Rotterdam class amphibious transport dock
.jpg) HNLMS Rotterdam in 1998 |
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| Class overview | |
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| Builders: | Schelde Shipbuilding |
| Subclasses: | Galicia class landing platform dock Bay class landing ship dock |
| Planned: | 2 |
| Completed: | 2 |
| General characteristics | |
| Type: | Landing platform dock |
| Displacement: | 12,750t (Rotterdam), 16,800t (Johan de Witt) |
| Length: | 166m (Rotterdam), 176.35m (Johan de Witt) |
| Beam: | 25.0 m |
| Draft: | 5.8 m |
| Propulsion: |
Diesel-electric system
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| Speed: | 19 knots (35 km/h) |
| Range: | 6,000 nautical miles (11,000 km) at 12-knot (22 km/h) |
| Endurance: | 6 weeks |
| Boats and landing craft carried: |
6 x LCU or 4 x LCVP (HNLMS Johan de Witt can accommodate 2 LCACs) |
| Capacity: | 170 armoured personnel carriers or 33 main battle tanks |
| Troops: | 611 marines |
| Crew: | 128 |
| Sensors and processing systems: |
DA08 air / surface search |
| Electronic warfare and decoys: |
4 x Sippican Hycor SRBOC MK36 launcher |
| Armament: |
2 x Goalkeeper CIWS guns |
| Aviation facilities: | Hangar for 6 x AgustaWestland Lynx or NH-90 helicopter and stern helicopter flight deck |
The Rotterdam class is a Landing Platform Dock (LPD) amphibious warfare ship of the Royal Netherlands Navy. It is equipped with a large helicopter deck for helicopter operations and a dock for large landing craft.
The lead ship is HNLMS Rotterdam, pennant number L800. It displaces 12,750-tons and was launched in 1997. The second ship of the class, HNLMS Johan de Witt (L801), (displacing 16,800-tons) was launched in February 2007. The Johan de Witt is equipped with pod propulsion, as well as command and control facilities.[1]
The Rotterdam LPD has a complete Class II hospital, an operation theater and intensive care facilities. A surgical team can be stationed on board. The ship also has a desalination system enabling it to convert seawater into drinking water.
The class was a joint design between the Netherlands and Spain. The Spanish Navy operates two ships of the Galicia class. These are the Galicia commissioned in 1998 and the Castilla in 2001.
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[edit] Gallery
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Rotterdam
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Johan de Witt
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[edit] See also
[edit] References
- ^ Jane's Defence Weekly, 9 September 2009
[edit] External links
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