Hernán Cortés
Both ships of type LST Hernán Cortés and Pizarro were acquired by the Spanish Navy to the U.S. Navy in 1994 to replace the landing crafts of cars Count of the Venadito, Martín Alvarez and Velasco, terminate. They were constructed the shipyards National Steel & SB Co, of San Diego (the U.S.A.), and went into service in 1972.
These ships specialize in the transport of troops, vehicles and material, and are characterized by their curve-slide incline of 34 meters maintained by a crane of porch in the prow that directly allows the disembarkation of the load in a wharf, on the beach or in pontoons that can transport in their bands. The ships also have a load incline to stern. As average of disembarkation they take two boats per vehicule/personel LCVP, two boats for personnel LCPL and four pontoons of disembarkation of combat vehicules.
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