Juan Carlos I vs Landing Craft Air Cushion
Overview
The Juan Carlos I and the Landing Craft Air Cushion are both Amphibious vessel classes.
The Juan Carlos I displaces 26,000 tons — 141:1 the Landing Craft Air Cushion's 185 tons. The Juan Carlos I reaches 21 knots vs 70 knots for the Landing Craft Air Cushion. Operational range is 9,000 nautical miles for the Juan Carlos I vs 300 for the Landing Craft Air Cushion. The Juan Carlos I carries a crew of 261 vs 5 for the Landing Craft Air Cushion.
The Juan Carlos I was produced in 4 units vs 97 for the Landing Craft Air Cushion. Cost per hull is $600M for the Juan Carlos I vs $41M for the Landing Craft Air Cushion. The Juan Carlos I was commissioned in 2010, 24 years after the Landing Craft Air Cushion (1986).
| Spanish amphibious assault ship, introduced in 2010, displaces 26,000 tons. | |
| Origin | 🇪🇸 Spain |
| Category | Amphibious vessel |
| Type | Amphibious assault ship |
| Manufacturer | Navantia |
| Year introduced | 2010 |
| Number built | 4 units |
| Estimated unit price | $600 million |
| American amphibious landing craft, introduced in 1986, achieves 70 knots using four gas turbine engines. | |
| Origin | 🇺🇸 United States |
| Category | Amphibious vessel |
| Type | Landing craft |
| Manufacturer | Textron Marine and Land Systems |
| Year introduced | 1986 |
| Number built | 97 units |
| Estimated unit price | $41 million |
| Displacement | 26,000 tons ◉ |
| Maximum speed | 21.0 knots ◉ |
| Range | 9,000 nm at 15 knots ◉ |
| Length | 230.8 m ◉ |
| Beam | 32.0 m ◉ |
| Crew | 261 ◉ |
| Propulsion | 2 × 11 MW POD, GE ITP LM2500 + Navantia MAN 16V32/40 |
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| Displacement | 185 tons ◉ |
| Maximum speed | 70.0 knots ◉ |
| Range | 300 nm at 35 knots ◉ |
| Length | 26.8 m ◉ |
| Beam | 14.0 m ◉ |
| Crew | 5 ◉ |
| Propulsion | 4 Avco Lycoming TF40B, (4,390 hp; 3,270 kW) each |
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