{{Short description|Dutch landing craft vehicle}} The '''(NL)LCVP''', which stands for ('''Netherlands''') '''L'''anding '''C'''raft '''V'''ehicle '''P'''ersonnel, is a Dutch LCVP. The Royal Netherlands Navy currently operates twelve '''LCVP type Mk.V(C)''' as well as five LCUs for the Marine Corps.
== (NL)LCVP type Mk.I == {{Infobox ship |section1={{Infobox ship/image | image = LCVP Dutch Marines.jpg | image_caption = }}
|section2={{Infobox ship/class overview | name = (NL)LCVP Mk.I | builders = | operators = {{Navy|Netherlands}}, Netherlands Marine Corps | class_before = | class_after = (NL)LCVP Mk.II | subclasses = | cost = | built_range = 1961-1964 | in_service_range = 1962-1986 | in_commission_range = | total_ships_building = | total_ships_planned = 10 | total_ships_completed = 10<ref name="Raven190191" /> | total_ships_canceled = | total_ships_active = | total_ships_laid_up = | total_ships_lost = | total_ships_retired = 10 | total_ships_preserved = 2 }}
|section3={{Infobox ship/characteristics | hide_header = | header_caption = <ref name=(NL)LCVP_Mk.I>{{cite web|url=https://onzemarinevloot.weebly.com/l-9510-type-mk-i-polyester.html |title=L 9510 TYPE MK I - POLYESTER |publisher=Onze Marine Vloot |date= |accessdate=2024-06-14 |language=nl}}</ref> | tonnage = | type = Landing craft vehicle personnel | displacement = {{Convert|12.6|t|LT|0}} | length = {{Convert|14.15|m|ftin|abbr=on}} | beam = {{Convert|3.62|m|ftin|abbr=on}} | height = | draft = | power = | propulsion = * 1 Schottel propeller * {{convert|200|bhp|0|abbr=on}} Rolls Royce diesel engine | speed = {{convert|12|kn}} | range = | endurance = | capacity = | troops = | complement = 3 crew | armament = 1× 7.62mm machine gun | notes = }} }}
Also known as LCA type Mark I, LCA Mark I or L 9510 type Mk I.<ref name="vanAmstel133">van Amstel (1991), p. 133.</ref><ref name="vanAmstel119">van Amstel (1991), p. 119.</ref> These landing craft were made of polyester and built between 1961 and 1964 by several Dutch shipyards.<ref name="vanAmstel13334">van Amstel (1991), pp. 133-134.</ref> The polyester hull was built using the sandwich method that involved using layers of polyester.<ref name="Woudstra199">Woudstra (1982), p. 199.</ref> Furthermore, they were equipped with a Rolls Royce diesel engine that could produce 200 bhp and drive the schottel propeller to a maximum speed of 12 knots.<ref name="Moore239">Moore (1974), p. 239.</ref> The craft were operated by a crew of three persons.<ref name="Moore239" /> Starting in 1983 they were replaced by the LCA Mark II.<ref name="Woudstra199" /><ref name="vanAmstel119" />
=== Craft === {|class="wikitable plainrowheaders" |+ ''(NL)LCVP type Mk.I'' construction data<ref name="vanAmstel13334" /> |- ! scope="col" | Pennant no. ! scope="col" | Builder ! scope="col" | Laid down ! scope="col" | Launched ! scope="col" | Commissioned ! scope="col" | Status ! scope="col" | Note |- ! scope="row" | L9510 | Rijkswerf Willemsoord | 1 January 1961 | 14 December 1961 | 25 June 1962 | Out of service | Prototype, decommissioned on 8 December 1986. |- ! scope="row" | L9511 | Rijkswerf Willemsoord | October 1962 | February 1963 | 26 June 1963 | Out of service | Decommissioned on 8 December 1986. |- ! scope="row" | L9512 | Rijkswerf Willemsoord | November 1962 | February 1963 | 26 June 1963 | Out of service | Preserved |- ! scope="row" | L9513 | Rijkswerf Willemsoord | December 1962 | February 1963 | 26 June 1963 | Out of service | Preserved |- ! scope="row" | L9514 | A. Lecomte co. Inc. | 1963 | 1963 | 17 April 1963 | Out of service | |- ! scope="row" | L9515 | A. Lecomte co. Inc. | 1963 | 1963 | 17 April 1963 | Out of service | |- ! scope="row" | L9517 | A. Lecomte co. Inc. | 1963 | 1963 | 17 April 1963 | Out of service | Decommissioned on 8 December 1986 and sold to the Joost Dourlein Barracks. |- ! scope="row" | L9518 | Verolme Scheepswerf | 1962<ref name="Raven190191">Raven (1988), pp. 190-191.