Rhodondra-class amphibious assault ship

Rhodondra-class amphibious assault ship

Rhodondra-class amphibious assault ship
Type	Amphibious assault ship
Place of origin	Sanama
Under construction	1681 AN
Number built	TBD
Designed	1677–1679 AN
Manufacturer	Port Niyi Shipyards (Sanama)
Complement	66 officers, 1,004 enlisted
Displacement	41,150 t full load
Length	257 m
Beam	31.8 m
Propulsion	2x PNS gas turbines, two shafts
Speed	22 kts (41 km/h)
Range	17,600 km at 33 km/h
Boats & landing craft carried	3x Strider-class landing craft
Troops	1,687 troops
Electronic warfare & decoys	Simines suite: 2D air search radar 3D air search radar Surface search radar Target acquisition system Marshalling Air Traffic Control Radar Tactical Air Navigation System Identification Friend Foe
Armament	2x 21 RAM launchers 2x 8 ESSM launchers 2x 20 mm Eclipse CIWS 4x SAI 25 mm chain guns 4x SAI .50 cal machine guns
Aircraft carried	6x F-9N Ashavan II 4x AH-75 Cobra 12x TR-279 Dront 6-8x UH-76 Dromosker Assault: 22x Tr-279 Dront Sea Control: 20x F-9N Ashavan II 6x NH-76 Dromosker
Aviation facilities	Hangar deck

The Rhodondra-class amphibious assault ship is a class of amphibious assault ship developed and built by Port Niyi Shipyards in Sanama and scheduled to enter service in the Federal Navy of Sanama in 1681. The class was designed to provide Sanama with a troop landing capability combined with a limited aircraft carrier asset.

Each ship is capable of hosting 1,894 personnel of the Corps of Navy Marines; almost the full strength of a Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU). A Rhodondra-class vessel can transport up to 2,860 m² of cargo, and another 1,858 m² is allocated for the MEU's vehicles, which typically consists of five main battle tanks, up to 25 amphibious assault vehicles, eight 155 mm towed howitzers, 68 trucks, and up to 12 other support vehicles. A 6 track internal monorail system as well as 6 5,400 kg internal elevators are used to shift cargo from the cargo holds to landing craft in the well deck.

Each Rhodondra-class ship has a hospital with 64 patient beds and six operating rooms. An additional 536 beds can be set up in an "Overflow Casualty Ward" as needed.

Operators

•  Sanama: 5 on order
•  Florian Republic: 10 on order