Aircraft carrier "Principe de Asturias" 2024-05-03

The Prince of Asturias (R-11) has been a STOVL aircraft carrier for the Spanish Navy, until recently the flagship of the fleet. The design of this ship took place when the U.S. Navy abandoned the project of the SCS and the Spanish Navy bought its planes (fifteen shots, and he was just being designed) and instructed the public shipyards Bazán further development and construction of this ship. With almost 196 m long, 24.3 m wide his, a depth of 9.4 m and its 17,200 tons full load was the largest ship of the Spanish Armada until the entry into service of the LHD Juan Carlos I. The air group embarked bear up to 29 aircraft (17 in the hangar and 12 in the parking area of the flight deck). The carrier air force usually consisted of a versatile force, including ten to twelve AV-8B Harrier II Plus, and a dozen helicopters, usually a combination of models, six Sikorsky H-3 Sea King, two Sikorsky H-3 Sea King AEW radar version (Air Early Warning) and four Agusta-Bell AB-212. It entered service in 1989 and was decommissioned in late 2012.