RNV Agamemnon (LHD-03)

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Class overview
Name: Agamemnon-class amphibious assault ship
Builders: Patmos Shipbuilders Consortium
Operators: Belfras Republic Navy
Preceded by: Nobility-class
Cost: $850 million
Built: 1999-2001
In service: 2003-present
Completed: 1
Cancelled: 3
Active: 1
History
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Namesake: Phillippos Agamemnon
Builder: Argonaid Shipyards
Laid down: 2 August 1999
Launched: 22 April 2001
Commissioned: 5 March 2003
Homeport: Naval Station Leander
Motto: "Iron Strike"
Status: Active Service
General characteristics
Type: Landing Helicopter Dock (LHD) amphibious assault ship
Displacement: 45,000 tons full load
Length: 252 m (826.77 feet)
Beam: 31 m (101.70 feet)
Draft: 9.15 m (30.01 feet)
Propulsion:

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Combined Diesel and Gas
1 x RE-MGT-2500+ Gas Turbine
2 x Krakatoa 24/50V/22 Diesel Generators

2 x Azimuth Thrusters
Speed: +20 kn
Range: 9,650 nm
Boats & landing
craft carried:

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2 x Landing Craft Air Cushion or
12 x Template:Landing Craft Mechanized or

15 x Extendable self-propelled landing barges
Troops:

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1,650 Marines (standard)

2,000 Marines (Temporary capacity)
Complement: 63 officers, 995 enlisted
Sensors and
processing systems:

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RN/SPD-4 AESA Radar
RN/SPS-52 3D Long-Range Air Search
RN/SPN-82E Air Traffic Control System
ARES Combat System

RHEA Defence Network
Electronic warfare
& decoys:
RN/SLS-082 Electronic Warfare Suite
Armament:

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4 x Millenium-Gun CIWS
4 x RAM Anti-Air Missile Launchers
4 x 76mm Super-Rapid cannons

2 x 30mm Remote-Operated Weapons


History

Crewmembers conduct a charity 5k run on Agamemnons flightdeck.

List of commanding officers

Commanding Officers of the RNV Agamemnon (LHD-03)
Order Name Rank Assumed Command Relieved
1 Konstantinos Tsounia CPT 5 March 2003 8 December 2006
2 Andreas Kopamari CPT 8 December 2006 22 April 2013
3 Nikolaos Miaoulis CPT 22 April 2013 incumbent