Vietnam Considers Build Big Amphibious Ships According to the Damen Design

13 Desember 2019

Damen LST 100 (photo : Navy Recognition)

The need to replace amphibious ships of very old age and serving in the People's Army Navy has become increasingly urgent.

At present, the People's Army of Vietnam is a force that is being strongly invested to move straight to the modern. Besides the surface ships, submarines, shore missiles or naval air force, the marines also really need care.

Over the years, it is easy to see a significant change in the personal equipment of the Vietnamese marines, not even exaggerating to say that this is the most modern armed force in the world. other military units.

Damen LST 100 (image : Damen)

However, besides military equipment, assault rifles ... the combat vehicles also need special attention after it was announced that we could soon order BMP-3F infantry fighting vehicles. It should be noted that this is the amphibious ship to deploy them.


The Vietnamese People's Navy is currently equipped with some Polish-made Polnocny-B amphibious 800-ton amphibious ships, along with a few LST-542 displaced 3,698 tons of US-origin spoils that we collect. okay after the end of the war.

It is easy to see that the battleships are very old, the specifications are no longer guaranteed, especially the LST-542 is more than 70 years old, relatively limited features, the most significant of which is lack of specialized helicopter landing deck.

Damen LST 100 (image : Damen)

Given the above situation, there have been suggestions that the Vietnamese Navy needs to build more new generation amphibious ships because our capability is now fully capable of producing this type of combat vehicle.

The next issue that attracts the most attention is which candidate is the most advanced candidate? With the close cooperation between the shipbuilding industry in Vietnam and the Dutch Damen Group, according to some predictions, the LST-100 design is likely to be selected when your side is actively offering.


The LST 100 amphibious assault ship has a displacement of 1,300 tons, a length of 100 m, a width of 16 m, a maximum speed of 16 knots / h, a reserve of 15 days, a crew of 18 people.

Damen LST 100 (image : Damen).

The ship can carry 235 soldiers, 2 LCVP amphibious ships and armored vehicles, has a helicopter deck on the deck and especially can transport vehicles through both the front and rear doors.

With the role of amphibious ship, the LST 100's weapon is quite "soft" with only a remote control module mounted small automatic cannon, but if necessary, the user can fully install it. the rocket launchers fired series to support fire "clearing".

Thanks to the advanced design, reasonable cost and the partner is always ready to transfer construction technology, hoping that one day not far from the Navy amphibious fleet will be upgraded by the LST 100.

(BaoDatViet)