Tromp-class frigate

HNLMS Tromp in 1995
Class overview
Name: Tromp class
Builders: Royal Schelde Shipyard
Operators:  Royal Netherlands Navy
Succeeded by: De Zeven Provinciën class
Built: 1971–1974
In commission: 1974–2000
Completed: 2
Retired: 2
General characteristics [1]
Type: Frigate
Displacement:
  • 3,665 long tons (3,724 t) standard
  • 4,308 long tons (4,377 t) full load
Length: 133.2 m (437 ft 0 in)
Beam: 14.8 m (48 ft 7 in)
Draught: 6.6 m (21 ft 8 in)
Propulsion:
Speed:
  • 28 knots (32 mph; 52 km/h) maximum
  • 18 knots (21 mph; 33 km/h) cruising
Range: 5,000 nmi (9,300 km) at 18 kn (21 mph; 33 km/h)
Complement: 306
Sensors and
processing systems:
  • Radar SPS-01, WM-25, SPG-51C
  • Sonar CWE-610, type 162
Armament:
Aircraft carried: 1 × Westland Lynx helicopter
Aviation facilities: 1 helicopter pad & hangar

The Tromp class were two frigates built for the Royal Netherlands Navy during the 1970s to replace the De Zeven Provinciën-class cruisers as squadron flagships.

The Tromp-class frigates entered service in 1975 and 1976 and served until 1999 and 2001. Both ships were built by Royal Schelde Shipyard in Flushing (Vlissingen). The ships served as fleet flagships and area air defence vessels. Their 3D radar under a large polyester radome, gave the ships the nickname "Kojak" in the Netherlands Navy. Originally the ships were to have the British Sea Dart missile system, but this was changed to the more compact American Standard surface-to-air missile. During the Cold War these ships were praised for their highly efficient capabilities in both sensors, weaponry and seakeeping often illustrated during exercises beating and surprising the opponents and their ability to stay operational even during adverse weather conditions. Though the Dutch referred to the class as frigates, they ultimately were multipurpose destroyers with high seagoing capabilities.[2]

The ships were replaced by the De Zeven Provinciën-class frigates. A total of four new frigates have been built, including two also named Tromp and De Ruyter.

Ships

Number Name Laid down Launched Commissioned Fate
F801 Tromp 4 August 1971 4 June 1973 3 October 1975 decommissioned 1999
F806 De Ruyter 22 December 1971 9 March 1974 3 June 1976 decommissioned 2001. Her bridge, radar, and gun have been preserved by the Dutch Navy Museum in Den Helder, North Holland.

See also

References

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  1. ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1947–95
  2. ↑ Tromp class Guided Missile Frigate FFG
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