HNLMS Rotterdam (L800)

	Rotterdam
History
Netherlands
Name	Rotterdam
Namesake	Rotterdam
Operator	Royal Netherlands Navy
Builder	Damen Schelde Naval Shipbuilding
Cost	$140m
Laid down	23 February 1996
Launched	22 February 1997
Commissioned	18 April 1998
Homeport	Den Helder
Identification	IMO number: 9109756; MMSI number: 244159000; Callsign: PARD; Deck code: RD;
Status	in active service
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General characteristics
Type	Rotterdam-class landing platform dock
Displacement	12,750 t; 14,000 full load;
Length	166 metres (545 ft)
Beam	27 metres (89 ft)
Draft	6 metres (20 ft)
Propulsion	Diesel-electric system; 4 × Stork Wärtsilä 12SW28 diesel generators at 14.6 MW; 4 × Holec electric motor (two in tandem per shaft) at 12 MW; 2 shafts; bow thruster;
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
Troops	611 marines
Crew	128
Sensors and ; processing systems	Thales NS100 air / surface search; GateKeeper Electro-optical 360° surveillance system; SATCOM, Link 11, JMCIS;
Electronic warfare ; & decoys	1 × AN/SLQ-25 Nixie torpedo decoy
Armament	2 × Goalkeeper CIWS guns; 8/10 × Browning 12.7 mm machine guns;
Aviation facilities	Hangar for 6 x AgustaWestland Lynx or 3 x NH90 NFH or H215M Cougar helicopter and stern helicopter flight deck

HNLMS Rotterdam (Dutch: Zr.Ms. Rotterdam) is the lead ship in the Rotterdam-class landing platform dock^{[citation needed]} of the Royal Netherlands Navy.^[3] The ship is named after the Dutch city of Rotterdam.

^ Jaime Karremann (2016-09-08). "Zr.Ms. Rotterdam LPD" (in Dutch). marineschepen.nl. Retrieved 2018-03-26.
^ "Amfibische transportschepen" (in Dutch). Koninklijke Marine. Retrieved 7 November 2011.
^ ""Ships"". Royal Netherlands Navy. 6 April 2018. Retrieved 17 January 2022.

History
Rotterdam
Netherlands
Name	Rotterdam
Namesake	Rotterdam
Operator	Royal Netherlands Navy
Builder	Damen Schelde Naval Shipbuilding
Cost	$140m ^[1]
Laid down	23 February 1996
Launched	22 February 1997
Commissioned	18 April 1998
Homeport	Den Helder
Identification	IMO number: 9109756 MMSI number: 244159000 Callsign: PARD Deck code: RD
Status	in active service
Badge
General characteristics
Type	Rotterdam-class landing platform dock
Displacement	12,750 t 14,000 full load
Length	166 metres (545 ft)
Beam	27 metres (89 ft)
Draft	6 metres (20 ft)
Propulsion	Diesel-electric system 4 × Stork Wärtsilä 12SW28 diesel generators at 14.6 MW 4 × Holec electric motor (two in tandem per shaft) at 12 MW 2 shafts bow thruster
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^[2]
Troops	611 marines
Crew	128
Sensors and processing systems	Thales NS100 air / surface search GateKeeper Electro-optical 360° surveillance system SATCOM, Link 11, JMCIS
Electronic warfare & decoys	1 × AN/SLQ-25 Nixie torpedo decoy
Armament	2 × Goalkeeper CIWS guns 8/10 × Browning 12.7 mm machine guns
Aviation facilities	Hangar for 6 x AgustaWestland Lynx or 3 x NH90 NFH or H215M Cougar helicopter and stern helicopter flight deck