Zuiderkruis class support ship
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The Zuiderkruis is a planned multi-function ship for amphibious operations currently being built, in service date of 2014. It has a large helicopter deck with two landing spots and a roll-on/roll-off deck. It will be the main support ship, along with the two LPDs, of the Royal Netherlands Navy
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The ship has command rooms for war staffs and a large hospital room with 20 treatment rooms. With this ship, the amphibious plan for the navy is complete with two LPD
and one Joint Support Ship (JSS). The ship will replace both HNLMS Zuiderkruis
and HNLMS Amsterdam
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The ship will have two Replenishment-At-Sea masts, an elevator and crane for up to 40 tons, a roll on/roll off facility for vehicles, and a steel beach stern construction for accommodating cargo transfer via landing craft.
The JSS has 2000 lane meters for transport of materiel, a helicopter deck with landing spots for operating two Chinooks simultaneously, and a hangar with a storage capacity of up to 6 helicopters.
For maritime support the ship has the holding capacity of approx 8000 m3 of fuel, more than 1000 m3 of heli fuel, approx 450 m3 of potable water and approx 400 tonnes of ammunition. Further large areas for evacuees can be arranged.
Royal Netherlands Navy
The Koninklijke Marine is the navy of the Netherlands. In the mid-17th century the Dutch Navy was the most powerful navy in the world and it played an active role in the wars of the Dutch Republic and later those of the Batavian Republic and the Kingdom of the Netherlands...
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The ship has command rooms for war staffs and a large hospital room with 20 treatment rooms. With this ship, the amphibious plan for the navy is complete with two LPD
Amphibious transport dock
An amphibious transport dock, also called a landing platform/dock , is an amphibious warfare ship, a warship that embarks, transports, and lands elements of a landing force for expeditionary warfare missions. Several navies currently operate this kind of ship...
and one Joint Support Ship (JSS). The ship will replace both HNLMS Zuiderkruis
HNLMS Zuiderkruis (A832)
HNLMS Zuiderkruis is one of two replenishment ships serving with the Royal Netherlands Navy. The Zuiderkruis entered service in 1975 and is to be decommissioned at the end of 2011.-External links:*...
and HNLMS Amsterdam
HNLMS Amsterdam (A836)
HNLMS Amsterdam is one of two replenishment ships serving with the Royal Netherlands Navy. The Amsterdam entered service in 1995....
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The ship will have two Replenishment-At-Sea masts, an elevator and crane for up to 40 tons, a roll on/roll off facility for vehicles, and a steel beach stern construction for accommodating cargo transfer via landing craft.
The JSS has 2000 lane meters for transport of materiel, a helicopter deck with landing spots for operating two Chinooks simultaneously, and a hangar with a storage capacity of up to 6 helicopters.
For maritime support the ship has the holding capacity of approx 8000 m3 of fuel, more than 1000 m3 of heli fuel, approx 450 m3 of potable water and approx 400 tonnes of ammunition. Further large areas for evacuees can be arranged.
| Pennant number | Ship | Laid down | Launched | Commissioned |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| A833 | Karel Doorman | 07-06-2011 | tbd | tbd 2015 |
External links
- http://www.defensie.nl (in Dutch)