</ref> | 16 April 1963 | 2 May 1963 | Out of service | |- ! scope="row" | L9520 | Verolme Scheepswerf | 1962<ref name="Raven190191" /> | 21 June 1963<br>12 April 1964 | 26 April 1964 | Out of service | Original craft had an accident during sea trials and as a result a new craft with the same pennant was built. |- ! scope="row" | L9522 | Verolme Scheepswerf | 1962<ref name="Raven190191" /> | 19 August 1963 | 27 August 1963 | Out of service | Decommissioned on 8 December 1986 and gifted on 11 May 1987 to the Naval Fire department (Dutch: Marinebrandweer). |}
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== (NL)LCVP type Mk.II == {{Infobox ship |section1={{Infobox ship/image | image = De L9533 bij de Wereldhavendagen 2018 in Rotterdam (02).JPG | image_caption = }}
|section2={{Infobox ship/class overview | name = (NL)LCVP Mk.II | builders = Rijkswerf Willemsoord, Den Helder | operators = {{Navy|Netherlands}}, Netherlands Marine Corps | class_before = (NL)LCVP Mk.I | class_after = *(NL)LCVP Mk.III *(NL)LCVP Mk.V | subclasses = | cost = | built_range = 1981-1987 | in_service_range = 1984-2009 | in_commission_range = | total_ships_building = | total_ships_planned = 12 | total_ships_completed = 6 | total_ships_canceled = 6 | total_ships_active = | total_ships_laid_up = | total_ships_lost = | total_ships_retired = 6 | total_ships_preserved = 2 }}
|section3={{Infobox ship/characteristics | hide_header = | header_caption = <ref name=(NL)LCVP_Mk.II>{{cite web|url=https://onzemarinevloot.weebly.com/l-9530-type-mk-ii-polyester.html |title=L 9530 TYPE MK II - POLYESTER |publisher=Onze Marine Vloot |date= |accessdate=2024-06-14 |language=nl}}</ref> | tonnage = | type = Landing craft vehicle personnel | displacement = {{Convert|14|t|LT|0}} | length = {{Convert|16|m|ftin|abbr=on}} | beam = {{Convert|4.20|m|ftin|abbr=on}} | height = | draft = | power = | propulsion = * 1 Schottel propeller * {{convert|260|hp|0|abbr=on}} DAF DKS 1160/m turbo diesel engine | speed = {{convert|11.6|kn}} | range = 220 miles at 11 knots | sensors = Racal-Decca 110 I band navigation radar | endurance = | capacity = 35 troops, {{convert|4300|kg|lb|abbr=on}}, Land Rover or BV 202E | troops = | complement = 3 crew | armament = 1× FN FAL (7.62mm) machine gun | notes = }} }}
Also known as LCA Mark II<ref name="Sharpe390">Sharpe (1989), p. 390.</ref> or L 9530 type Mk II.<ref name="vanAmstel134">van Amstel (1991), p. 134.</ref> The '''(NL)LCVP type Mk.II''' first entered service in 1984 and were made of polyester.<ref name="Raven190">Raven (1988), p. 190.</ref> They were equipped with a DAF DKS 1160/m turbo diesel engine that could produce 260 hp and drive the schottel propeller to a maximum speed of 11 knots.<ref name="vanAmstel134" /><ref name="Sharpe390" /> The craft had a range of 220 miles and were equipped with a Racal-Decca 110 I band navigation radar and a FN FAL 7.62 mm machine gun.<ref name="Sharpe390" /> Each craft could carry 35 troops, a Land Rover or a BV 202E Snowcat.<ref name="Sharpe390" /> A first series of 6 ships was built, with a second series of another six planned. The second batch was eventually cancelled in favour of six '''(NL)LCVP type Mk.III'''.<ref name="vanAmstel135">van Amstel (1991), p. 135.</ref>
