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12 March 2024
by Richard Scott
The Netherlands is planning for a new class of amphibious transport ship to be delivered from 2032 to replace two LPDs and four patrol ships. Attendant work will examine if HNLMS
Rotterdam
(pictured) can be extended in service beyond its current 2028 out-of-service date until the first replacement vessel is ready.
(Richard Scott/NAVYPIX)
The UK and the Netherlands have dropped the idea of developing a future joint amphibious ship design but instead will look to engineer maximum interoperability and equipment commonality in their planned next-generation platforms.
Dutch State Secretary for Defence Christophe van der Maat revealed the decision in an A-letter briefing paper sent to the House of Representatives of the Netherlands on 6 March, in which he outlined plans for a new class of amphibious transport ships (ATSs).
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