In the 1980s, except Britain and France, most amphibious warships of NATO member countries were supplied by the United States. However, during the peacekeeping operations in the Balkans in the 1990s, the amphibious warships of the Spanish navy had an accident. Since then, the Spanish navy has decided to need modern amphibious warships with large-scale troop transport capacity.
Therefore, the Spanish government and the Dutch navy signed a joint development plan for amphibious transport ships, which are from the Rotterdam class of the Royal Dutch Navy and the Galicia class of the Royal Spanish Navy. The whole cooperative development plan was signed in June 1992, and the two countries began to invest in this development case. The Dutch navy "Rotterdam" was commissioned in 1998, and the Spanish navy's first "Galicia" class amphibious dock landing ship "Galicia" was commissioned in 1996.
The full name of peacekeeping operation is "United Nations peacekeeping operation". Peacekeeping operation is an important means available to the international community to promote international peace and security. From 65438 to 0988, the United Nations peacekeeping forces won the Nobel Peace Prize, and the role of peacekeeping is universally recognized.
"Rotterdam" is mainly responsible for carrying out amphibious combat missions, including transportation, independently launching battalion-level troops to land, boarding ships stationed in the Marine Corps, transportation, transfer to landing craft, landing operations and logistics vehicles and equipment. The second is to carry out peacekeeping operations, use the flight deck for anti-submarine helicopters to take off and land, or transport equipment and equipment of the army and air force, and act as a large rescue ship for the wounded at sea.
The well-equipped hospital on the Rotterdam is also a highlight. The hospital is the wounded reception center of the ship. The medical facilities on board can be compared with small hospitals. In general combat tasks, there will be two resident medical officers, one dentist officer and two nursing officers. In disaster relief and humanitarian relief, 12 medical staff can be added. After classification and emergency medical care, the wounded were directly assigned to various wards for treatment. Beds and operating rooms with real-time computer monitoring, and related facilities include good X-ray machines and high-temperature vacuum sterilizers.