List of active Royal Netherlands Navy ships

HNLMS De Zeven Provinciën (F802)

This article list active ships of the Royal Netherlands Navy.

Naval squadron

De Zeven Provinciën-class frigate

NOTE: These ships are really destroyers in terms of size and strength and considered as such by other navies.

Ship Type Builder Commissioned Origin Displacement
(tonnes)		 Speed
(knots)		 Photo
De Zeven Provinciën (F802) Destroyer Schelde Naval Shipbuilding April 26, 2002  Netherlands 6,050 29
Tromp (F803) Destroyer Schelde Naval Shipbuilding March 14, 2003  Netherlands 6,050 29
De Ruyter (F804) Destroyer Schelde Naval Shipbuilding April 22, 2004  Netherlands 6,050 29
Evertsen (F805) Destroyer Schelde Naval Shipbuilding June 10, 2005  Netherlands 6,050 29

Karel Doorman-class frigate (multipurpose frigates)

Ship Type Builder Commissioned Origin Displacement
(tonnes)		 Speed
(knots)		 Note Photo
Van Amstel (F831) Frigate Schelde Naval Shipbuilding 1993  Netherlands 3,320 29 In service
Van Speijk (F828) Frigate Schelde Naval Shipbuilding 1995  Netherlands 3,320 29 In service

Holland-class offshore patrol vessels

The Holland class Offshore Patrol Vessels (OPVs) will fulfill patrol and intervention tasks against lightly armed opponents, such as pirates and smugglers.

There has been discussion about the armament of the Holland class, officially the ship is being fitted with armament as shown in the fact files, however the class carries an exceptionally advanced radar system for just patrol tasks. This indicates that maybe in the future, if needed, the ship can be equipped with heavier weapon systems such as missiles.

Ship Type Builder Commissioned Origin Displacement
(tonnes)		 Speed
(knots)		 Photo
Holland (P840) Patrol Vessel Schelde Naval Shipbuilding 6 July 2012  Netherlands 3,750 21.5
Zeeland (P841) Patrol Vessel Schelde Naval Shipbuilding 2013  Netherlands 3,750 21.5
Friesland (P842) Patrol Vessel Schelde Naval Shipbuilding 22 January 2013  Netherlands 3,750 21.5
Groningen (P843) Patrol Vessel Schelde Naval Shipbuilding 2014  Netherlands 3,750 21.5

Rotterdam-class amphibious transport dock

Ship Type Builder Commissioned Origin Displacement
(tonnes)		 Speed
(knots)		 Photo
Rotterdam (L800) Landing Platform Dock Schelde Naval Shipbuilding 1998  Netherlands 12,750 20
Johan de Witt (L801) Landing Platform Dock Schelde Naval Shipbuilding 2007  Netherlands 16,500 19

Joint Support Ship

The Karel Doorman is a multi-function ship for amphibious operations. It has a large helicopter deck with two landing spots and a roll-on/roll-off deck. It is the main support ship, along with the two Rotterdam-class LPDs, of the Royal Netherlands Navy.

The ship has command rooms for war staffs and a large hospital room with 20 treatment rooms. With this ship, the amphibious plan for the navy is complete with two LPDs and one Joint Support Ship.

Ship Type Builder Commissioned Origin Displacement
(tonnes)		 Speed
(knots)		 Photo
Karel Doorman (A833) Joint Logistic Support Ship Schelde Naval Shipbuilding 2014[1]  Netherlands 27,800 long tons 28,246 full load 18

Submarine service

Walrus (S802) was laid down on 11 October 1979 and launched on 28 October 1985. Completion was delayed because of damage caused by fire on 14 August 1986.

Ship Type Builder Commissioned Origin Displacement
(tonnes)		 Speed
(knots)		 Photo
Walrus (S802) Submarine Rotterdamsche Droogdok Maatschappij (RDM) 1992  Netherlands 2,800 20
Zeeleeuw (S803) Submarine Rotterdamsche Droogdok Maatschappij (RDM) 1990  Netherlands 2,800 20
Dolfijn (S808) Submarine Rotterdamsche Droogdok Maatschappij (RDM) 1993  Netherlands 2,800 20
Bruinvis (S810) Submarine Rotterdamsche Droogdok Maatschappij (RDM) 1994  Netherlands 2,800 20

Mine Detection and Clearing Service

M856)

Hydrographical Survey Ships

Other ships

Submarine Support ship

Naval Training vessels

Linge Class coastal tugs

Breezand Class harbour tugs

Noordzee Class coastal tugs

Harbour Patrol Vessels

Landing Crafts

Coast Guard

Royal Netherlands Navy ship prefix

In Dutch, ships are given the prefix "Hare Majesteits" ("her majesty's", abbreviated as "Hr.Ms.") or "Zijner Majesteits" ("his majesty's", abbreviated "Zr.Ms."). In English, the Dutch prefix is translated as "HNLMS" for "Her/His Netherland Majesty's Ship".

Some authors translate Hr./Zr.Ms. as "HNMS" but that abbreviation is ambiguous: the "N" might stand for "Netherlands" or "Norway". The most common way to avoid this ambiguity is to use "HNLMS" and "HNoMS" respectively.

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Damen-built Joint Support Ship Karel Doorman commissioned for the Royal Netherlands Navy". March 24, 2014.

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