Gerhard von Scharnhorst-class Landing Platform Dock

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The Gerhard von Scharnhorst-class landing platform dock is a class of amphibious warfare ship in service in the Bundesmarine from 2024 onwards. They are named after famous Prussian military leaders.

Specifications[edit | edit source]

  • Type: Landing Platform Dock/Amphibious Command Ships
  • Service Period: 2024-
  • Characteristics:
    • Length: 710 feet (216.41 meters)
    • Beam: 110 feet 9 inches (33.76 meters)
    • Draft: 38 feet 9 inches (11.81 meters)
    • Displacement: 32,100 tons (Full Load)
  • Crew: 287 (33 officers and 254 enlisted)
  • Complement: 800 (70 officers and 730 enlisted)
  • Endurance: 28 days
  • Installed Power: 6 x MTU 2000 kW generators
  • Propulsion: 2 x shafts with variable pitch propellers, 50,000 shp
    • 4 x MTU 12.500 PS Turbo Diesel engines
    • 2 x Renk Gearboxes
  • Range: 12,000 nautical miles (22,224 kilometers) at 18 knots (33.34 km/h)
  • Speed: 22 knots (40.74 km/h)
  • Sensor Suite:
    • Thales APAR Multifunction Radar
    • Raytheon Pathfinder Mk.II Navigation Radar
  • Countermeasures:
  • Armament:
    • 4 x Goalkeeper 30mm CIWS
    • 2 x Mk.49 SeaRAM Launchers
    • 2 x 27mm MLG-27 autocannons
  • Aircraft Carried:
  • Boats Carried:

Unit Run[edit | edit source]

  • BMS Gerhard von Scharnhorst (L71)
  • BMS Freiherr vom Stein (L72)
  • BMS August von Gneisenau (L73)
  • BMS Gebhardt Leberecht Blücher (L74)
  • BMS Carl von Clausewitz (L75)
  • BMS Hermann von Boyen (L76)