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The joint Spain/Netherlands Rotterdam/Galicia class of Landing Platform Dock naval vessels are called the Enforcer class for export.[1][2][3][4][5] These vessels are designed to carry a battalion of troops and land them, and their vehicles. The vessels have a flight deck and hangar, for deploying helicopters, and a well deck for deploying landing craft.
Both Spain and the Netherlands built two vessels of this class.[1][2] The original design was a Netherlands design.[5] Spain and the Netherlands signed a Memorandum of Understanding in June 1992 to jointly develop this class of vessels.
[edit] Specifications
Enforcer specifications[1][2]
| Dimensions |
| length |
162.2m |
| beam |
25m |
| draft |
5.9m |
|
| Displacement |
14,000 t |
| sustained speed |
18+ knots (33.5 km/h) |
| capacity |
| crew |
124 |
| troops |
613 |
| vehicles |
|
| helicopters |
|
| landing craft |
|
|
| cargo |
- 902 m2 parking space
- 400 m2 dry stores
- 300 m2 magazine
|
| armament |
2 gatling guns |
[edit] References
- ^ a b c "Sealift: Rotterdam/Galicia (Enforcer) Class LPD", Canadian American Strategic Review. Retrieved on 2008-02-02.
- ^ a b c "Sealifter Comparisons — Rotterdam Class LPD", Canadian American Strategic Review. Retrieved on 2008-02-02.
- ^ "LPD Rotterdam Class Landing Platform Dock, Netherlands". Retrieved on 2008-02-02.
- ^ "Schelde Enforcer", Schelde Shipbuilding. Retrieved on 2008-02-02.
- ^ a b "Netherlands - Rotterdam Class Landing Platform, Dock (LPD)", AMI International, October 2001. Retrieved on 2008-01-18.
