L-61 Juan Carlos I

Country:  Spain

Class, [Type]: Juan Carlos I, [LHD].

Builder: Navantia, Ferrol - Fene, Spain.

Launch date: 10 March 2008.

Commission date: 30 September 2010.

Displacement ( tons ): 27.079 at full load as amphibious, 24.660 at full load as aircraft carrier.

Dimensions ( metres ): 230,82 x 32 x 6,9

Main machinery: 1 x gas turbine, 2 x diesel generators. 2 x POD ( 22Mw ).

Speed ( knots ): 21,5 as aircraft carrier, 19,5 as amphibious.

Range ( miles ): 9.000 at 15 knots.

Complement: 243 ( 24 officers ) + 103 Flag Staff ( 45 officers ) + 902 Marines ( 46 officers ) + 23 beaching unit ( 1 officer ) + 172 Aircraft personnel ( 41 officers ).

Guns: 4 x 25mm ¿Mk38 Mod2?, 4 x Browning QCB M2 12,7mm.

Missiles:  SAM: Provision to install ESSM or RAM.

Military lift: Depends of the role. The docking well occupies 975m², that can be used to transport vehicles instead of the normal load of 4 x LCM-1E plus 4/6 x SuperCat, or 1 x LCAC. The upper garage level is 2.046m² and will be used to transport light vehicles, the lower garage level is 1.400m² and will be used to transport heavy vehicles. Each level can store up to 6.000 tonnes.

Radar: Air Search: 1 x Indra Lanza-N, 3D, D band, 470km range; Navigation: 1 x Indra Aries NAV, X band; Air Traffic Control: 1 x Indra Aries PAR + 1 x Indra Aries SAAAS, X band.

Countermeasures: Decoys: 6 x Loral Hycor SRBOC Mk36 launchers for chaff and infrared flares. Provision for AN/SLQ-25 Nixie towed torpedo decoy. ECM/ESM: Indra Rigel, Indra Regulus Mk9500.

Helicopter: Up to 30, only carrying helicopters.

Aviation: Up to 10, when configured as aircraft carrier. The AV-8B+ will be the natural choice of use, but in the future it will be able to operate the VSTOL version of the JSF. One of the landing spots can handle one V-22 Osprey aircraft.

Callsign: EBJC ()

Comment: The flight deck is 201,9m x 32m and is served by two elevators, one at the extreme aft end, sized 13,3m x 13,6m, and the other to starboard of the flight path, forward of the island, sized 17m x 11,2m. Docking well is 69,3m x 16,8m.

Homeport: Rota.