Spanish ship Juan Carlos I

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Jump to navigation Jump to search

Template:Short description Template:Expand Spanish Template:Use dmy dates

Script error: No such module "InfoboxImage".
Juan Carlos I in February 2023
Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".

Script error: No such module "WPSHIPS utilities". Script error: No such module "WPSHIPS utilities".

Juan Carlos I is a multi-purpose aircraft carrier-landing helicopter dock (LHD)[1] in the Spanish Navy (Armada Española). Similar in role to many aircraft carriers, the amphibious landing ship has a ski jump for STOVL operations, and is equipped with the McDonnell Douglas AV-8B Harrier II attack aircraft. The vessel is named in honour of Juan Carlos I, the former king of Spain.[2]

The vessel plays an important role in the fleet, as a platform that replaces the Script error: No such module "WPSHIPS utilities". tank landing ships Script error: No such module "WPSHIPS utilities".Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". and Script error: No such module "WPSHIPS utilities".Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". for supporting the mobility of the Marines and the strategic transport of other ground forces, and acts as a platform for carrier-based aviation replacing the withdrawn aircraft carrier Script error: No such module "WPSHIPS utilities".Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters"..

Design

The design for the Buque de Proyección Estratégica (Strategic Projection Vessel), as it was initially known, was approved in September 2003.

File:LHD Juan Carlos I in Málaga.jpg
The bow of Juan Carlos I, showing the ship's ski-jump ramp. Málaga, July 2013

The vessel has a flight deck of Script error: No such module "convert"., with a ski-jump ramp. The ship's flight deck has eight landing spots for Harrier, F-35 Lightning II or medium-sized helicopters, four spots for heavy helicopters of the CH-47 Chinook or V-22 Osprey size.[3] The ship can carry either 30 helicopters or 10/12 McDonnell Douglas AV-8B Harrier II or Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II and 10/12 helicopters,[4] using the light vehicles bay as an additional storage zone.

The ship uses diesel-electric propulsion, simultaneously connecting both diesels and the new technology gas turbine powerplant to a pair of azimuthal pods, for the first time in the Spanish Navy.

The complement of the ship is approximately 900 naval personnel, with equipment and support elements for 1,200 soldiers. Multi-functional garage and hangar space on two levels covers Script error: No such module "convert"., with capacity for 6,000 tonnes load on each level. A stern well deck measuring Script error: No such module "convert". can accommodate four LCM-1E landing craft which can beach-deliver non-swimming ground vehicles like tanks and four RHIBs, or one Landing Craft Air Cushion plus Assault Amphibious Vehicles.[5]Script error: No such module "Unsubst".

Construction

Attack aircraft McDonnell Douglas AV-8B Harrier II
Harrier II and helicopters on board

Construction of the Script error: No such module "convert"., 27,000-tonne ship started in May 2005 simultaneously at the Navantia Shipyards in Ferrol, Galicia (with the cut of the first plate corresponding to Block 320) and in Fene, Galicia (with the cut of the first plate corresponding to Block 330). The ship, that supposes a service load of 3,100,000 hours of production and 775,000 hours of engineering, was launched 10 March 2008,[6] and was commissioned 30 September 2010.[7][8] The original budget was €360 million but the ship cost €462 million (US$600 million) in the end.[9]

Exports

Australia

Script error: No such module "Labelled list hatnote".

In June 2007, following a lengthy contest that pitted it against the similar but smaller French Script error: No such module "WPSHIPS utilities"., the Australian government announced that it would build under licence two ships of the same design, known as the Script error: No such module "WPSHIPS utilities".. Navantia was responsible for the ships' construction from the keel to the flight deck in Spain, after which the hulls were transported to Australia for completion by BAE Systems Australia. The first of these ships, Script error: No such module "WPSHIPS utilities"., was commissioned on 28 November 2014. The second ship, Script error: No such module "WPSHIPS utilities"., was commissioned on 4 December 2015.

Russia

In September 2009, Russia invited Navantia to take part in a competition to supply the Russian Navy with a new generation of amphibious assault ships, competing against the French Mistral-class ships. In January 2011, Russia chose the Mistral proposal over the Spanish concept.

Licensing

Turkey

Script error: No such module "Labelled list hatnote".

File:Bayraktar Kızılelma on the deck of TCG Anadolu (L-400) - 2.jpg
Script error: No such module "WPSHIPS utilities".Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". of the Turkish Navy at the Golden Horn in Istanbul. Baykar MIUS Kızılelma is a jet-engined UCAV designed to operate on TCG Anadolu. [10][11][12] Its maiden flight took place on 14 December 2022. [10][13][14] TCG Anadolu was commissioned on 10 April 2023. [15][16]

Navantia provided design, technology transfer, equipment and technical assistance to Turkey's Sedef Shipyard for the design and production of Script error: No such module "WPSHIPS utilities".Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters"., a modified Turkish derivative of the Juan Carlos class, classified as a "Light Aircraft Carrier" by Turkish Lloyd.[17][18] It features local command and control systems;[19][20] and the combat management system of the ship ADVENT is integrated by HAVELSAN.[21] In December 2013, the Turkish Navy's amphibious assault ship program was estimated to cost €375 million (US$500 million),[22] however the total was near US$650 million when the ship entered service.

