HNLMS Rotterdam (L800)
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.jpg) Rotterdam
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| History | |
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| Name | Rotterdam |
| Builder | Damen Schelde Naval Shipbuilding |
| Laid down | 25 January 1996 |
| Launched | February 1997 |
| Commissioned | 18 April 1998 |
| Status | in active service |
| General characteristics | |
| Type | Landing platform dock |
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| Length | 166 metres (545 ft) |
| Beam | 27 metres (89 ft) |
| Draft | 6 metres (20 ft) |
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| Speed | 19 knots (35 km/h; 22 mph) |
| Range | 6,000 nautical miles (11,000 km; 6,900 mi) at 12 knots (22 km/h; 14 mph) |
| Endurance | 6 weeks |
| Boats & landing craft carried | 4 x LCVP |
| Capacity | 90 armoured personnel carriers or 32 main battle tanks[1] |
| Troops | 611 marines |
| Crew | 128 |
| Sensors and processing systems |
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| Electronic warfare & decoys |
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| Armament |
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| Aviation facilities | Hangar for 6 x AgustaWestland Lynx or NH-90 helicopter and stern helicopter flight deck |
HNLMS Rotterdam (Dutch: Zr.Ms. Rotterdam) is a Landing Platform Dock (LPD) amphibious warfare ship of the Royal Netherlands Navy. The ship was the result of a joint project between the Netherlands and Spain, which resulted in the Enforcer design. The ship is equipped with a large helicopter deck for helicopter operations and a dock for large landing crafts. The ship has a complete Class II hospital, including an operating 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.
History
In October 2012, while serving as the flagship for Operation Ocean Shield, Rotterdam sank a suspected Somali pirate ship off the east coast of Africa.[2] Rotterdam came under sustained attack from shore based weapons while rescuing the crew of the sunken ship and sustained damage to one of its small boats.[3]
Gallery
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Rotterdam -
Rotterdam well deck with LCVPs and rigid raider boats
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See also
References
- ^ "Amfibische transportschepen" (in Dutch). Koninklijke Marine. Retrieved 7 November 2011.
- ^ "Dutch Warship Destroys Pirate 'Mother Ship'". ABC News. 24 October 2012. Retrieved 7 November 2014.
- ^ "Counterpiracy Flagship Comes Under Fire Off Somalia's Coast". United States Department of Defense. 25 October 2012. Retrieved 7 November 2014.
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