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ROYAL DUTCH NAVY (NETHERLANDS)

AMPHIBIOUS SHIPS

 L9536 landing craft (1990 - 1992)

Names

L9536 - 9541

Builders

Van der Giessen de Noord, Alblasserdam: L9536-9541

Completed

1990: L9536

1991: L9538

1992: L9537, 9539-9541

Losses

None

Transfers

None

Discarding

2010: L9536, 9539

2013-2014: L9537, 9538, 9540, 9541

Displacement standard, t

23

Displacement full, t

29

Length, m

16.9

Breadth, m

4.77

Draught, m

1.10

No of shafts

2 Schottel swiveling propellers

Machinery

2 DAF-Turbo DKS-1160M diesels

Power, h. p.

520

Max speed, kts

18 light 13 loaded

Fuel, t

diesel oil

Endurance, nm(kts)

220(13)

Armament

2 x 1 - 7.6/90

Military load

34 troops or 2 Land Rovers or 1 BV202E Snowcat or 7t cargo

Electronic equipment Furuno radar

Complement

3

Project history: LCA Mk 3. GRP construction. The cargo deck was covered with GRP segments that slide aft for stowage.

Modernizations: None.

Naval service: No significant events.

L9539 2008

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