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ANADOLU assault amphibious ship

 

prototype of Anadolu, Spanish Juan Carlos I

Name No Yard No Builder Laid down Launched Comm Fate
Anadolu L408   SEDEF, Tuzla 7.2.2018 2019 2021 building (2019)

 

Displacement standard, t

19300

Displacement full, t

27500

Length, m

205.7 pp 230.8 oa

Breadth, m

29.5 wl 32.0 oa

Draught, m

6.80 mean hull

No of shafts

2 Siemens-Schottel azipods

Machinery

CODLAG: 1 General Electric LM-2500 gas turbine generator + 5 MAN SE16V32/40 diesel-generators, 2 electric motors

Power, h. p.

26930 + 51500 = 29920

Max speed, kts

21

Fuel, t

gas turbine oil + diesel oil

Endurance, nm(kts) 9000(15)

Armament

1 x 21 RAM SAM (21 RIM-116A), 5 x 1 - 25/92 STOP, 2 x 6 - 20/76 Phalanx Mk 15 Block 1B, up to 18 aircraft (F-35B fighters, CH-47, NH-90, AB-212 helicopters)

Military load 4 LCM or 2 LCAC, 6000t cargo including 13 tanks, 1022 troops

Electronic equipment

SMART-S, nav., SPN-720 radars, Genesis CCS

Complement

297

Project history: Variant o the Spanish BPE design. Ordered 7.5.2015, works were started 30.4.2016. Flight deck has 4750m² area with 6 landing spots, ski-jump for STOVL aircraft and 2 27t elevators. 990m² hangar can accommodate 18 helicopters. There are 1400m² deck for heavy vehicles (including 13 MBTs) and 1800m² deck for 80 light vehicles. 1165m² (69.3x16.8m) well deck can accommodate 4 LCM-class or 2 LCAC-class craft.

Modernizations: None.

Naval service: No significant events.

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