Friesland-class destroyer

Class overview
Friesland-class destroyer HNLMS Amsterdam
Name:	Friesland class
Operators:	Royal Netherlands Navy Peruvian Navy
Preceded by:	Holland class
Built:	1951-1958
In commission:	1956-1991
Completed:	8
Retired:	8
General characteristics
Type:	Destroyer
Displacement:	2497 standard, 3070 tons full load
Length:	116 m (381 ft)
Beam:	11.7 m (38 ft)
Draught:	5.2 m (17 ft)
Propulsion:	2 shaft geared turbines, 4 BW boilers, Super-heated steam @ 620psi, 60,000 hp
Speed:	36 kn (67 km/h; 41 mph)
Range:	4,000 nmi (7,400 km; 4,600 mi) at 18 kn (33 km/h; 21 mph)
Complement:	284
Sensors and processing systems:	Radar LW-02, DA-01, ZW-01, M45, Sonar Type PAE 1N, Type CWE 10
Armament:	4 × Bofors 120 mm guns (2 × 2) 6 × 40mm Bofors AA guns (6 × 1) 2 × quad 357 mm anti submarine mortars 2 × depth charge racks

The Friesland-class destroyers were built for the Royal Netherlands Navy in the 1950s. They were a larger modified version of the Holland class with more powerful machinery. Eight ships were built. They were replaced by the Kortenaer-class frigates in the early 1980s and seven ships were sold to the Peruvian Navy where they served until 1991. The main armament was supplied by Bofors.

The machinery was identical to that used in the American Gearing-class destroyers and manufactured under licence by Werkspoor. The radar was manufactured by Hollandse Signaalapparaten.

Ships

In contrast to previous Dutch Navy practice the ships were named after provinces or cities rather than admirals.

Name	Pennant number	Builder	Laid down	Launched	Commissioned	Fate
Friesland	D812	NDSM, Amsterdam	17 December 1951	21 February 1953	22 March 1956	Broken up 1979
Groningen	D813	NDSM, Amsterdam	21 February 1952	9 January 1954	12 September 1956	Sold to the Peruvian Navy 1980 as BAP Gálvez
Limburg	D814	KM de Schelde, Vlissingen	28 November 1953	5 September 1955	31 October 1956	Sold to the Peruvian Navy 1980 as BAP Capitan Quiñones
Overijssel	D815	Wilton-Fijenoord, Schiedam	15 October 1953	8 August 1955	4 October 1957	Sold to the Peruvian Navy 1982 as BAP Colonel Bolognesi
Drenthe	D816	NDSM, Amsterdam	9 January 1954	26 March 1955	1 August 1957	Sold to the Peruvian Navy 1981 as BAP Guise
Utrecht	D817	KM de Schelde, Vlissingen	15 February 1954	2 June 1956	1 October 1957	Sold to the Peruvian Navy 1980 as BAP Castilla
Rotterdam	D818	RDM, Rotterdam	7 January 1954	26 January 1956	28 February 1957	Sold to the Peruvian Navy 1981 as BAP Diez Canseco
Amsterdam	D819	NDSM, Amsterdam	25 March 1955	25 August 1956	10 April 1958	Sold to the Peruvian Navy 1980 as BAP Villar

Friesland
bron: Koninklijke Marine

References

Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1947-1995

Friesland-class destroyers

Royal Netherlands Navy	Friesland Groningen Limburg Overijssel Drenthe Utrecht Rotterdam Amsterdam

Peruvian Navy	Colonel Bolognesi (ex-Overijssel) Castilla (ex-Utrecht) Guise (ex-Drenthe) Capitan Quiñones / Quiñones (ex-Limburg) Villar (ex-Amsterdam) Gálvez (ex-Groningen) Diez Canseco (ex-Rotterdam)

Preceded by: Holland class Followed by: None

List of destroyers of the Royal Netherlands Navy

Dutch naval ship classes post-1945

Active

Amphibious transport docks	Rotterdam^S Johan de Witt^S

Frigates	Karel Doorman De Zeven Provinciën

Mine warfare vessels	Alkmaar

Patrol vessels	Holland

Submarines	Walrus

Auxiliary ships	Mercuur^S Snellius Pelikaan^S Karel Doorman^S

S Single ship of class

Decommissioned

Aircraft carriers	Karel Doorman^B^S

Cruisers	De Zeven Provinciën

Destroyers	Kortenaar^B Banckert^B^S Holland Friesland

Frigates	Batjan^Au Van Amstel^A Roofdier^A Van Speijk Tromp Kortenaer Jacob van Heemskerck

Mine warfare vessels	Dokkum

Submarines	Walrus^A Dolfijn Zwaardvis

Replenishment ships	Poolster^S Zuiderkruis^S Amsterdam^S

A ex-American Au ex-Australia B ex-British S Single ship of class

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