Suggestion of Logistic Ship for RMN

1st Candidate

Type 071 (Yuzhao Class)(LPD)













Origin: PRC (People Republic of China)

* Displacement: 18,500+ tons
* Length: 210 m
* Beam: 28 m
* Draft: 7 m
* Speed: 22+ kt
* Range: 6,000 nm at 18 kts
* Propulsion: CODAD, 2-shaft, 4 x SEMT Pielstick 16 PC2.6 V400 Diesel engines (35,200 kW), 47, 200hp [3]
* Armaments:
o 1 x AK-176, 76 mm gun
o 4 x AK-630, 30 mm CIWS
o Possible installation of 2-4 heavy machine-guns (fitted for but not with)
o 4 x 18-tube Type 726-4 decoy/chaff launcher
* Sensors:
o Surface search radar: 1 x Type 360 Radar Seagull S, E/F-band
o Air search radar: 1 x Type 364 Radar, Seagull C, G-band, aft
o Fire control radar: 1 x Type 344 Radar, I band
o Navigational radar: 1
* Complement: 120
* Military lift:
o 4 x air-cushion vehicles plus 500-800 troops and 15-20 armoured vehicles
o 2 x LCVP port/starboard davits
* Helicopters: 2-4 Z-8 Super Frelon


2nd Candidate

Dokdo class amphibious assault ship (LHD)













Origin: South Korea
Tonnage: 14,300 tons (empty) / 18,800 tons (full)
Length: 199 m (653 ft)
Beam: 31 m (102 ft)
Draught: 7 m (23 ft)
Propulsion: 4 S.E.M.T. Pielstick 16 PC2.5 STC Diesel engine
Speed: 23 knots (43 km/h) maximum
18 knots (33 km/h) cruising
Boats and landing
craft carried: 2 LSF-II or LCAC
Capacity: Up to 200 vehicles
Troops: 720 marines, 6 tanks, 7 amphibious assault vehicles
Crew: 700
Armament: Two Goalkeeper CIWS, One RIM-116 Rolling Airframe Missile
Aircraft carried: Up to 10 helicopters
Aviation facilities: Flight deck and hanger


3rd Candidate

Galicia Class Landing Platform Dock (LPD)














Origin: Netherland & Spain
Displacement: 12.750 tonnes full load
Length: 166.20 m
Beam: 25.00 m
Draft: 5.80 m
Propulsion: Diesel-electric system 4 x Stork Wartsila 12SW28 diesel generators at 14.6 MW 4 x Holec electric motor (two in tandem per shaft) at 12 MW 2 shafts bow thruster
Speed: 19 knots (35 km/h)
Range: 6,000 nautical miles (11,000 km) at 12 kt
Endurance: 6 weeks
Boats and landing
craft carried: 4 LCM1-E and two RHIB
Complement: 185. The ships can transport 600 fully equipped soldiers or 170 APCs or 33 MBTs.
Sensors and
processing systems: DA08 air / surface search IRSCAN SATCOM, Link 1, JMCIS
Armament: 4 Sippican Hycor SRBOC MK36 launcher 1 AN/SLQ-25 Nixie torpedo decoy Indra SLQ-380 Aldebarán 2 x Oerlikon Contraves 20 mm cannons
Aircraft carried: 4 SH-3 Sea King or 6 NH-90 helicopters


4TH Candidate

Makassar Class Landing Platform Dock (LPD)









Origin: South Korea & Indonesia
Displacement: 7,300 tons standard displacement
11,394 tons full displacement
Length: 122 meters ~ 125 meters
Beam: 22 meters
Draft: 4.9 meters
Decks: (Tank Deck); 6.7 meter,(Truck Deck); 11.3 meter
Propulsion: CODAD, 2 shafts
2 x MAN B&W 8L28/32A diesel rated at 2666 BHP/1960 kW@ 775 RPM
Speed:
Maximum: 16 knots
Cruising: 14 knots
Economy: 12 knots
Range: 30 days, up to 10,000 Nm
Boats and landing
craft carried: 2 x LCVP
Troops: 218 troops
Complement: accommodations up to 518 persons
Crew: 126 crew
Armament:
'A' position: Bofors 40mm SAK40/L70 or 100mm
'B' position: 20mm Oerlikon
'B' position: 2 x Mistral Simbad
Aircraft carried: 5 helicopters


5TH Candidate

Endurance Class Landing Platform Dock Ship (LPD)














Origin: Singapore
Displacement: 6,500 tonnes (light)
8,500 tonnes (full)
Length: 141.0 m (463 ft)
Beam: 21.0 m (69 ft)
Draught: 5.0 m (16 ft)
Ramps: 2 × (bow and stern)
Installed power: 4 × Ruston 6RK215 diesel generators (700 kW each)
Propulsion: 2 × Ruston 16RK 270 diesels (5000 kW each) coupled to 2 × Kamewa controllable pitch propellers
Bow thruster
Speed: 15 knots (28 km/h) to 20 knots (37 km/h)
Range: 5,000 nautical miles (9,000 km) at 15 knots (28 km/h)
Boats and landing
craft carried: 4 × 13 m Fast Craft Equipment & Utility (FCEU) on davits
2 × 25 m Fast Craft Utility (FCU) inside well deck
Capacity: 18 tanks, 20 vehicles and bulk cargo
Troops: 350
Crew: 65 (8 officers and 57 men)
Sensors and
processing systems: Search radar type IAI/ELTA EL/M-2238
Navigation radar: Kelvin Hughes Type 1007 (I band)
Weapon control: CS Defense NAJIR 2000 electro-optronic director
Electronic warfare
and decoys: ESM/ECM: RAFAEL RAN 1101
Decoys: 2 × GEC Marconi Marine Shield III 102 mm sextuple fixed chaff/decoy launcher
Armament: Anti-air: Mistral missiles launched from 2 × Simbad twin launcher mounts
Main gun: Oto Melara 76 mm super rapid gun
Machine guns: 2 × M242 Bushmaster 25 mm automatic cannon
4 × CIS 50MG 12.7 mm HMG
Aircraft carried: AS 332M Super Puma or AS532UL/AL Cougar or CH-47SD Chinook helicopters
Aviation facilities: Flight deck and enclosed hangar for up to 2 medium-lift helicopters

From the 5 candidates that listed above, the author prefer the 4TH candidate because of a few factors that shows below:

1. The cheapest price among those candidates.
2. The willingness of the manufacturer to transfer the technology (built locally).
3. Still in production.

Any comment from the reader?????

(ref: http://en.wikipedia.org & http://www.globalsecurity.org)