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Juan Carlos I 2011

Ships

Name	No	Yard No	Builder	Laid down	Launched	Comm	Fate
Juan Carlos I	L61		Navantia, Ferrol	24.5.2005	10.3.2008	30.9.2010	in service (2019)

Technical data

Displacement standard, t	19300
Displacement full, t	27560
Length, m	205.7 pp 231.4 oa
Breadth, m	29.5 wl 32.0 oa
Draught, m	6.80 mean hull
No of shafts	2 Siemens-Schottel azipods
Machinery	CODLAG: 1 General Electric LM-2500 gas turbine generator + 2 MAN32/40 16V diesel-generators, 2 electric motors
Power, h. p.	26860 + 20890 = 30500
Max speed, kts	21
Fuel, t	gas turbine oil + diesel oil
Endurance, nm(kts)	9000(15)
Armament	4 x 1 - 20/90 GAM-B01, 4 x 1 - 12.7/90, up to 18 aircraft (AV-8B Harrier II+ attackers, CH-47, NH-90, AB-212 helicopters)
Military load	4 LCM-1E or 2 LCAC, 6000t cargo including 46 tanks, 1200 troops
Electronic equipment	Lanza, 3x Aries, Vision Master, Dorna radars, Elnath Mk 9500, Aldebarán, Regulus ECM suites, 6x Mk 36 SRBOC decoy RL, SLQ-25 Nixie torpedo decoy, Scomba CCS
Complement	247

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Project history

Originally known as the Strategic Projection ship. The Spanish government formally authorized construction in 2003. lzar (later Navantia) received the design contract 5.2.2003. Largest warship ever built for Spain. Has an island superstructure offset to starboard on the full-length helicopter deck with a 12° sky-jump. Have a surface-piercing bow bulb. The 69.3x16.8m floodable stern well can accommodate four LCM-1E sized landing craft or two LCAC. Has 3450m² parking area for helicopters, vehicles, and containerized cargo, including 1400m² for tanks and 2050m² for other vehicles. Has extensive medical facilities including X-ray and operating rooms. Aviation features include a 202m-long flight deck with landing spots for either four CH-47, six NH-90, or eight AB-212 helicopters and OLS optical landing control system. 185m-long (1000m²) hangar can accommodate 12 helicopters or eight EAV-8B Harrier V/STOL fighter-attack aircraft. There are two 25t-capacity aircraft elevators. A point defense SAM system may be fitted in the future. Ship can carry 1200 passengers, including 103 persons of marine HQ, 172 persons of aviation group, 23 HQ and 902 marine troops. Ship is equipped with large hospital facility (580m²).

Modernizations

None.

Naval service

No significant events.