India Looking for large Amphibious Ships

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Sponsor
Indian Navy
Looking for 4 Multi-Role Support
Vessels(MRSVs)
Contenders [1][2][3]
DCNS/ARMARIS
(21,300 tons) Mistral LHD
Fincantieri
(20,000 tons) Mutifunctional Ship
[LHD] [4]
Navantia
(27,079 tons) Juan Carlos I LHD
Hanjin Heavy Industries
(14,500-18,800 tons) Dokdo class
assault landing ship
Speculated Contenders [3]
BAE Systems
(21,578 tons) Ocean Class LHD
Raytheon
(25,000 tons) San Antonio-class
LPD
ThyssenKrupp Marine
Systems
(15,000 tons) MHD-150
Schelde Naval Shipbuilding
(16,160 tons) Enforcer LPD
Total Project Cost[2]
16,000 crore (US$ 2.9 billion)
as of 2011
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In 2011, India's Ministry of
Defense finalized a project for the
procurement of four Amphibious
Warship (also referred to as "Multi-
Role Support Vessel") in order to
upgrade the nation's disaster
response capabilities along with
boosting amphibious warfare and
island protection capabilities. [5]
Lately, as a precautionary measure
against People's Republic of China's
naval presence in the Indian ocean,
acquiring amphibious warfare ships
and aircraft carriers has become a
top priority for Indian Navy.
Consequently, Andaman and
Nicobar Command (ANC) is being
developed into a major Amphibious
Warfare Hub for Indian Navy and it
is considered crucial to counter
China's strategic moves in the
Indian Ocean as well as ensure
security of these sea lanes.
As of 2011, reports pointed to the
fact that India is looking for up to
4 LHD type aviation & amphibious
ships, with most designs to come
from foreign firms.
Minimum Criteria
Although moderately flexible, the
basic criteria are: [1][2][6]
1. Size: Has to be
comparable to or bigger
than INS Jalashwa .
2. Aviation facilities :
landing spots for 5-6
helicopters and an
aviation deck to carry 10
Heavy Helicopters.
3. Storage Space: Enough
room for one battalion of
1,000 fully armed
soldiers or a squadron of
tanks.
4. Weapons carrying
capability : Must be able
to carry heavy weapon
systems and infantry
combat vehicles.
5. Range : Must be capable
of covering large
distances [ 10,000
kilometres (6,200 mi) or
more].
6. Special Features :
Specialized areas from
hospital facilities to naval
command centers.
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Reported Contenders
Name
Displacement (Tons)
Aircraft carried
Extended Deck
Range(Km)
Troops
Mistral
21,300
16 heavy or 35 light helicopters
Yes
19,800
900 marines
Multifunctional Ship
20,000
up to 6 helicopters EH-101/Merlin
type
Yes
13,000
950 Marines
Juan Carlos I
27,079
Up to 30 aircrafts (including
AV-8B Harrier II , F-35 (planned),
CH-47 , Sea King , NH-90 )
Yes (with Ski jump )
17,000
913 marines
ROKS DOKDO
18,800
Up to 15 helicopters (15 UH-60
Black Hawk or 10 SH-60F Ocean
Hawk helicopters)
Yes
10,000
720 marines
Ocean Class
21,500
Up to 18 helicopters (typically
Westland Commando and Lynx but
also Merlins, Boeing Chinooks,
Westland Apache)
Yes
15,000
900 Marines
San Antonio-class
25,000
4 Helicopters
No
?
800 marines Future Manufacturer
Reportedly, the winning design will
be built by Hindustan Shipyard
(HSL) as well as private shipyards,
in collaboration with a foreign
manufacturer.

 

[T90TankGuy]

Mate try not to post from your mobile . it screws up the format and makes for difficult reading. thanks.