AAmphibious assault ships
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AAmphibious assault ships
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Italian ship San Giustolarger figure on 1 of 1
Rotterdam-class landing platform docklarger figure on 0 of 1
Counts only measures both sources give with the same scope. A larger figure is not a better system.
Measured figures
Length
Single source133 m (436 ft)[source]
Johan de Witt
Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | Italian ship San Giusto | Rotterdam-class landing platform dock |
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| Power | 2 × Grandi Motori Trieste GMT A 420.12 diesel engines (12.426 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 | San Giusto[source] | Rotterdam class[source] |
| Namesake | St. Justus[source] | — |
| Builder | Fincantieri-Cantieri Navali SpA , Riva Trigoso[source] | — |
Rotterdam
Single source166 m (544 ft 7 in) ( Rotterdam ) 176.35 m (578 ft 7 in) ( Johan de Witt )[source]
Bars compare reported quantities only. A larger figure does not make a system better; configurations and test conditions differ.
| Laid down |
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19 August 1991[source] |
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| Launched | 2 December 1993[source] | — |
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| Commissioned | 14 April 1994[source] | — |
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| Home port | Brindisi[source] | — |
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| Motto | Coragio no manca co' semo nel giusto[source] | — |
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| Status | Active[source] | — |
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| Notes | Pennant number L 9894[source] | — |
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| Class & type | San Giorgio -class amphibious transport dock[source] | — |
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| Boats & landing craft carried | Three LCM , three LCVP and a patrol craft[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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| Capacity | 350 men with 30 medium tanks or 36 tracked armoured vehicles[source] | 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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| Sensors & processing systems | - SMA MM/SPQ 702 search radar - GEM Elettronica SPN-748 navigation radar - Selex ES RTN-10X fire 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 | Elettronica SpA INS-3 ECM/ESM suite[source] | 1 × AN/ SLQ-25 Nixie torpedo decoy[source] |
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| Armament | 1 × OTO Melara 76/62 mm Compatto gun 2 × OTO Melara KBA 25/80 mm guns.[source] | 2 × Goalkeeper CIWS guns 8/10 × Browning 12.7 mm machine guns[source] |
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| Aircraft carried | 3 × AW-101 or 5 × Agusta Bell AB-212 helicopters[source] | 4 × CH-47F Chinook or 6 × NH90 NFH helicopters[source] |
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| Aviation facilities | Flight deck with three landing spots Helicopter lifts Vehicle deck[source] | Hangar and stern helicopter flight deck with two landing spots[source] |
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| Landing craft carried | Three LCM , three LCVP and a patrol craft[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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| Troop capacity | 350 men with 30 medium tanks or 36 tracked armoured vehicles[source]Source-stated capacity; all configurations and qualifiers retained | 595 marines ( Rotterdam ) 555 marines ( Johan de Witt )[source]Source-stated capacity; all configurations and qualifiers retained |
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| Builders | — | Damen Schelde Naval Shipbuilding[source] |
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| Operators | — | Royal Netherlands Navy[source] |
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| Succeeded by | — | ATS class[source] |
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| Cost | — | ƒ 265m ( Rotterdam ) ƒ 260m ( Johan de Witt )[source] |
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| Built | — | 1996–2007[source] |
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| In commission | — | 1998–present[source] |
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| Planned | — |
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| Completed | — |
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| Active | — |
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| Type | — | Landing platform dock[source] |
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| Endurance | — | 6 weeks[source] |
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| Troops | — | 595 marines ( Rotterdam ) 555 marines ( Johan de Witt )[source] |
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| Country of origin | — | Netherlands[source] Netherlands[source]Inventory Origin column; table 2, row 17, cell 3; revision 1374083197; retrieved 2026-10-01 |
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