Commissioned 18 April 1998 Type Landing platform dock Launched February 1997 Weight 12,750 tons Beam 27 m | Laid down 25 January 1996 Status in active service Construction started 25 January 1996 Length 166 m Draft 6 m | |
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Displacement 12,750 t14,000 full load Builder | ||
Africa partnership station aps 13 hnlms rotterdam l800
HNLMS Rotterdam (Dutch: 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.
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- Africa partnership station aps 13 hnlms rotterdam l800
- African partnership station aps 13 hnlms rotterdam l800
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African partnership station aps 13 hnlms rotterdam l800
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. 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.
