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BAmphibious assault ships
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Bay-class landing shiplarger figure on 0 of 2
TCG Anadolularger figure on 2 of 2
Measured figures
Length
Single source579.4 ft (176.6 m)[source]
Length
Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | Bay-class landing ship | TCG Anadolu |
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| Power | 2 × Wärtsilä 8L26 generators, 6,000 hp (4.5 MW) 2 × Wärtsilä 12V26 generators, 9,000 hp (6.7 MW) 2 × azimuthing thrusters 1 × bow thruster[source] | 5 × 8,000 kW (11,000 hp ) Navantia Man Diesel Generators 2 × 11 MW (15,000 hp) Siemens SiPOD 2 × 1,500 kW (2,000 hp) bow thrusters[source] |
| Builders | Swan Hunter and BAE Systems Naval Ships[source] | — |
| Operators | Royal Fleet Auxiliary Royal Australian Navy[source] | — |
| Preceded by | Round Table class[source] | — |
| Succeeded by | ATS-class amphibious warfare ship (planned) |
Counts only measures both sources give with the same scope. A larger figure is not a better system.
232 m (761 ft 2 in)[source]
(RFA, core only), 158 (RAN)
Single source70 (RFA, core only), 158 (RAN)[source]
371 naval officers and seamen, 50 naval aviation personnel, 50 hospital personnel, 550-700 amphibious marines, others
Single source1223 (371 naval officers and seamen, 50 naval aviation personnel, 50 hospital personnel, 550-700 amphibious marines, others)[source]
Bars compare reported quantities only. A larger figure does not make a system better; configurations and test conditions differ.
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| Cost | £ 596 million for 4 units £ 149 million per unit BAE ships cost £ 127 million per unit to build[source] | Over $1 billion [1][source] |
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| Built | 28 January 2002-26 November 2007[source] | — |
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| In commission | 13 July 2006-present[source] | — |
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| Completed | — |
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| Active | — |
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| Type | Landing ship dock[source] | — |
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| Boats & landing craft carried | 1 × LCU or 2 × LCVP in well deck 2 × Mexeflote powered rafts[source] | 6 xType LCVP[source] |
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| Capacity | 1,150 linear metres of vehicles (up to 24 Challenger 2 tanks or 150 light trucks) Cargo capacity of 200 tons ammunition or 24 TEU containers[source] | 46 Altay tanks 77 light vehicles[source] |
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| Troops | 356 (standard), 700 (overload)[source] | — |
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| Armament | Fitted for: 2 × DS30B Mk 1 30 mm guns 2 × Phalanx CIWS 4 × 7.62mm Mk44 Miniguns (may be replaced by Browning .50 caliber heavy machine guns as of 2023) 6 × 7.62mm L7 GPMG Individual outfit varies across class[source] | 1 × RAM 2 × Phalanx CIWS 5 × 25 mm Aselsan SMASH 200/25 RCWS 4 × 12.7 mm Aselsan STAMP RCWS[source] |
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| Aviation facilities | Flight deck for helicopters up to Chinook -size; temporary hangar can be fitted[source] | — |
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| Notes | Derivative of the Enforcer ship design[source] | — |
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| Name | — | Anadolu[source] |
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| Namesake | — | Anatolia[source] |
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| Ordered | — | 1 June 2015[source] |
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| Builder | — | Sedef Shipbuilding, Inc.[source] |
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| Laid down | — | 7 February 2018[source] |
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| Launched | — | 30 April 2019[source] |
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| Commissioned | — | 10 April 2023[source] |
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| Identification | — | Pennant number : L-400[source] |
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| Status | — | In active service[source] |
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| Class & type | — | Anadolu class (modified Juan Carlos I -class ) drone carrier - amphibious assault ship[source] |
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| Depth | — | 27.5 m (90 ft 3 in)[source] |
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| Endurance | — | 50 days, 30 days without replenishment[source] |
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| Sensors & processing systems | — | SMART-S Mk.2 S-band 3D radar , SPN-720 Naval Precision Approach Radar, GENESIS-ADVENT Combat Management System, IRST , IFF , TDL , VMF , SATCOM , LWR , DDS , Torpedo Defense System, Aselsan Piri-100 Infrared Search and Tracking System[source] |
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| Aircraft carried | — | 30 helicopters 30 to 50 UCAVs[source] |
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