Derivatives / Succeeded by 1998 Rotterdam class 2005 Improved Rotterdam class 2006 Bay class Specifications 4Naval Engine diesel - electric Stork Wartsila 12SW284Naval Engine electric HOLEC 4Naval Gun Oerlikon 20mm Mk.7 cannon Aircraft Typical Max Spanish Navy Sikorsky S-61 H-3 04 Shipyards Bazan Ferrol - Ria de Ferrol2 List of Ships Filter: AllAU - Royal Australian Navy .......... 1ES - Spanish Navy .......... 2NL - Royal Netherlands Navy .......... 2UK - Royal Fleet Auxiliary .......... 4 Hide Transfers Hide derivatives 1998--Royal Netherlands NavyL800Rotterdam class Hr. Ms. Rotterdam PARD - RD1998--Spanish NavyL-51GaliciaEBAX2000--Spanish NavyL-52Castilla EBAY20062011Royal Fleet AuxiliaryL3006Bay class RFA Largs Bay GCIA2011-- RAN L100 HMAS Choules 2006--Royal Fleet AuxiliaryL3008Bay class RFA Mounts Bay GCIC - MB2007--Royal Netherlands NavyL801Improved Rotterdam class Hr. Ms. Johan de Witt PAJW - JW2007--Royal Fleet AuxiliaryL3007Bay class RFA Lyme Bay GCIB - YB2007--Royal Fleet AuxiliaryL3009Bay class RFA Cardigan BayGCID - CB8 units Events 1991OrderedOrdered L-51 Galicia 1996-mayLaid downLaid down L-51 Galicia 1997-mayLaid downLaid down L-52 Castilla 1997-jul-21LaunchedLaunched L-51 Galicia 1998-apr-29CommissionedCommissioned L-51 Galicia 1999-jun-14LaunchedLaunched L-52 Castilla 2000-jun-26CommissionedCommissioned L-52 Castilla 2010-janDeploymentDeployment L-52 Castilla Operation Panlake sent to Haiti as part of International assistance programme following the magnitude 7.0 earthquake 2011-aug-19DeploymentDeployment L-51 Galicia Combined Task Force 150 starting mission with 2 Sikorsky SH-3D “Sea King” from 5ª Escuadrilla de Aeronaves 2015-octDeploymentDeployment L-52 Castilla Exercise Trident Juncture 2015 participated in multi-national NATO Maritime Command exercise, until Nov 2015 2016-nov-14 L-51 Galicia GRUFLEX 61 GRUFLEX 61 amphibious exercise Balearic Islands