Galicia-class landing platform dock

The Galicia class is a class of two 13,900 t landing platform dock ships, belonging to the Spanish Navy. Built by Navantia in Ferrol, their mission is to carry amphibious warfare by transporting the bulk of the Infantería de Marina.

These ships have both a large helicopter deck and a 885 m2 well deck for large landing craft, plus a 1,000 m2 garage for up to 33 main battle tanks.

The SPS Galicia (L51) was commissioned in 1998 and the SPS Castilla (L52) in 2000. The Galicia and the Castilla are based at the Rota naval base in Spain.

The class is the result of a joint project between Spain and the Netherlands for developing a common class of LPD that would fulfill the needs of both countries to replace older ships, which resulted in the Enforcer design. Thus, the Galicia class is similar to the Rotterdam class.

Comparable ships

 * Albion class
 * Austin class
 * Endurance class
 * Foudre class
 * Makassar-class landing platform dock
 * Rotterdam class
 * San Giorgio class
 * San Antonio class
 * Type-071 (Yuzhao) class