=== Craft === {|class="wikitable plainrowheaders" |+ ''(NL)LCVP type Mk.II'' construction data<ref name="vanAmstel13435">van Amstel (1991), pp. 134-135.</ref> |- ! scope="col" | Pennant no. ! scope="col" | Builder ! scope="col" | Laid down ! scope="col" | Commissioned ! scope="col" | Status ! scope="col" | Note |- ! scope="row" | L9530 | Rijkswerf Willemsoord | 15 April 1982 | 10 October 1984 | Out of service | |- ! scope="row" | L9531 | Rijkswerf Willemsoord | 16 November 1982 | 20 December 1984 | Out of service | |- ! scope="row" | L9532 | Rijkswerf Willemsoord | 12 December 1983 | 4 July 1985 | Out of service | Preserved |- ! scope="row" | L9533 | Rijkswerf Willemsoord | 28 December 1984 | 13 December 1985 | Out of service | |- ! scope="row" | L9534 | Rijkswerf Willemsoord | 1 April 1985 | 13 December 1985 | Out of service | Preserved |- ! scope="row" | L9535 | Rijkswerf Willemsoord | 5 December 1985 | 5 January 1987 | Out of service | |}
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== (NL)LCVP type Mk.III == {{Infobox ship |section1={{Infobox ship/image | image = NL LCVP III.JPG | image_caption = }}
|section2={{Infobox ship/class overview | name = (NL)LCVP Mk.III | builders = Van der Giessen-De Noord, Hardinxveld-Giessendam | operators = {{Navy|Netherlands}}, Netherlands Marine Corps | class_before = (NL)LCVP Mk.II | class_after = (NL)LCVP Mk.V | subclasses = | cost = | built_range = 1989-1992 | in_service_range = 1990-2009 | in_commission_range = | total_ships_building = | total_ships_planned = 6 | total_ships_completed = 6 | total_ships_canceled = | total_ships_active = | total_ships_laid_up = | total_ships_lost = | total_ships_retired = 6 | total_ships_preserved = }}
|section3={{Infobox ship/characteristics | hide_header = | header_caption = <ref name=(NL)LCVP_Mk.III>{{cite web|url=https://onzemarinevloot.weebly.com/l-9536-type-lca-mk-iii.html |title=L 9536 TYPE LCA MK III |publisher=Onze Marine Vloot |date= |accessdate=2024-06-14 |language=nl}}</ref> | tonnage = | type = Landing craft vehicle personnel | displacement = {{Convert|23|t|LT|0}} | length = {{Convert|16.90|m|ftin|abbr=on}} | beam = {{Convert|4.72|m|ftin|abbr=on}} | height = | draft = | power = | propulsion = * 2 propellers * {{convert|750|hp|0|abbr=on}} diesel engines | speed = {{convert|14|kn}} (full load) | range = 200 miles at 12 knots | sensors = Racal-Decca 110 I band navigation radar | endurance = | capacity = Platoon marines, {{convert|6600|kg|lb|abbr=on}}, Land Rover with trailer or a Bv 206 | troops = | complement = 3 crew | armament = 1× Browning M2 (12.7mm) machine gun | notes = }} }}
Also known as LCA Mark III<ref name="vanAmstel119120">van Amstel (1991), pp. 119-120.</ref> or L 9536 type LCA Mk III,<ref name="vanAmstel135" /> these craft were an improved version of the LCA Mark II.<ref name="vanAmstel119120" /> They were made of polyester and ordered on 10 December 1988 at van der Giessen-de Noord.<ref name="vanAmstel135" /><ref name="Saunders551">Saunders (2009), p. 551.</ref> The Mark III was equipped with two diesel engines that could produce 750 hp and drive its two propellers to a maximum speed of 14 knots when fully loaded or 16.5 knots when lightly loaded.<ref name="Saunders551" /> It could carry a platoon of marines, a Land Rover with trailer or 120 mm mortar, a max of 6600 kg of goods or a Bv 206 snowcat.<ref name="vanAmstel135" /> The craft had a range of 200 miles at 12 knots and were equipped with a Racal-Decca 110 I band navigation radar.<ref name="Saunders551" /> As armament it had a single 7.62 machine gun.<ref name="Saunders551" />
