HNLMS De Zeven Provinciën (F802)
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| Career |  |
|---|---|
| Laid down: | 1 September 1998 |
| Launched: | 8 April 2000 |
| Commissioned: | 26 April 2002 |
| General Characteristics | |
| Displacement: | 6,050 tons |
| Length: | 144 metres |
| Beam: | 17 metres |
| Draught: | 5 metres |
| Propulsion: |
2 Wartsila16 V26 13.600 hp diesel engines 2 Rolls Royce Spey SM 1A 52.300 hp gas turbines |
| Speed: | 30 knots |
| Complement: | 174 (202 incl. command staff) |
| Armament: |
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HNLMS De Zeven Provinciën (F802) is the first ship of the De Zeven Provinciën class of air defence and command frigates in service with the Royal Netherlands Navy. There are three more ships in this class, HNLMS Tromp (F803), HNLMS De Ruyter (F804) and HNLMS Evertsen (F805). The class was designed in cooperation with Germany and Spain.
De Zeven Provinciën is the eighth ship in the Royal Netherlands Navy to carry that name. The name refers to the original seven Dutch provinces which together formed the Union of Utrecht. See HNLMS De Zeven Provinciën for other ships of this name.
She was built at the Schelde Docks in Vlissingen (eng. Flushing). Her design incorporates stealth technology, as well as advanced new radars of a Dutch design.
[edit] External links
- Naval-technology.com
- Dutch Ministry of Defence dispaches on the ship's activities in the Indian Ocean in 2006 (Helping a container ship in distress, helping a ship taken over by pirates, boarding a suspicious ship proven to be innocent).
