| Rotterdam-class amphibious transport dock | |
|---|---|
 HNLMS Rotterdam in 1998 | |
| Class overview | |
| 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: |
Rotterdam: 12,750 t Johan de Witt: 16,800 t |
| Length: |
Rotterdam: 166 metres (545 ft) Johan de Witt: 176.35 metres (578.6 ft) |
| Beam: | 25 metres (82 ft) |
| Draft: | 5.8 metres (19 ft) |
| Propulsion: |
Diesel-electric system
|
| 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: | 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 & 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. The class was the result of a joint project between the Netherlands and Spain, which resulted in the Enforcer design. The ships are equipped with a large helicopter deck for helicopter operations and a dock for large landing craft. The ships have 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.
The lead ship is HNLMS Rotterdam (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. Johan de Witt is equipped with pod propulsion, as well as command and control facilities.[1]
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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See also[]
- List of ship launches in 1997
- List of ship commissionings in 1998
- (Dutch) HNLMS Johan de Witt
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