2005    

NL Improved Rotterdam class

NL Rotterdam class

Landing Ship/Platform Dock

ships



Landing Ship/Platform Dock Improved Rotterdam class





Derivatives / Succeeded by
2006 UK Bay class



  Specifications


146crew
15500full load (tn)
177length (m)
29.20beam (m)

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




  Shipyards


NL Royal Schelde - 1



  List of Ships


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20062011UKRoyal Fleet AuxiliaryL3006Bay class RFA Largs BayGCIA
2011-- AU RAN L100 HMAS Choules
2006--UKRoyal Fleet AuxiliaryL3008Bay class RFA Mounts BayGCIC - MB
2007--NLRoyal Netherlands NavyL801Hr. Ms. Johan de WittPAJW - JW
2007--UKRoyal Fleet AuxiliaryL3007Bay class RFA Lyme BayGCIB - YB
2007--UKRoyal Fleet AuxiliaryL3009Bay class RFA Cardigan BayGCID - CB

5 units



  Events


2003-jun-18Laid downLaid down NL L801 Hr. Ms. Johan de Witt
2006-may-13LaunchedLaunched NL L801 Hr. Ms. Johan de Witt
2007-jul-06Port VisitPort Visit NL L801 Hr. Ms. Johan de Witt Vlissingen, Netherlands for navy days 2007. For Michiel de Ruyter 400th anniversary.
2007-nov-30CommissionedCommissioned NL L801 Hr. Ms. Johan de Witt
2008-oct-04DeploymentDeployment NL L801 Hr. Ms. Johan de Witt Exercise Joint Warrior 08-2 participated in bi-annual multi-national exercise off Scottish coast, until 17 Oct
2010-sep-29HomeportHomeport NL L801 Hr. Ms. Johan de Witt
2013-apr-30 NL L801 Hr. Ms. Johan de Witt renamed in Zr.Ms. Johan de Witt
2013-may-07Port VisitPort Visit NL L801 Hr. Ms. Johan de Witt 7-9 may visit Rotterdam
2013-jul-14HomeportHomeport NL L801 Hr. Ms. Johan de Witt Operation Atalanta Departure for operation Atalanta
2013-aug-06DeploymentDeployment NL L801 Hr. Ms. Johan de Witt Combined Task Force 150 relieved NRP Alvares Cabral as flagship and then Aug13-Dec13 Operation Atalanta, embarked Cougar S-419 : S-453 of 300Sqn.
2013-octDeploymentDeployment NL L801 Hr. Ms. Johan de Witt operating in the Gulf as part of CTF 151
2013-nov-27Port VisitPort Visit NL L801 Hr. Ms. Johan de Witt visited Salalah, dep 30 Nov.
2013-dec-19HomeportHomeport NL L801 Hr. Ms. Johan de Witt arrived Den Helder
2014-mar-31DeploymentDeployment NL L801 Hr. Ms. Johan de Witt Exercise Joint Warrior 14-1 JW 14-1
2014-oct-09DeploymentDeployment NL L801 Hr. Ms. Johan de Witt departed Netherlands for US east coast to participate in Amphibious Exercise Bold Alligator. Leads a Task Group which includes USS Arlington, USS Farragut and KDM Niels Juel.
2015-jul-04Port VisitPort Visit NL L801 Hr. Ms. Johan de Witt Marinedagen 2015 in basin display on 4 and 5 Jul for 350th Anniversary of Royal Netherlands Marine Corps, Marinedagen.
2015-sep-11Port VisitPort Visit NL L801 Hr. Ms. Johan de Witt To London in support of Defence and Security Equipment International exhibition at the Excel Centre.
2015-octDeploymentDeployment NL L801 Hr. Ms. Johan de Witt Exercise Trident Juncture 2015 until Nov15 participated in Trident Juncture 2015. Osprey 168293 landing
2019-may-23DeploymentDeployment NL L801 Hr. Ms. Johan de Witt May 2019, Super Puma S-419 embarked for Exercise Baltic Protector.
2020-feb-28DeploymentDeployment NL L801 Hr. Ms. Johan de Witt Hosted 4x UK Merlin HC.4 from 845 NAS Furious Flt during Exercise Cold Response 20 off northern Norway, including ZJ127 / L and ZJ134 / S.
2020-nov-23HomeportHomeport NL L801 Hr. Ms. Johan de Witt departure Den Helder
2020-nov-26DeploymentDeployment NL L801 Hr. Ms. Johan de Witt spent a short period in UK with FOST, with NH90 N-088, N-195 and N-228 of 860 Sq embarked, departed 30 Nov.
2022-mar-31RefitRefit NL L801 Hr. Ms. Johan de Witt planned Midlife Upgrade (MLU), until Apr 2023
2023-nov-10Port VisitPort Visit NL L801 Hr. Ms. Johan de Witt visited London for Remembrance Day observance.
2024-febDeploymentDeployment NL L801 Hr. Ms. Johan de Witt Exercise Steadfast Defender 2024 operating around Norway with two Dutch Navy NH90 embarked for Ex Nordic Response
2024-nov-01Port VisitPort Visit NL L801 Hr. Ms. Johan de Witt visited Aberdeen









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