Strategic Sealift Vessel (Philippine Navy)
Makassar class, which will be used as basis for the SSV | |
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Name: | "Strategic Sealift Vessel" |
Builders: | PT PAL (Persero), Surabaya, Indonesia |
Operators: | Philippine Navy |
Cost: | $46 million (without weapons and sensors) |
In service: | expected by 2016 |
Building: | 2 |
Planned: | 2 |
Completed: | 0 |
Cancelled: | 0 |
Active: | 0 |
General characteristics y | |
Class and type: | "Strategic Sealift Vessel" class |
Type: | Landing Platform Dock |
Displacement: | 10,300 tons full load |
Length: | 123.00 m (404 ft) |
Beam: | 21.80 m (72 ft) |
Draft: | 6.00 m (20 ft) |
Propulsion: | Combined diesel and diesel (CODAD) arrangement:
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Speed: | 16 knots (30 km/h) maximum |
Range: | 9,360 nautical miles (17,300 km) |
Endurance: | 30 Days |
Boats and landing craft carried: | |
Capacity: | 500 troops and associated vehicles & equipment |
Complement: | 121 |
Sensors and processing systems: |
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Electronic warfare and decoys: |
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Armament: |
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Aircraft carried: | 2 × medium (10-ton) naval helicopters |
The so-called Strategic Sealift Vessel (SSV) is an upcoming class of Landing Platform Docks based on the Indonesian Navy's Makassar/Banjarmasin-class being built by Indonesian state-owned shipbuilder PT PAL (Persero)[1] for the Philippine Navy. Two units are to be constructed, both are still unnamed although the first of the class is temporarily named "SSV-1".
Construction of the first unit already started on January 2015 and is expected to be delivered by July 2016, while the second unit will start a few months after and will be delivered by the 2nd or 3rd quarter of 2017.[2] These ships would be the first of its kind to be operated by the Philippine Navy, and are meant to be used for amphibious operations and transport duties in support of the Armed Forces of the Philippines, but will double as a support platform for Humanitarian and Disaster Relief (HADR) and Search & Rescue (SAR) operations.
Design
The design will be closely based on the Makassar & Banjarmasin classes of Landing Platform Dock used by the Indonesian Navy, which in turn were actually based on a low-cost LPD design from Korean shipbuilder Daewoo Shipbuilding and Marine Engineering / Daesun Shipyard.
Propulsion
The ships will have a Combined Diesel and Diesel (CODAD) layout and will be using similar engines as those used by their Indonesian counterparts, the MAN 9L28/32A medium speed engines. Combined power from the two engines will produce 6,000 bhp transferred to two controllable pitch propellers.[3]
Armaments
Armaments are subject to supply by the Philippine Navy. Based on the technical specifications, the ships are to be mounted with a main gun with caliber size between 40mm to 127mm. Two secondary RWS-type gun systems are also planned, with a caliber size between 25mm and 30mm. Manually operated 12.7mm 50-caliber machine guns are also to be installed.[3][4]
It is still unconfirmed if the weapons systems will be installed by PT PAL before delivery, or will be installed in Philippine shipyards after delivery.
Flight Support
Originally the ships were designed with a hangar and helicopter landing deck for two medium-sized helicopter, with the specifications emphasizing the US-made Sikorsky Black Hawk helicopter as basis.[4] But changes in the Philippine Navy's requirement later on changed the design to have a hangar for two medium helicopters.
References
- ↑ "Indonesia's PT PAL signs contract to supply strategic sealift vessels to the Philippines". IHS Jane's. 2014-07-16. Retrieved 2015-01-28.
- ↑ "PT PAL cuts steel on first Philippine Navy sealift vessel". IHS Jane's. 2015-01-26. Retrieved 2015-01-28.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 "A clearer picture on the Strategic Sealift Vessel of the Philippine Navy". MaxDefense. 2013-08-28. Retrieved 2015-01-28.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 "SBB-AFP-PN-SSV-13-04 Supplemental Bid #4 - Technical Specifications". DND-BAC. 2013. Retrieved 2015-01-28.
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