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Amphibious assault ships1998–present
Landing platform dock
Rotterdam-class landing platform dock is a landing platform dock. It was built by Damen Schelde Naval Shipbuilding. Reported operators include Royal Netherlands Navy.
NetherlandsRotterdam-class landing platform dock
Royal Netherlands Navy / Koninklijke Marine · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Resized · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Source ↗ · ModifiedRotterdam class
Damen Schelde Naval Shipbuilding
Royal Netherlands Navy
ATS class
ƒ 265m ( Rotterdam ) ƒ 260m ( Johan de Witt )
1996–2007
1998–present
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Landing platform dock
12,750 t ( Rotterdam ) 15,500 t ( Johan de Witt )
166 m (544 ft 7 in) ( Rotterdam ) 176.35 m (578 ft 7 in) ( Johan de Witt )
27 m (88 ft 7 in) ( Rotterdam ) 29.2 m (95 ft 10 in) ( Johan de Witt )
5.9 m (19 ft 4 in)
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
19 knots (35 km/h; 22 mph)
6,000 nmi (11,000 km; 6,900 mi) at 12 knots (22 km/h; 14 mph)
6 weeks
4 x LCVP 2 × 7 m (23 ft) RHIB , up to 4 x LCVP , 2 × LCU or 1 × LCAC in welldock. ( Johan de Witt )
90 armoured personnel carriers or 32 main battle tanks ( Rotterdam ) 170 armoured personnel carriers or 33 main battle tanks ( Johan de Witt )
595 marines ( Rotterdam ) 555 marines ( Johan de Witt )
139 ( Rotterdam ) 146 ( Johan de Witt )
Thales Netherlands Variant 2D Combined air / surface radar Thales Netherlands Gatekeeper E/O Warning system SATCOM, Link 11 , JMCIS
1 × AN/ SLQ-25 Nixie torpedo decoy
2 × Goalkeeper CIWS guns 8/10 × Browning 12.7 mm machine guns
4 × CH-47F Chinook or 6 × NH90 NFH helicopters
Hangar and stern helicopter flight deck with two landing spots
Boats & landing craft carried 4 x LCVP 2 × 7 m (23 ft) RHIB , up to 4 x LCVP , 2 × LCU or 1 × LCAC in welldock. ( Johan de Witt )
Troops 595 marines ( Rotterdam ) 555 marines ( Johan de Witt )
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True scale
Sourced dimensions beside a 1.75 m human reference.
Points represent sourced observations, including revisions. Revisions on the same effective date are not separate inventory events. Ranges appear in the table and are not plotted as exact points.
| Observation / report period | Value | Source | Claim state |
|---|---|---|---|
| 29 Sept 2026 | 166 m | Wikipedia contributors | superseded |
| 29 Sept 2026 | 166 m | Wikipedia contributors | superseded |
| 29 Sept 2026 | 166 m | Wikipedia contributors | superseded |
| 29 Sept 2026 | 166 m | Wikipedia contributors | superseded |
| 29 Sept 2026 | 166 m | Wikipedia contributors | superseded |
| 29 Sept 2026 | 166 m | Wikipedia contributors | superseded |
| 29 Sept 2026 | 166 m | Wikipedia contributors | approved |
Rotterdam-class landing platform dock equipment records. Variants, orders and quantities are shown as reported in each inventory source; coverage is incomplete.
NetherlandsNavy exact named equipment holdings: Rotterdam. Active, operational-reserve and training units excluding equipment in store; November 2025 IISS assessment. Named service only; no parent-force or national total inferred. Source role: PRINCIPAL AMPHIBIOUS SHIPS / LPD. Original estimates, ranges, reporting names, reserve, lease and employment scopes retained; nested included counts are not added. Missile-system quantities mean launchers, not rounds. No readiness, crew, carried weapon, payload, factory-production or future order count inherited.
Navy exact named class holdings of Rotterdam. Active, operational-reserve and training units excluding equipment in store; November 2025 IISS assessment. Named service only, not a national or parent-force total or combat-readiness measure. Source role(s): PRINCIPAL AMPHIBIOUS SHIPS / LPD. No heading aggregate, carried armament, crew, payload, factory production or future order count inherited. The own fetched design source declares this exact class and its PDF operator country; ship capacities and fitted launcher/armament counts are retained as source scope, not added to hull quantities.