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Brazilian helicopter carrier Atlânticolarger figure on 3 of 3
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Length
Single source203.4 m (667 ft)[source]
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| Specification | Brazilian helicopter carrier Atlântico | HNLMS Johan de Witt |
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| Power | 2x Crossley Pielstick PC2 Mk-6 MW 12 cylinder.[source] | Diesel-electric system 4 × Stork Wärtsilä 14,800 kW (19,800 hp) with Podded Propulsion bow thruster[source] |
| Name | HMS Ocean[source] | Johan de Witt[source] |
| Operator | Royal Navy[source] | Royal Netherlands Navy[source] |
| Ordered | 11 May 1993[source] |
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176.35 m (578 ft 7 in)[source]
+ 180 aviation personnel
Single source285 + 180 aviation personnel[source]
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| Builder | Vickers Shipbuilding and Engineering Ltd , Kværner (Govan)[source] | Damen Shipyards Galați , Romania Damen Schelde Naval Shipbuilding , Netherlands (fitting out)[source] |
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| Laid down | 30 May 1994[source] | 18 June 2003[source] |
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| Launched | 11 October 1995[source] | 13 May 2006[source] |
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| Sponsored by | Queen Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom[source] | — |
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| Commissioned | 30 September 1998[source] | 30 November 2007[source] |
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| Decommissioned | 27 March 2018[source] | — |
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| Refit | Major 2012–2014[source] | — |
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| Home port | HMNB Devonport , Plymouth[source] | Den Helder[source] |
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| Identification | IMO number : 9079456 MMSI number : 234643000 Callsign : GCOU[source] | IMO number : 9280768 MMSI number : 244527000 Callsign : PAJW Deck code : JW[source] |
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| Motto | Ex undis surgit victoria (From the waves rises victory)[source] | Ago Quod Ago (I do what I do)[source] |
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| Honours and awards | Al Faw 2003[source] | — |
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| Fate | Sold to Brazil[source] | — |
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| Acquired | Purchased on 19 February 2018, from the Royal Navy[source] | — |
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| Status | Active[source] | in active service[source] |
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| Class & type | Amphibious Assault Ship[source] | — |
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| Boats & landing craft carried | 1 Seaboat (Pacific 22 Mk2) 4 × LCVP Mk5B[source] | 2 × 7 m (23 ft) RHIB Up to 4 x LCVP or 12 m (39 ft) RHIB 2 × LCU in welldock Provisions for Combat Boat 90 's. Can also accommodate LCACs[source] |
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| Capacity | 40 vehicles[source] | 170 armoured personnel carriers or 33 main battle tanks[source] |
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| Troops | 830[source] | 555 marines[source] |
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| Sensors & processing systems | Type 997 Artisan radar Type 1008 Navigational Radar 2 × Type 1007 Aircraft Control Radar[source] | 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 | UAT Electronic Support Measures DLH decoy Launchers Surface Ship Torpedo Defence (SSTD)[source] | 4 x Sippican Hycor SRBOC MK36 launcher[source] |
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| Armament | 4 × 30mm DS30M Mk2 guns 4 × Miniguns 8 × General purpose machine guns[source] | 2 × Goalkeeper CIWS 4-6 x Browning .50 and FN MAG machine guns[source] |
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| Aircraft carried | Up-to 18 helicopters: EC725 Caracal S-70B Seahawk AS350 Écureuil[source] | 6 x NH90 NFH or 6 x H215M Cougar or 4 x CH-47F Chinook helicopters[source] |
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| Aviation facilities | Large flight deck Hangar deck Helicopter lifts Vehicle deck[source] | Hangar and stern helicopter flight deck with two landing spots[source] |
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| Notes | To see troops carried, armament and aircraft carried while in service with the Royal Navy See HMS Ocean[source] | — |
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| Role | amphibious helicopter carrier and current flagship of the Brazilian Navy[source] | — |
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| Source measurement | In December 2017, the Brazilian Navy confirmed the purchase of the ship for £84.6 million, equivalent to R$359.5M and USD $113.2M. Following her decommissioning from Royal Navy service in March 2018, she would undertake a period of maintenance in the United Kingdom and was expected to arrive in Rio de Janeiro by 25 August 2018, with the intention of being commissioned and fully operational by 2020. Brazilian defence officials confirmed the purchase, as well as officials from the UK MoD, as of 17 February 2018.[source]Brazilian helicopter carrier Atlântico · History; only the objects and conditions stated in this passage The Brazilian Navy commissioned the multi-purpose helicopter carrier Atlântico (A140) on 29 June in the United Kingdom. The helicopter carrier package for Brazil includes an Artisan 3D search radar , KH1007 surface surveillance radar system, four 30 mm DS30M Mk 2 remote weapon systems and four Mk 5B landing craft. However, the three original 20 mm Mk 15 Block 1B Phalanx close-in weapon systems, the torpedo defence systems and 7.62 mm M134 machine guns were removed from the ship before the transfer to Brazil. The ship displaces 21,578 tonnes, is 203.43 m long and has a range of 8,000 n miles. The ship underwent maintenance work by Babcock and BAE Systems in February.[source]Brazilian helicopter carrier Atlântico · History; only the objects and conditions stated in this passage | HNLMS Johan de Witt ( Dutch : Zr.Ms. Johan de Witt ) is the second Rotterdam -class landing platform dock of the Royal Netherlands Navy . It is an improved design of Rotterdam , which was designed in conjunction between the Netherlands and Spain. The ship, displacing 16,800 tons, was launched on 13 May 2006. The motto of the ship is Ago Quod Ago , translated as I do what I do .[source]HNLMS Johan de Witt · Lead; only the objects and conditions stated in this passage |
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| Namesake | — | Johan de Witt[source] |
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| Cost | — | ƒ 260m[source] |
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| Type | — | Rotterdam -class landing platform dock[source] |
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| Endurance | — | 6 weeks[source] |
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