Galicia class landing platform dock
- Galicia class landing platform dock
The "Galicia "class are two 13,900t logistic support ships built in Ferrol, are a class of Landing Platform Dock or LPD amphibious warfare ships with a large helicopter deck and a dock for large landing craft. The result of a joint initiative with the Netherlands and Spain and similar to the Royal Netherlands Navy "Rotterdam" (L800) and "Johan de Witt" (L801). The SPS Galicia (L51) was commissioned in 1998 and the SPS Castilla (L52) in 2000. The British Royal Navy operate 4 similar, larger vessels of the Bay class.
The Galicia and the Castilla are based at the Rota naval base in Spain.
PECIFICATIONS
Type: Landing dock
Length: 166.20 m
Beam: 25.00 m
Draft: 5.80 m
Displacement: 12.750 tonnes full load
Propulsion: Diesel-electric system
4 x Stork Wartsila 12SW28 diesel generators at 14.6 MW
4 x Holec electric motor (two in tandem per shaft) at 12 MW2 shaftsbow thruster
Range: 6,000 nautical miles (11,000 km) at 12 ktMaximum Speed: 19 knots (35 km/h)
ensors
DA08 air / surface searchIRSCANSATCOM, Link 11, JMCIS
Countermeasures
4 Sippican Hycor SRBOC MK36 launcher1 AN/SLQ-25 Nixie torpedo decoyIndra SLQ-380 Aldebarán
Armament
1 or 2 Meroka 2B CIWS guns2 Oerlikon Contraves 20 mm machine guns
Hangar for 4 SH-3 sea king or 6 AgustaWestland Lynx or NH-90 helicopter
Others
Endurance: 6 weeks
Complement: 128 + 611 marines. The ships can transport 600 fully equipped soldiers or 170 APCs or 33 MBTs.Boats: 6 LCU's or 4 LCVP's
External links
* [http://www.naval-technology.com/projects/galicia/ Naval-technology.com]
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