| Juan Carlos I on the Ria of Ferrol, October 2010 |
| Career (Spain) |
|
| Name: |
Juan Carlos I |
| Namesake: |
King Juan Carlos I of Spain |
| Ordered: |
5 September 2003 |
| Builder: |
Navantia |
| Cost: |
€462m (~US$600m) |
| Laid down: |
May 2005 |
| Launched: |
22 September 2009 |
| Sponsored by: |
Queen Sofia of Spain |
| Commissioned: |
30 September 2010 |
| Homeport: |
Naval Station Rota, Rota |
| Identification: |
Pennant number: L61 |
| Status: |
Active as of 2011 |
| General characteristics |
| Class & type: |
Juan Carlos I class amphibious assault ship |
| Displacement: |
27,079 tonnes (24'560 as a.c.c.) |
| Length: |
230.82 m (757.3 ft) |
| Beam: |
32 m (105 ft) |
| Draught: |
6.9 m (23 ft) |
| Propulsion: |
2 x 11 Mw POD |
| Speed: |
21 knots (39 km/h; 24 mph) |
| Range: |
9,000 nautical miles (17,000 km; 10,000 mi) at 15 knots (28 km/h; 17 mph) |
Boats & landing
craft carried: |
Four LCM-1E |
| Capacity: |
913 soldiers + up to 46 Leopard 2 tanks |
| Complement: |
Ship's company: 243
Air wing: 172 |
| Armament: |
4 x 20 mm guns
4x 12.7 mm machine guns |
| Aircraft carried: |
AV-8B Harrier II, F-35 (planned), CH-47, Sea King, NH-90. |
