KAREL DOORMAN multipurpose ship (2015)

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Name	No	Yard No	Builder	Laid down	Launched	Comp	Fate
Karel Doorman	A833		Damen, Galati, Romania // Damen Schelde, Vlissingen	7.6.2011	22.10.2012	24.9.2015	in service (2019)

Technical data

Displacement standard, t
Displacement full, t	27800
Length, m	190.9 pp 204.7 oa
Breadth, m	30.4
Draught, m	8.00 mean 9.00 full load
No of shafts	2
Machinery	4 Bergen B32-40V12A + 1 Bergen B32-40L6A diesel-generators, 2 Converteam electric motors
Power, h. p.	24200
Max speed, kts	18
Fuel, t	diesel oil
Endurance, nm(kts)	10000(15)
Armament	2 x 7 - 30/77 Goalkeeper, 2 x 1 - 30/82 Marlin, 4 x 1 - 12.7/90, 6 x 1 - 7.6/90, 6 helicopters (6 NH 90 or 4 EH.101)
Military load	2 LCVP, vehicles (inc. tanks), 125 troops
Electronic equipment	Seastar, SMILE, Scout Mk 3 radars, Gatekeeper e/o system, 4x Mk 36 SRBOC decoy RL, Guardian CCS
Complement	175

Standard scale images

Karel Doorman 2015

Project history

Ordered late 2009 as the largest ship built for Dutch naval service. Intended to support the full spectrum of naval operations, including humanitarian and disaster relief, amphibious, sealift, and underway fleet support. The ship was built in sections with the hull constructed at Galati, Romania. Sealift cargo capacity includes 730m² of ammunition storage, 1000m² of genera! storage, 8700m³ fuel, 125m³ drinking water, and 2350m² of vehicle cargo space for roll-on/roll-off vehicle cargo accessed via a 100t quarter ramp. The helicopter landing deck has two landing spots and measures 80x30m (2500m²) and can accommodate up to six NH90 helicopters with their blades folded or two Chinook-sized helicopters with blades fully spread. The hangar is 1060m². Medical facilities include two operating rooms, X-ray and MRl faculties, and extensive accommodations for medical personnel. Two LCVP (LCA) landing craft are carried in davits, and cargo can be loaded with a 40t crane or by LCUs or other landing craft via a stern mooring area. Has two underway replenishment stations. Electronics include the SMILE four-faced active phased-array search radar to provide air surveillance, helicopter control, surface surveillance, and weapon control functions. Primary sensors are housed in a single integrated mast module.

Modernizations

None.

Naval service