| HNLMS Rotterdam (L800) | |
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 Rotterdam | |
| Career (Netherlands) | |
| Name: | Rotterdam |
| Builder: | Damen Schelde Naval Shipbuilding |
| Laid down: | 25 January 1996 |
| Launched: | February 1997 |
| Commissioned: | 18 April 1998 |
| Status: | in active service, as of 2025[update] |
| 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 |
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| Aviation facilities: | Hangar for 6 x AgustaWestland Lynx or NH-90 helicopter and stern helicopter flight deck |
HNLMS Rotterdam (Dutch language: 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]
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References[]
- ↑ "Amfibische transportschepen" (in nl). Koninklijke Marine. http://www.defensie.nl/organisatie/marine/inhoud/materieel/schepen/amfibische-transportschepen. Retrieved 7 November 2011.
- ↑ "Dutch Warship Destroys Pirate 'Mother Ship'". ABC News. 24 October 2012. http://abcnews.go.com/Blotter/dutch-warship-destroys-pirate-mother-ship/story?id=17554703#.UIl3jY7ffe4. Retrieved 7 November 2014.
- ↑ "Counterpiracy Flagship Comes Under Fire Off Somalia’s Coast". United States Department of Defense. 25 October 2012. http://www.defense.gov//news/newsarticle.aspx?id=118332. Retrieved 7 November 2014.
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