9 words
- warship
- a ship used for war
- frigate
- a type of fast war ship
- Navantia
- a company that builds ships in Spain
- navy
- the part of a country's army that fights on the sea
- tonnes
- a way to measure how heavy something is
- laser weapons
- weapons that use light to hit a target
- missiles
- weapons that fly to hit a target
- launch
- the first time a new ship goes into the water
- tradition
- something done for a very long time
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1. A new frigate 2. Navantia 3. True
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Spain has a new _____. It is called the Roger de Lauria.
The company _____ built the ship.
Navantia makes ships for the Spanish _____.
This frigate is from a group called _____.
The F110 ships weigh about 7,000 _____.
The new ship has special _____.
It has _____ weapons.
The ship can also use PAC-3 _____.
The event for the new ship is called a _____.
People took photos of the _____.
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