Enforcer-class

Galicia deliving humanitarian supplies to Iraq.

Galicia unloading humanitarian supplies in Iraq.

The joint Spain/Netherlands Rotterdam/Galicia class of Landing Platform Dock naval vessels for amphibious warfare are called the Enforcer class for export. 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. The original design was a Netherlands design. Spain and the Netherlands signed a Memorandum of Understanding in June 1992 to jointly develop this class of vessels.

Specifications

Enforcer specifications

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 170 APCs or 32 MBTs helicopters 4 EH101, Sea King, or H92 or 6 Lynx, Seahawk landing craft 4 LCU or 6 LCVP
cargo	902 m2 parking space 400 m2 dry stores 300 m2 magazine
armament	2 gatling guns