2010    

ES Buque de Proyeccion Estrategica



Assault Carrier

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The BPE is a LHA type vessel with a stern dock for one LCAC (Air-cushioned landing craft) but with the addition of a ski jump for STOVL operations carrying up to 30 aircraft including fighter jets of the AV-8B Harrier type. The ship can be used as a strategic transport and landing of ground forces or can be act as an aircraft carrier



Derivatives / Succeeded by
2014 AU Canberra class



  Specifications


400crew
900troops
27000full load (tn)
230length (m)
32beam (m)
6.90draught (m)
9000range (nm)
21max speed (knots)

4Naval Gun single 20 mm

helicopter   Aircraft


Typical Max
ES Spanish Navy Sikorsky S-61 H-3 06
ES Spanish Navy Agusta AB212 06
ES Spanish Army Aviation B CH-47D Chinook 04








  Shipyards


ES Bazan Ferrol - Ria de Ferrol1



  List of Ships


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2010--ESSpanish NavyL-61Juan Carlos I EBJC
2014--AURANLHD 02Canberra class HMAS Canberra VKCN - L02
2015--AURANLHD 01Canberra class HMAS AdelaideVKLA - L01



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  Events


2003-sep-05OrderedOrdered ES L-61 Juan Carlos I
2005-mayLaid downLaid down ES L-61 Juan Carlos I Building started in modules at Navantia plants in Ferrol and Fene.
2009-sep-22LaunchedLaunched ES L-61 Juan Carlos I
2010-sep-30CommissionedCommissioned ES L-61 Juan Carlos I
2010-oct-01HomeportHomeport ES L-61 Juan Carlos I Rota, Spain
2011-may-29Port VisitPort Visit ES L-61 Juan Carlos I 29May - 3Jun Istanbul, Turkey. on board Hughes369 HS.13-14, Sea King HS.9-08 : HS.9-09. plus AV-8
2015-octDeploymentDeployment ES L-61 Juan Carlos I Exercise Trident Juncture 2015 participated in multi-national NATO Maritime Command exercise, until Nov 2015
2016-oct-03DeploymentDeployment ES L-61 Juan Carlos I Exercise Emerald Move 2016 took part of European amphibious exercise Emerald Move 2016 off Sardinia, Italy
2016-nov-14 ES L-61 Juan Carlos I GRUFLEX 61 GRUFLEX 61 amphibious exercise Balearic Islands
2019-jun-08Port VisitPort Visit ES L-61 Juan Carlos I BALTOPS 19 In Kiel, preparing for NATO Baltic exercise 9-21 Jun.
2023-janAircraftAircraft ES L-61 Juan Carlos I certification of air operations of new FAMET CH-47F Chinooks completed with the ET-422









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