=== Craft === {|class="wikitable plainrowheaders" |+ ''(NL)LCVP type Mk.III'' construction data<ref name="vanAmstel135" /> |- ! scope="col" | Pennant no. ! scope="col" | Builder ! scope="col" | Status ! scope="col" | Note |- ! scope="row" | L9536 | Van der Giessen-De Noord | Out of service | |- ! scope="row" | L9537 | Van der Giessen-De Noord | Out of service | |- ! scope="row" | L9538 | Van der Giessen-De Noord | Out of service | |- ! scope="row" | L9539 | Van der Giessen-De Noord | Out of service | |- ! scope="row" | L9540 | Van der Giessen-De Noord | Out of service | |- ! scope="row" | L9541 | Van der Giessen-De Noord | Out of service | |}
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== (NL)LCVP type Mk.V(C) == {{Infobox ship |section1={{Infobox ship/image | image = 151023-USAN-2994B-006 (22430686775).jpg | image_caption = }}
|section2={{Infobox ship/class overview | name = (NL)LCVP Mk.V(C) | builders = Visser Shipyard, Den Helder | operators = {{Navy|Netherlands}}, Netherlands Marine Corps | class_before = *(NL)LCVP Mk.II *(NL)LCVP Mk.III | class_after = | subclasses = | cost = | built_range = | in_service_range = 2008-present | in_commission_range = | total_ships_building = | total_ships_planned = 12 | total_ships_completed = 12 | total_ships_canceled = | total_ships_active = 12 | total_ships_laid_up = | total_ships_lost = | total_ships_retired = | total_ships_preserved = }}
|section3={{Infobox ship/characteristics | hide_header = | header_caption = <ref name=(NL)LCVP_Mk.V>{{cite web|url=https://www.defensie.nl/onderwerpen/materieel/schepen/lcvp-landingsvaartuig-personeel |title=LCVP-landingsvaartuig (personeel) |publisher=Ministerie van Defensie |date= |accessdate=2024-06-14 |language=nl}}</ref> | tonnage = | type = Landing craft vehicle personnel | displacement = {{Convert|24|t|LT|0}} | length = {{Convert|15.70|m|ftin|abbr=on}} | beam = {{Convert|4.27|m|ftin|abbr=on}} | height = | draft = | power = | propulsion = | speed = {{convert|25|kn}} (full load) | range = | endurance = | capacity = 35 troop, {{convert|8200|kg|lb|abbr=on}}, 2x Land Rovers or a Bandvagn 206 | troops = | complement = 3 crew | armament = 2× FN MAG (7.62mm) machine guns | notes = }} }}
The '''(NL)LCVP type Mk.V(C)''' were built as a replacement for the Mk.II and Mk.III.<ref name="Saunders572">Saunders (2015), p. 572.</ref> The contract for the construction and delivery of the twelve craft were signed on 13 December 2006 with Damen Shipyards Gorinchem.<ref name="Saunders572" /> They were built in Den Helder by Visser shipyard, with the first four being delivered by 2009 and the last eight by 2011.<ref name="Saunders572" /> The design of the '''Mk.V(C)''' is based on the British LCVP Mk5.{{Citation needed|date=June 2024}}
=== Crafts === {|class="wikitable plainrowheaders" |- ! scope="col" | Pennant no. ! scope="col" | Builder ! scope="col" | Status ! scope="col" | Note |- ! scope="row" | L9565 | Visser Shipyard | In service | |- ! scope="row" | L9566 | Visser Shipyard | In service | |- ! scope="row" | L9567 | Visser Shipyard | In service | |- ! scope="row" | L9568 | Visser Shipyard | In service | |- ! scope="row" | L9569 | Visser Shipyard | In service | |- ! scope="row" | L9570 | Visser Shipyard | In service | |- ! scope="row" | L9571 | Visser Shipyard | In service | |- ! scope="row" | L9572 | Visser Shipyard | In service | |- ! scope="row" | L9573 | Visser Shipyard | In service | |- ! scope="row" | L9574 | Visser Shipyard | In service | |- ! scope="row" | L9575 | Visser Shipyard | In service | |- ! scope="row" | L9576 | Visser Shipyard | In service | |}
