R???l N?th??l?n?s N?v? L?n?in? Pl?t???m D?ck HNLMS J?h?n ?? Witt h?s l??t th? D?m?n N?v?l shi????? in Vlissin??n-O?st. Ov?? th? ??st 13 m?nths, th? ?m?hi?i??s t??ns???t shi? h?s ?n?????n? ? c?m???h?nsiv? Mi?li?? U???t? (MLU) in c?nj?ncti?n with th? thi?? ???i?? ?? A???int?? M?int?n?nc? (BO3). D?s?it? th? ti?ht sch???l? ?n? s?v???l ch?ll?n??s, th? shi? w?s h?n??? ?v?? t? th? D???nc? M?t??i?l O???nis?ti?n (DMO) ?n F?i??? 31 M??ch ?n sch???l?. Th? shi? will n?w ?? t?w?? t? D?n H?l???, wh??? th? N?v?l M?int?n?nc? ?n? S?st?inm?nt A??nc?, t???th?? with D?m?n N?v?l, will c???? ??t s?m? ???iti?n?l w??k. Th? MLU/BO3 w?s ? j?int ???j?ct ??tw??n D?m?n N?v?l ?n? D?m?n Shi?????i? Vlissin??n (DSV). Th? c?m??ni?s sh??? ? shi????? in Vlissin??n-O?st, wh??? th? J?h?n ?? Witt ???iv?? ?n 3 M??ch 2022. In J?l? 2022, th? shi? w?s m?v?? t? DSV’s ??? ??ck ???, ?m?n? ?th?? thin?s, c?ns??v?ti?n w??k ?n th? ?n???w?t?? h?ll, s????st??ct???, ?n? ?ll t?nks.

“W? ??? ?xt??m?l? ?????, t???th?? with D???nc?, t? h?v? ???n ??l? t? c?m?l?t? this c?m?l?x ???j?ct ?s ?l?nn??. W? h?v? w??k?? ?xt??m?l? h??? ?v?? th? ??st ???? ?n? th? ??s?lt ?xc???s ??? ?x??ct?ti?ns. O?? c?m??n? h?s h?? ? cl?s? ??l?ti?nshi? with th? R???l N?th??l?n?s N?v? sinc? 1905 ?n? this ???j?ct is th? m?st ??c?nt ?x?m?l? ?? th? ?xc?ll?nt c??????ti?n ??tw??n D?m?n N?v?l ?n? th? DMO, th? N?v?l M?int?n?nc? ?n? S?st?inm?nt A??nc? (DMI) ?n? th? c??w ?? th? J?h?n ?? Witt. HNLMS J?h?n ?? Witt is ? m??itim? ?ll-???n??? ?n? ?n? ?? th? ?in?st shi?s w? h?v? h?? th? ?l??s??? ?? ??il?in? ??? th? R???l N?th??l?n?s N?v?. It is th??????? ?xt?? s??ci?l t? h?v? h?? ??ck in Vlissin??n 15 ????s ??t?? ??liv??? ??? this MLU/BO3. With th? m?int?n?nc? ?n? ???????s th? LPD h?s n?w h??, th? shi? is ?ll s?t t? ?? ??l? t? h?? j?? ??? th? n?xt 15 ????s,” s?i? D?m?n N?v?l’s P??j?ct Di??ct?? F?? T?mm??s.

In N?v?m??? 2022, th? J?h?n ?? Witt l??t th? ??? ??ck ?h??? ?? sch???l? ?n? w??k c?ntin??? ????si??. Th??? w??? 69 MLU it?ms ?l?nn??, incl??in? ??????ishm?nt ?? ???l?c?m?nt ?? ???i?m?nt s?ch ?s ??m?m?nt ?n? c?mm?nic?ti?n s?st?ms, ???shw?t?? ?????cti?n (RO ?nits), s??w?t?? ??m?s ??? ?i???i?htin? ?n? c??lin?, ?n? m???. Th? ??i???, j?int ?????ti?ns ???m, c?mm?n?, ?n? ?n?in???in? c?nt?? w??? c?m?l?t?l? ??????ish??, ?n? th? m?sts w??? ?ls? ????ilt. Ov?? 60 km ?? n?w c??l?s w??? ??ll??, ?n? n?w ??ckin? inst?ll??. M??ic?l ??ciliti?s ?n ?????, s?ch ?s th? ?????tin? ???m, IC ???s ?n? n??sin? ???m, w??? c?m?l?t?l? m????nis??. HNLMS J?h?n ?? Witt is th? s?c?n? L?n?in? Pl?t???m D?ck th?t D?m?n N?v?l h?s ??ilt ??? th? R???l N?th??l?n?s N?v?. C?nst??cti?n ?? th? 176.35-m?t?? v?ss?l ????n in 2003 ?t th? D?m?n N?v?l shi????? in R?m?ni?, ?n? in 2004 th? h?ll w?s t?w?? t? Vlissin??n, wh??? it w?s ???th?? c?m?l?t??. C?m?l?ti?n ?n? c?mmissi?nin? ??ll?w?? in 2007.

HNLMS J?h?n ?? Witt is th? s?c?n? L?n?in? Pl?t???m D?ck (LPD) ?m?hi?i??s w?????? shi? ?? th? R???l N?th??l?n?s N?v?. It is ?n im???v?? ??si?n ?? R?tt????m, which w?s ??si?n?? in c?nj?ncti?n ??tw??n th? N?th??l?n?s ?n? S??in. Th? shi?, ?is?l?cin? 16,800 t?ns, w?s l??nch?? ?n 13 M?? 2006. Th? shi? is ???i???? with ? l???? h?lic??t?? ??ck ??? h?lic??t?? ?????ti?ns ?n? ? ??ck ??? l???? l?n?in? c???t. It c?n c???? six NH 90 h?lic??t??s ?? ???? Chin??k h?lic??t??s. It h?s ? w?ll ??ck ??? tw? l?n?in? c???t ?tilit? ?n? it c???i?s ???? ??vit-l??nch?? LCVPs. Th? v?ss?l h?s ?n ?xt?? ??ck with ???ms ??? c?mm?n? st??? t? s?????t ? ??tt?li?n siz? ?????ti?n. Th? shi? h?s ? c?m?l?t? R?l? II h?s?it?l, incl??in? ?n ?????tin? th??t?? ?n? int?nsiv? c??? ??ciliti?s. A s???ic?l t??m c?n ?? st?ti?n?? ?n ?????. Th? shi? ?ls? h?s ? ??s?lin?ti?n s?st?m ?n??lin? it t? c?nv??t s??w?t?? int? ??inkin? w?t??. It is ???i???? with ??? ?????lsi?n ?n??lin? th? shi? t? ?s? ??n?mic ??siti?nin? whil? s?? ??sin?.