Spanish ship Galicia (L51)

Galicia during the celebration of Armed Forces Day in Santander (2009)
History
Spain
Name	Galicia
Namesake	Galicia
Ordered	29 July 1994
Builder	Empresa Nacional Bazán
Laid down	31 May 1996
Launched	21 July 1997
Commissioned	30 April 1998
Homeport	Naval Station Rota
Identification	Pennant number: L51
Status	in active service
General characteristics
Class and type	Galicia-class landing platform dock
Displacement	13,815 t (13,597 long tons; 15,228 short tons) full load
Length	160 m (524 ft 11 in) oa 142 m (465 ft 11 in) pp
Beam	25 m (82 ft 0 in)
Draught	5.9 m (19 ft 4 in)
Propulsion	4 Bazan/Caterpillar 3612 diesel engines 9,330 kW (12,512 hp), 2 shafts, 1 510 kW (680 hp) bow thruster
Speed	20 knots (37 km/h; 23 mph) maximum
Range	6,000 nmi (11,000 km; 6,900 mi) at 12 knots (22 km/h; 14 mph)
Boats & landing craft carried	4 LCM-1E
Capacity	543 fully-equipped soldiers and 130 APCs or 33 MBTs
Complement	189
Sensors and processing systems	DA08 air / surface search IRSCAN SATCOM, Link 1, JMCIS
Armament	4 Sippican Hycor SRBOC MK36 launchers 2 × Oerlikon Contraves 20 mm (0.79 in) cannon
Aircraft carried	4 SH-3D or 6 AB 212 helicopters
Aviation facilities	60 m × 25 m (197 ft × 82 ft) flight deck, hangar

Galicia (L51) is a Galicia-class landing platform dock (LPD) of the Spanish Navy and is the seventh ship to bear this name. She is the lead ship in her class. The vessel was constructed in Ferrol, Spain and launched in 1997 and commissioned in 1998. Galicia is tasked with transporting Spanish marines, humanitarian aid missions and general logistic support. The LPD has taken part in actions against piracy in the Indian Ocean and off the Somalian coast, provided humanitarian aid following hurricanes and tsunamis and provided support during the COVID-19 pandemic in Spain.