Enforcer-class

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The joint Spain/Netherlands Rotterdam/Galicia class of Landing Platform Dock naval vessels for amphibious warfare are called the Enforcer class for export.^{[1][2][3][4][5]} These vessels are designed to carry a battalion of troops and land them, and their vehicles. The vessels have a flight deck and hangar, for deploying helicopters, and a well deck for deploying landing craft.

Both Spain and the Netherlands built two vessels of this class.^[1][2] The original design was a Netherlands design.^[5] Spain and the Netherlands signed a Memorandum of Understanding in June 1992 to jointly develop this class of vessels.

Specifications

Enforcer specifications^[1][2]

Dimensions	length 162.2m beam 25m draft 5.9m
Displacement	14,000 t
sustained speed	18+ knots (33.5 km/h)
capacity	crew 124 troops 613 vehicles 170 APCs or 32 MBTs helicopters 4 EH101, Sea King, or H92 or 6 Lynx, Seahawk landing craft 4 LCU or 6 LCVP
cargo	902 m2 parking space 400 m2 dry stores 300 m2 magazine
armament	2 gatling guns

References

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1 1.2} Sealift: Rotterdam/Galicia (Enforcer) Class LPD, Canadian American Strategic Review. Retrieved on 2008-02-02.
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1 2.2} Sealifter Comparisons — Rotterdam Class LPD, Canadian American Strategic Review. Retrieved on 2008-02-02.
3. ↑ LPD Rotterdam Class Landing Platform Dock, Netherlands. Retrieved on 2008-02-02.
4. ↑ Schelde Enforcer, Schelde Shipbuilding. Retrieved on 2008-02-02.
5. ↑ ^5.0 5.1 Netherlands - Rotterdam Class Landing Platform, Dock (LPD), AMI International, October 2001. Retrieved on 2008-01-18.