Spanish Navy, Cartagena Editorial Photo

The Ro-Ro Ship Martín Posadillo (A04) is seen in the Spanish Naval (Armada) Base in her home port of Cartagena, Murcia, Spain. The roll-on/roll-off Martín Posadillo is an Army light transport ship operated by the Spanish Navy. Her home port is Cartagena Naval Base and is normally assigned with transports missions between Spanish and other Mediterranean ports. The ship was built by the Duro Felguera Shipyards in Gijón (1973) and procured by the Army in 1990. She was named after the Quartermaster Colonel José Mª Martín Posadillo Muñiz, killed in a terrorist attack. Her original base was the city of Ceuta, but was moved to Cartagena when she was transferred to the Spanish Navy in February 2000. The ship is still Army property but operated by Navy personnel and commanded by a Lieutenant –Commander.