The Amphibious Transport Ship (ATS) is an initiative by the Dutch Navy to procure a series of six amphibious warfare ships as a replacement for the Rotterdam class and Holland class.

[3] In June 2023, the Netherlands and British governments announced that the two countries would "explore opportunities" to jointly develop new specialist amphibious warships.

[4] However, in March 2024, this effort was reportedly abandoned as the two countries identified that their requirements and budgets were too different for a single design.

Instead they would focus on Anglo-Dutch coordination on subsystems, landing craft, and aviation.

One key difference was the ships' ability to operate independently without an escort.