1998    

NL Rotterdam class

ES Galicia Class

Landing Ship/Platform Dock

ships



The HOLEC electric engine 4 pieces (2 in tandem per shaft).



Derivatives / Succeeded by
2005 NL Improved Rotterdam class
2006         UK Bay class



  Specifications


123crew
600troops
12750full load (tn)
166length (m)
25beam (m)
5.90draught (m)
20max speed (knots)

4Naval Engine diesel - electric Stork Wartsila 12SW28
4Naval Engine electric HOLEC

8Naval Gun Browning .50 machine-gun
4Naval Gun single 20 mm
2Close-In Weapon System Goalkeeper
1Chaff and decoys AN/SLQ-25 Nixie
1Chaff and decoys Mark 36 SRBOC

helicopter   Aircraft


Typical Max
NL Dutch Navy Westland Lynx 06
NL Dutch Navy NHI NH90 NFH 04
NL Royal Netherlands Air Force EC AS532U2 Cougar 04








  Shipyards


NL Royal Schelde - 1



  List of Ships


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1998--NLRoyal Netherlands NavyL800Hr. Ms. Rotterdam PARD - RD
20062011UKRoyal Fleet AuxiliaryL3006Bay class RFA Largs Bay GCIA
2011-- AU RAN L100 HMAS Choules
2006--UKRoyal Fleet AuxiliaryL3008Bay class RFA Mounts Bay GCIC - MB
2007--NLRoyal Netherlands NavyL801Improved Rotterdam class Hr. Ms. Johan de Witt PAJW - JW
2007--UKRoyal Fleet AuxiliaryL3007Bay class RFA Lyme Bay GCIB - YB
2007--UKRoyal Fleet AuxiliaryL3009Bay class RFA Cardigan BayGCID - CB

6 units



  Events


1994-apr-25OrderedOrdered NL L800 Hr. Ms. Rotterdam
1996-feb-23Laid downLaid down NL L800 Hr. Ms. Rotterdam
1997-feb-22LaunchedLaunched NL L800 Hr. Ms. Rotterdam
1998-apr-18CommissionedCommissioned NL L800 Hr. Ms. Rotterdam
2005-jun-24DeploymentDeployment NL L800 Hr. Ms. Rotterdam Fleet Review: Trafalgar 200 Present at Trafalgar 200 Fleet Review, off Browndown anchorage
2005-jul-01Port VisitPort Visit NL L800 Hr. Ms. Rotterdam Present at International Festival of the Sea 2005, Portsmouth
2008-oct-04DeploymentDeployment NL L800 Hr. Ms. Rotterdam Exercise Joint Warrior 08-2 participated in bi-annual multi-national exercise off Scottish coast, until 17 Oct
2011-feb-09 NL L800 Hr. Ms. Rotterdam Sighted at Simpson Bay in St. Maarten.
2011-mar-01 NL L800 Hr. Ms. Rotterdam Sighted at Simpson Bay in St. Maarten. Helicopters constantly landing and taking off. Also, constantly sailing around the bay.
2011-jul-01HomeportHomeport NL L800 Hr. Ms. Rotterdam naval days 2011 (marinedagen)
2012-jul-11 NL L800 Hr. Ms. Rotterdam departure for operation Ocean Shield
2012-jul-11 NL L800 Hr. Ms. Rotterdam Combined Task Force 150 from Jul12 to Dec12 operation Ocean Shield embarked 2 Cougars S-419, S-447
2012-dec-22 NL L800 Hr. Ms. Rotterdam return homeport
2016-oct-03DeploymentDeployment NL L800 Hr. Ms. Rotterdam Exercise Emerald Move 2016 Participated in Tyrrhenian Sea exercise
2022-marDeploymentDeployment NL L800 Hr. Ms. Rotterdam Exercise Cold Response 2022 participated in Cold Response 22, with 3rd Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, US Marines embarked.









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