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 or 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 masses 12,750-tons and was launched in 1997. The second ship of the class, HNLMS Johan de Witt (L801), (16,800-tons) was launched in February 2007. Johan de Witt is equipped with pod propulsion, as well as command and control facilities.[1]
The Hr.Ms. Rotterdam also has a complete Class II hospital, an operation theatre and intensive care with 10 beds. During missions a surgical team can be placed on board permanently. The ship also has a desalination-system enabling it to changing seawater into drinking water.
The class was a joint design between the Netherlands and Spain. The two ships of the Spanish belonging to the Galicia class are the Galicia (commissioned in 1998) and the Castilla (2001). The United Kingdom's Bay class is also a close Rotterdam relation.
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