Galicia-class landing platform dock
The Galicia class is a class of two 13,900 t landing platform dock ships, belonging to the Spanish Navy. Built by Navantia in Ferrol, their mission is to carry out amphibious warfare by transporting the bulk of the Infantería de Marina.
These ships have both a large helicopter deck and a well deck for large landing craft, as well as a space for up to 33 main battle tanks.
was commissioned in 1998 and in 2000. Galicia and Castilla are based at the Rota naval base in Spain.
The class is the result of a joint project between Spain and the Netherlands for developing a common class of LPD that would fulfill the needs of both countries to replace older ships. This process produced the Enforcer design, which forms the basis of the Galicia-class as well as the similar.Comparable ships
