상륙함 네덜란드의 신형 상륙함은 LPD와 OPV를 둘 다 대체할 것

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네덜란드의 신형 상륙함은 2032년 취역할 예정인데, 로테르담급 LPD와 홀란드급 OPV를 1:1로 대체할 예정이라고 합니다. 

신형 상륙함은 가볍고 빠르고 분산된 작전 요구사항에 맞춰 소형화될 예정이며, 위험도가 높은 상황에 대처할 수 있는 능력을 갖출 예정이라고 하네요. 프로젝트의 예상 비용은 10억~25억 유로이고, 로테르담함의 예상 퇴역연한은 2028년이라 현재 수명연장이 검토되고 있다고 합니다. 

https://www.navalnews.com/naval-news/2024/03/dutch-navy-to-replace-opv-and-lpd-with-a-single-class-of-ships/

Dutch Navy to replace OPV and LPD with a Single Class of Ships - Naval News

A Dutch NH-90 landing on HNLMS Groningen, a Holland-class OPV. (Royal Netherlands Navy)

Dutch Navy To Replace OPV And LPD With A Single Class Of Ships

The Ministry of Defence is replacing the 2 Large Landing Ships (LPDs) and 4 Oceangoing Patrol Vessels (OPVs) with 6 ships of a single class.

Naval News Staff  07 Mar 2024

Dutch Ministry of Defence Press Release translated by Naval News

These Amphibious Transport Ships are suitable for deployment in war conditions as well as for modern amphibious operations. The vessels can also function as station ships, for example. The first new Amphibious Transport Ship is due to enter service in 2032 and will replace two classes of ships with a single class, State Secretary Christophe van der Maat said to the House of Representatives today.

The navy uses the LPDs (Zr.Ms. Rotterdam and Zr.Ms. Johan de Witt) for amphibious operations: bringing Marine Corps units ashore. The OPVs (Holland-class ships) are mainly designed for tasks low in the violence spectrum.

For instance, they are used to intercept drug shipments in the Caribbean. Although these tasks are quite different, this project combines both classes. In fact, they are converging in terms of needs.

The Damen Enforcer covers a series of scaled landing platform dock (LPD) designs – ranging from 120 m to 180 m in length

For instance, modern amphibious doctrine calls for light, fast and dispersed operations, with light logistical support. The new generation of ships is therefore smaller in size than the current LPDs. This may result, for example, in multiple Amphibious Transport Ships being deployed simultaneously. OPVs, on the other hand, are not currently designed for tasks high on the violence spectrum. Because of the deteriorating international security situation, the navy needs ships that are suitable for war conditions.

In addition, both classes of ships reach the end of their service life at about the same time. Combining the classes will give the Royal Netherlands Navy more flexibility in designating one or more ships for a given mission. Choosing 1 ship class instead of 2 increases efficiency. It also ensures economies of scale in procurement, training and maintenance, among other things.

The Royal Netherlands Navy’s HNLMS Johan de Witt. (Royal Netherlands Navy)

As recently reported in the acquisition of the Air Defence and Command Frigates, Defence is also involving Dutch industry in this project. This is done through the Maritime Manufacturing Industry, among others. One of the partners is Damen Naval. Dutch knowledge institutes such as Netherlands Organisation for Applied Scientific Research (TNO), Netherlands Aerospace Centre (NLR) and Maritime Research Institute Netherlands (MARIN) can also contribute.

Collaboration with the United Kingdom

There is also close cooperation with Britain. Dutch and British marines have been pulling together in the UK/NL Amphibious Force for over 50 years. Although the two countries are not acquiring identical ships, they do want to have the same subsystems.

RFA Argus currently services as the Royal Navy’s Littoral Strike Ship with Littoral Response Group South (LRG-S), based in Oman (Royal Navy)

This should enhance mutual cooperation. This could include joint procurement of components such as cranes, lifting equipment and the dock door at the rear of the ship. Acquisition will also involve helicopter installations, propulsion systems and modular systems for accommodation.

Ships to enter service annually from 2032

The inflow of the new Amphibious Transport ships and the outflow of the current 2 LPDs and 4 OPVs will be aligned. A vessel will only be withdrawn from service once a new vessel enters service. From 2032 onwards, a new vessel should be operationally deployable every year.

Holland class OPV HNLMS Groningen. Ministerie van Defensie

According to the current schedule, that applies to the last acquisition in 2038. For the Rotterdam, that is actually just too late. The ship reaches the end of its service life as early as 2028. Defence is therefore looking at what measures are needed to keep the ship in service until at least 2032. The outflow of the other ships roughly corresponds to the end of their service life.

The project is estimated to cost between €1 billion and €2.5 billion.

TAGS Amphibious Warfare Offshore Patrol Vessel Royal Netherlands Navy

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상륙함이 OPV 노릇을 하면 전에 LST를 초계함으로 써먹은 싱가포르같네요.

https://cafe.daum.net/NTDS/5q2/305

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OPV보다 속도는 느리고 지속작전 능력은 모자랄 테지만, 재해구호 능력은 이 쪽이 낫긴 하겠네요. 운영비는 OPV보다 더 들 것 같은데 함종단일화로 인한 규모의 경제의 이점이 더 크다고 생각하나 봅니다.