Castilla

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Castilla (L52) is a Galicia-class landing platform dock (LPD), and is the twelfth ship of this name. She is the sister ship to the amphibious warfare vessel Galicia. The vessel is primarily used to transport Spanish marines but is also used for humanitarian aid missions. Launched in 1999 and commissioned in 2000, Castilla took part in Operation Romeo Sierra as part of the Perejil Island crisis in 2002, has participated in multiple military exercises with NATO and provided humanitarian relief in the Caribbean Sea and Gulf of Mexico.

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Galicia-class landing platform dock, Amphibious Transport Dock, NavantiaSpanish Navy


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    1997-12-11T00:00:00Z
    1997-12-11T00:00:00Z
    keel laying
    1999-06-14T00:00:00Z
    1999-06-14T00:00:00Z
    ship launching
    2000-06-26T00:00:00Z
    2000-06-26T00:00:00Z
    ship commissioning
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    US Navy 020801-N-2964H-001 Inshore Boat Unit on patrolUS Navy 020801-N-2964H-001 Inshore Boat Unit on patrol
    Turkish marines on F470 zodiac boats and Spanish Castilla (L-52)Turkish marines on F470 zodiac boats and Spanish Castilla (L-52)
    Castilla y GaliciaCastilla y Galicia
    Ship LPD-Castilla-(L52)Ship LPD-Castilla-(L52)
    US Navy 090617-N-3289C-002 Sailors assigned to Naval Mobile Construction Battalion (NMCB) 11 offload CONEX boxes from the Liberty Maritime Corp. owned M-V Alliance New YorkUS Navy 090617-N-3289C-002 Sailors assigned to Naval Mobile Construction Battalion (NMCB) 11 offload CONEX boxes from the Liberty Maritime Corp. owned M-V Alliance New York
    Ship LPD-Castilla-(L52)-01Ship LPD-Castilla-(L52)-01
    US Navy 100223-N-5808R-001 The Spanish navy amphibious transport dock ship Castilla (L52) prepares to come alongside the Military Sealift Command fleet replenishment oiler USNS Leroy Grumman (T-AO 195) during an underway replenUS Navy 100223-N-5808R-001 The Spanish navy amphibious transport dock ship Castilla (L52) prepares to come alongside the Military Sealift Command fleet replenishment oiler USNS Leroy Grumman (T-AO 195) during an underway replen
    L52 Castilla-1L52 Castilla-1
    US Navy 110621-N-GH121-473 The visit, board, search and seizure team assigned to the amphibious dock landing ship USS Whidbey Island (LSD 41), apprUS Navy 110621-N-GH121-473 The visit, board, search and seizure team assigned to the amphibious dock landing ship USS Whidbey Island (LSD 41), appr
    Buque Castilla (L52)Buque Castilla (L52)