=== Replacement === The '''Mk.V(C)''' will be replaced from 2025 onwards with 12 new LCVP and 8 larger Littoral Craft Mobility (LCM).<ref name=Next_Gen_1>{{cite web|url=https://www.tweedekamer.nl/kamerstukken/brieven_regering/detail?id=2023Z04919&did=2023D11686 |title=A-brief project ‘Vervanging middelzwaar landingsvaartuig (LCVP)’ |publisher=Ministerie van Defensie |date=2023-03-22 |accessdate=2024-06-14 |language=nl}}</ref><ref name=Next_Gen_2>{{cite web|url=https://www.defensie.nl/onderwerpen/materieel/nieuws/2023/03/22/nieuwe-landingsvaartuigen-voor-mariniers-in-alles-beter |title=Nieuwe landingsvaartuigen voor mariniers in alles beter |publisher=Ministerie van Defensie |date=2023-03-22 |accessdate=2024-06-14 |language=nl}}</ref> The replacement program has a budget of 100 to 250 million euro.<ref>{{cite web |author=Mariska Buitendijk |date=24 May 2023 |title=Dutch navy gets twenty new landing craft |url=https://swzmaritime.nl/news/2023/03/24/dutch-navy-gets-twenty-new-landing-craft/ |website=SWZ|Maritime}}</ref> In October 2025 it was reported that the Littoral Assault Craft (LAC) of the Finnish company Marine Alutech Oy Ab will replace the LCVP's.<ref>{{cite web |author=Fatima Bahtić |date=17 October 2025 |title=Finnish company to deliver new landing craft for Dutch Marine Corps |url=https://www.navaltoday.com/2025/10/17/finnish-company-to-deliver-new-landing-craft-for-dutch-marine-corps/ |website=Naval Today}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |author=<!-- not stated --> |date=16 October 2025 |title=Marine Alutech to deliver New Generation Landing Craft to Dutch Marine Corps |url=https://www.navalnews.com/naval-news/2025/10/marine-alutech-to-deliver-new-generation-landing-craft-to-dutch-marine-corps/ |website=Naval News}}</ref> The LACs are expected to serve for around fifteen years in the RNLN.<ref>{{cite web |author=Max van de Pol |date=16 December 2025 |title=Krachtpatser in compact formaat |url=https://magazines.defensie.nl/materieelgezien/2025/10/lac |website=Materieelgezien|publisher=Defensie.nl|language=Dutch}}</ref>
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== See also == * (NL)LCU * Future of the Royal Netherlands Navy
== Citations == {{Reflist}}
==References== {{refbegin}} * {{cite book |last=van Amstel |first=W.H.E. |date=1991 |title=De schepen van de Koninklijke Marine vanaf 1945 |language=Dutch |location=Alkmaar |publisher=De Alk |isbn=90-6013-997-6}} * {{cite book |editor-last=Moore |editor-first=John |date=1974 |title= Jane's Fighting Ships 1974-75 | location=London |publisher=Jane's Yearbooks |isbn=0-531-02743-0}} * {{cite book |editor-last=Raven |editor-first=G.J.A. |date=1988 |title=De kroon op het anker: 175 jaar Koninklijke Marine |language=Dutch |location=Amsterdam |publisher=De Bataafsche Leeuw |isbn=90-6707-200-1}} * {{cite book |editor-last=Saunders |editor-first=Stephen |date=2009 |title= Jane's Fighting Ships 2009-2010 | location=Coulsdon, Surrey |publisher= Janes Information Group |isbn=978-0-7106-2888-6}} * {{cite book |editor-last=Saunders |editor-first=Stephen |date= 2015 |title=IHS Jane's Fighting Ships 2015-2016 |location=Coulsdon, Surrey |publisher= Janes Information Group |isbn=978-0-7106-3143-5}} * {{cite book |editor-last=Sharpe |editor-first=Richard |date=1989 |title= Jane's Fighting Ships 1989-90 | location=Coulsdon, Surrey |publisher= Janes Information Group |isbn=0-7106-0886-1}} * {{cite book |last=Woudstra |first=F.G.A. |date=1982 |title=Onze Koninklijke Marine |language=Dutch |location=Alkmaar |publisher=De Alk |isbn=90-6013-915-1}} {{refend}}
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{{DEFAULTSORT:(NL)LCVP}} Netherlands Category:Landing craft of the Royal Netherlands Navy Category:Amphibious warfare vessel classes