LPHD - Landing Platform Helicopter Dock

Missions

Primary Missions

To carry out amphibious operations and force deployment

To land embarked vehicles, personnel with all their weapons, by bow door and ramp, LCM/LCAC landing crafts in the Dock area, helicopters at Flight Deck or a combination of all these assets

To Provide Emergency Medical and Life Support for LST-HD embarked personnel

Secondary Missions

To conduct large-scale humanitarian and disaster relief missions

To be used as a healthcare and hospital support facility

To land personnel, vehicles and supplies in ports and poorly equipped areas through on-board vessels, landing craft mechanized (LCM) units or Air-cushioned landing craft, LCAC (multi-purpose hovercraft)

General Specifications

General Information

LOA	:	161 m
Beam	:	24,0 - 31,0 m
Depth	:	12,5 m
Draft	:	Forward <1,9 Aft <5,0 m
Displacement	:	10.000 t

Performance

Speed	:	18/15 knots
Range	:	8.000 nm
Endurance	:	10 Days with Marine unit/30 Days Crew only

Accommodation

Crew	:	184 Crew Members
Experts	:	22 Helicopter Wing Personnel 354 Embarked Marines

Technology & Combat Systems

Propulsion & Energy Systems

Propulsion	:	Diesel Engines+Gear box+Shaft+CPP
Engines	:	4 x Diesel Engines

Navigation

Nautical Eqp

:

Navigation Radar, 2xFiber Optic INS, WECDIS, DGPS, Echo Sounder, EM Log, Ship Data Distribution System, Meteorological sensors

Weapon & Sensor Suite

Weapons	:	OPTION - 1 1x76 mm Gun, 4 x12.7 mm STAMP, 2xCIWS, 2X4 SSM, 2X4 SAM-VLS CHAFF/IR Decoy OPTION - 2 1x76 mm Gun, 1 x 40 mm Gun, 4 x12.7 mm STAMP, 2xCIWS CHAFF/IR Decoy
Sensors	:	3D Surveillance Radar, LPI Radar, Fire control radar with E/O Sensor,EOD, LWS, ESM, IFF, WAIS
Communication	:	HF, UHF and VHF Military Communications, SATCOM, SART, EPIRB, Military Link System, CCTV

LPHD - Landing Platform Helicopter Dock