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Spain
"Principe de Asturias"
is the flag ship of the Spanish navy and classified 
as VSTOL aircraft
carrier. The ship was build by the state owned Bazan (now Izar)
shipyard. Based on "Principe de Asturias" Bazan also
build a small aircraft carrier for the Thai navy. The
construction of an so called strategic projection ship (Buque de
Proyección Estratégica) started May 20, 2005. It will be a
combination of an amphibious assault ship and a VSTOL aircraft
carrier. In the aircraft carrier role it will operate up to 18
fixed wing aircrafts. It is due to be commissioned in 2008.
"Principe de Asturias" R11
Specification:
| Complement: | 764 |
| Displacement: | 13.400 tons (17.190 tons full load) |
| Dimensions: | 195.871 x 32.004 x 9.45 m |
| Flight deck: | full flight deck with 12° ski jump, 2 elevators |
| Propulsion: | 2 Bazan/General Electric LM2500 gas turbines - 46.400 HP |
| Speed: | 25 knots |
| Radar: | Hughes SPS-52C 3-D air search, ISC Cardion SPS-55 surface radar, Selenia AN-12L fire control system |
| electronic warfare: | SLQ-25 Nixie |
| Armament: | 4 20 mm Bazan Meroka CIWS, 12 Oerlikon 20x120mm , 1 Mk13 Model 4 8 cell launcher for Harpoon |
| Aviation: | designed for 25 VSTOL aircrafts and helicopters - usually 10 McDD AV-8B/B+ Harrier II/ II Plus, 6 Sikorsky SH-3H, 2 Sikorsky SH-3 AEW, 4 Augusta AB-212 (in emergency max. 29 STOVL and helicopters) |
last update 15.08.2005