According to a tweet published by the Spanish Navy on February 17, 2022, the maintenance of the Spanish Galicia-class Landing Platform Dock Galicia is progressing.
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Galicia class Landing Platform Dock Galicia (Picture source: Navantia)
The Galicia class are two landing platform dock (LPD) ships in service with the Spanish Navy. Galicia was commissioned in 1998 and Castilla in 2000.
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 flight deck and an 885-square-meter (9,530 sq ft) well deck for large landing craft, as well as a 1,000-square-metre (11,000 sq ft) space for up to 33 main battle tanks.
Vessels of the class have a full load displacement of 13,815 t (13,597 long tons; 15,228 short tons). The vessels measure 160 meters (524 ft 11 in) long overall and 142 m (465 ft 11 in) between perpendiculars with a beam of 25 m (82 ft 0 in) and a draught of 5.9 m (19 ft 4 in).
The LPDs are armed with two Oerlikon Contraves 20 mm (0.79 in) cannon but can be fitted with four. They also mount six Sippican Hycor SRBOC MK36 chaff launchers.
