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Austin-class amphibious transport docklarger figure on 1 of 1
Rotterdam-class landing platform docklarger figure on 0 of 1
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| Specification | Austin-class amphibious transport dock | Rotterdam-class landing platform dock |
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| Power | 2 × boilers, 2 × steam turbines, 2 × shafts, 24,000 shp (18,000 kW)[source] | 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[source] |
| Name | Austin class[source] | Rotterdam class[source] |
| Builders | New York Naval Shipyard , Ingalls , Lockheed[source] | Damen Schelde Naval Shipbuilding[source] |
| Operators | United States Navy Indian Navy |
Counts only measures both sources give with the same scope. A larger figure is not a better system.
548 ft (167 m) w/l 569 ft (173 m) o/a[source]
Johan de Witt
Single sourceRotterdam
Single source166 m (544 ft 7 in) ( Rotterdam ) 176.35 m (578 ft 7 in) ( Johan de Witt )[source]
Johan de Witt
Single sourceRotterdam
Single sourceat 12 knots (22 km/h; 14 mph)
Single source6,000 nmi (11,000 km; 6,900 mi) at 12 knots (22 km/h; 14 mph)[source]
Bars compare reported quantities only. A larger figure does not make a system better; configurations and test conditions differ.
Royal Netherlands Navy[source] |
| Preceded by | Raleigh class[source] | — |
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| Succeeded by | San Antonio class[source] | ATS class[source] |
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| Cost | US$235–419 million per unit[source] | ƒ 265m ( Rotterdam ) ƒ 260m ( Johan de Witt )[source] |
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| In commission | 1965–2017 (U.S.)[source] | 1998–present[source] |
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| Planned | 13[source] |
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| Completed | 12[source] |
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| Canceled | — |
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| Active | 1 (with India )[source] |
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| Retired | 11[source] | — |
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| Type | Amphibious transport dock[source] | Landing platform dock[source] |
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| Tonnage | 7,713 DWT[source] | — |
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| Boats & landing craft carried | 1 × LCAC , or 1 × LCU & 3 × LCM-6 , or 4 × LCM-8 , or 9 × LCM-6 , or 24 × AAV[source] | 4 x LCVP 2 × 7 m (23 ft) RHIB , up to 4 x LCVP , 2 × LCU or 1 × LCAC in welldock. ( Johan de Witt )[source] |
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| Armament | 2 × 25 mm Mk 38 guns 2 × Phalanx CIWS 8 × .50-calibre machine guns[source] | 2 × Goalkeeper CIWS guns 8/10 × Browning 12.7 mm machine guns[source] |
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| Aircraft carried | Up to 6 CH-46 Sea Knight helicopters[source] | 4 × CH-47F Chinook or 6 × NH90 NFH helicopters[source] |
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| Country of origin | United States[source] United States[source] | Netherlands[source] Netherlands[source]Inventory Origin column; table 2, row 17, cell 3; revision 1374083197; retrieved 2026-10-01 |
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| Landing craft carried | 1 × LCAC , or 1 × LCU & 3 × LCM-6 , or 4 × LCM-8 , or 9 × LCM-6 , or 24 × AAV[source]Source-stated capacity; all configurations and qualifiers retained | 4 x LCVP 2 × 7 m (23 ft) RHIB , up to 4 x LCVP , 2 × LCU or 1 × LCAC in welldock. ( Johan de Witt )[source]Source-stated capacity; all configurations and qualifiers retained |
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| Built | — | 1996–2007[source] |
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| Endurance | — | 6 weeks[source] |
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| Capacity | — | 90 armoured personnel carriers or 32 main battle tanks ( Rotterdam ) 170 armoured personnel carriers or 33 main battle tanks ( Johan de Witt )[source] |
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| Troops | — | 595 marines ( Rotterdam ) 555 marines ( Johan de Witt )[source] |
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| Sensors & processing systems | — | Thales Netherlands Variant 2D Combined air / surface radar Thales Netherlands Gatekeeper E/O Warning system SATCOM, Link 11 , JMCIS[source] |
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| Electronic warfare & decoys | — | 1 × AN/ SLQ-25 Nixie torpedo decoy[source] |
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| Aviation facilities | — | Hangar and stern helicopter flight deck with two landing spots[source] |
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| Troop capacity | — | 595 marines ( Rotterdam ) 555 marines ( Johan de Witt )[source]Source-stated capacity; all configurations and qualifiers retained |
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27 m (88 ft 7 in) ( Rotterdam ) 29.2 m (95 ft 10 in) ( Johan de Witt )[source]