Originally, the Turkish Navy wanted a slightly shorter flight deck without the forward ski-jump ramp, optimized for helicopter-only use.[23] The navy later opted for a fully equipped flight deck with the ski-jump after deciding to purchase Lockheed Martin F-35B STOVL aircraft.[24][25][26] Turkey was a Level 3 partner in the Joint Strike Fighter program and the Turkish Air Force was to get the F-35A CTOL version. On 17 July 2019, the US removed Turkey from the F-35 program for purchasing the Russian S-400 missile system.[27]

The Turkish version is capable of operating up to 10 helicopters on deck in "light aircraft carrier" configuration.[23][28] The final design's dimensions are: Template:Cvt (length), Template:Cvt (beam), Template:Cvt (draught), and Template:Cvt (height).[23] Its displacement is 24,660 metric tons (in "light aircraft carrier" mission configuration) or 27,436 metric tons (in "amphibious landing ship" mission configuration).[23] Its maximum speed is Script error: No such module "convert". (in "light aircraft carrier" configuration) or Script error: No such module "convert". (in "amphibious landing ship" configuration).[23]

Its maximum is Script error: No such module "convert". when travelling at an economical speed.[23] It has a Template:Cvt flight deck and a Template:Cvt aviation hangar which can accommodate either twelve medium-sized helicopters or eight CH-47F Chinook heavy-lift helicopters.[23] When the aviation hangar and the light cargo garage are unified, up to 25 medium-sized helicopters can be carried, or up to twelve helicopters and twelve F-35 fighters.[23] Six more helicopters can be hosted on the flight deck.[23]

The ship has a Template:Cvt light cargo garage for TEU containers and 27 Amphibious Assault Vehicles (AAV);[23] a Template:Cvt dock which can host four Landing Craft Mechanized (LCM) or two Landing Craft Air Cushion (LCAC), or two Landing Craft Vehicle Personnel (LCVP);[23] and a Template:Cvt garage for heavy loads, which can host 29 Main Battle Tanks (MBT), Amphibious Assault Vehicles and TEU containers.[23] The crew consists of 261 personnel: 30 officers, 49 NCOs, 59 leading seamen and 123 ratings.[23]

The final contract for the ship's construction was signed with the Navantia-Sedef consortium on 7 May 2015.[23][24][29] While the commissioning of the ship was scheduled for 2021 in the beginning,[23][24][29] it entered service in 10 May 2023.[30] The estimated cost according to the final specifications was $1 billion in 2015.[23] Construction began on 30 April 2016 at the shipyard of Sedef Shipbuilding Inc. in Istanbul.[25][31][26]

The construction of an identical sister ship, to be named TCG Trakya, is currently planned.[32][33]

Ships

Name Pennant no. Laid down Launched Commissioned Status
Spanish Navy
Juan Carlos I L61 May 2005 22 September 2009 30 September 2010 In service
Royal Australian Navy — Script error: No such module "WPSHIPS utilities".
Script error: No such module "WPSHIPS utilities". L02 23 September 2009 17 February 2011 28 November 2014 In service
Script error: No such module "WPSHIPS utilities". L01 18 February 2011 4 July 2012 4 December 2015 In service
Turkish Navy — Script error: No such module "WPSHIPS utilities".
Script error: No such module "WPSHIPS utilities".Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". L-400 7 February 2018 30 April 2019 10 April 2023 In service
Trakya Planned

References

<templatestyles src="Reflist/styles.css" />

  1. ↑ LHD "Juan Carlos I" (L-61) - Armada Española - Ministerio de Defensa
  2. ↑ Script error: No such module "citation/CS1".
  3. ↑ Script error: No such module "citation/CS1".
  4. ↑ Script error: No such module "citation/CS1".
  5. ↑ Script error: No such module "citation/CS1".
  6. ↑ Script error: No such module "citation/CS1".
  7. ↑ Cite error: Script error: No such module "Namespace detect".Script error: No such module "Namespace detect".
  8. ↑ Script error: No such module "citation/CS1".
  9. ↑ Script error: No such module "citation/CS1".
  10. ↑ a b Script error: No such module "citation/CS1".
  11. ↑ Script error: No such module "citation/CS1".
  12. ↑ Script error: No such module "citation/CS1".
  13. ↑ Script error: No such module "citation/CS1".
  14. ↑ Script error: No such module "citation/CS1".
  15. ↑ Script error: No such module "citation/CS1".
  16. ↑ Script error: No such module "citation/CS1".
  17. ↑ Script error: No such module "citation/CS1".
  18. ↑ Script error: No such module "citation/CS1".
  19. ↑ Script error: No such module "citation/CS1".
  20. ↑ Script error: No such module "citation/CS1".
  21. ↑ Script error: No such module "citation/CS1".
  22. ↑ Script error: No such module "citation/CS1".
  23. ↑ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p "Turkey signs contract with Navantia-Sedef for the construction of a light aircraft carrier", Dartmouth Centre for Seapower and Strategy, Plymouth University, 11 May 2015.
  24. ↑ a b c "The Contract For LPD Construction Has Been Signed", Bosphorus Naval News, 19 May 2015.
  25. ↑ a b Script error: No such module "citation/CS1".
  26. ↑ a b Script error: No such module "citation/CS1".
  27. ↑ Script error: No such module "citation/CS1".
  28. ↑ Script error: No such module "citation/CS1".
  29. ↑ a b "Havuzlu Çıkarma Gemisi 2021 yılında Deniz Kuvvetleri'ne teslim edilecek" Template:Webarchive, Denizhaber, 7 May 2015.
  30. ↑ Script error: No such module "citation/CS1".
  31. ↑ Script error: No such module "citation/CS1".
  32. ↑ Script error: No such module "citation/CS1".
  33. ↑ Script error: No such module "citation/CS1".

Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".

Bibliography

  • Script error: No such module "Citation/CS1".

External links

Template:Sister project

Template:Ship classes of the Spanish Navy Script error: No such module "Military navigation". Template:Navantia

Retrieved from "http://debianws.lexgopc.com/wiki143/index.php?title=Spanish_ship_Juan_Carlos_I&oldid=1828366"