Eugenio´s Warships

Eugenio Castillo Pert, GRUFLEX 04 - 02, Málaga

Draw by Antoni Casinos

Additional pictures:

Daniel Aguilar López, Operation Mar Caribe, Puerto Plata

Daniel Aguilar López, Operation Mar Caribe, Puerto Rico

Berta Zea, Almería

Country: Spain Spain

Class, [Type]: Newport, [LST].
Builder: National Steel, San Diego, U.S.A.
Launch date: 24 July 1971.
Commission date: 14 April 1995.

Displacement ( tons ): 4.975 standard, 8.450 full load.
Dimensions ( metres ): 159,2 x 21,2 x 5,3
Main machinery: 6 x ALCO 16-251 diesels ( 16.500 hp ).
Speed ( knots ): 20.
Range ( miles ): 2.500 at 12 knots.
Complement: 257 ( 12 officers ).

Guns: 1 x GE/GD Vulcan Phalanx Mk15 CIWS 20mm ( not operative ), 2 x Oerlikon 20mm/90, 4 x Browning 12,7mm.
Military lift: 374 troops ( 20 officers ); 500 vehicle tons; 3 LCVPs and 1 LCPL.

Radar: Surface: Raytheon SPS 10F, G band; Navigation: Marconi LN 66, I band.
Helicopter: Able to operate 3 AB212.

Callsign: EBAW ( Echo