Ship ID Requested

[Cliffy B]

Saw this odd looking amphib(?) pulling into the shipping terminal as we closed up the Wisconsin today. sorry for the grainy shot but its a long way off and I didn't have my SLR and telephoto

Thinking its Canadian or European from the look. Maybe an LPD of some sort. Looks like it has a two tone paint job which makes me think European. Any ideas guys?

[Jim21680]

My guess is that's either the USS Arlington or USS San Antonio...both are homeported in Norfolk.

One of the class, the Somerset, was christened here in Philadelphia last year. A nice, modern-looking ship; it was quite a sight to see.

[aaube]

http://www.marinetraffic.com/nl/ais/det ... /244173000

She's the Karel Doorman


Alain

[Jim21680]

Yep...I thought the stern area looked a little long for the class I mentioned. Wrong-shaped bow too.
Not a bad guess though!

[Goodwood]

http://www.marinetraffic.com/nl/ais/details/ships/244173000

She's the Karel Doorman

Alain

Is that the same Admiral Doorman what led ABDAFLOAT against the Japanese in the battles for the Dutch East Indies?

[aaube]

http://www.marinetraffic.com/nl/ais/details/ships/244173000

She's the Karel Doorman

Alain

Is that the same Admiral Doorman what led ABDAFLOAT against the Japanese in the battles for the Dutch East Indies?

Yes, that is him.

[Timmy C]

Haha, Canada wishes it had a couple of these! In fact, this design was the original plan for replacing our AORs, but that's since been scaled back to a regular AOR, without the LPD capability, despite keeping the same project name (Joint Support Ship).

[EJFoeth]

This ship is fantastic and I'm not only saying that because we did the hydrodynamics.

[Cliffy B]

Awesome! Thanks guys People keep asking who she is.