LHD (Landing Helicopter Dock) JUAN CARLOS I.

[Miguel Gil]

The amphibious aircraft carrier "JUAN CARLOS I" is a multipurpose vessel and the largest warship built in Spain. NATO designation is LHD (Landing Helicopter Dock). Similar in role to many aircraft carriers, the amphibious landing ship has a ski jump for STOVL(1) operations, and is equipped with the McDonnell Douglas AV-8B Harrier II attack aircraft.

(1) A short take-off and vertical landing aircraft (STOVL aircraft) is a fixed-wing aircraft that is able to take off from a short runway (or take off vertically if it does not have a heavy payload) and land vertically (i.e. with no runway).

Ordered : 5 September 2003
Builder : Navantia
Laid down : May 2005
Launched : 22 September 2009
Commissioned : 30 September 2010
Homeport : Naval Station Rota,Rota
Identification : Pennant number:L61
Status : Active

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spanish_l ... n_Carlos_I

Since 2016, it has had a specific postmark date. It is still available through the Spanish Post Office's philatelic service.

https://www.correos.es/es/es/particular ... los-i-l-61

Togo,  Aircraft Carriers (2022) V-22 Osprey - A.C. Juan Carlos I, 1,000F West African CFA franc
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