Royal Netherlands Navy / Koninklijke Marine

 

 

Friesland class Destroyer

 

HNLMS Friesland – D 812

 

 

units:

in service

builder

fate

 

D 812 HNLMS Friesland

1956

Amsterdam Dockyard

scrapped in 1979

 

D 813 HNLMS Groningen

1956

Amsterdam Dockyard

sold to Peru in 1981

 

D 814 HNLMS Limburg

1956

Royal Schelde, Vlissingen

sold to Peru in 1980

 

D 815 HNLMS Overijssel

1957

Wilton Fijenoord, Schiedam

sold to Peru in 1982

 

D 816 HNLMS Drenthe

1957

Amsterdam Dockyard

sold to Peru in 1981

 

D 817 HNLMS Utrecht

1957

Royal Schelde, Vlissingen

sold to Peru in 1980

 

D 818 HNLMS Rotterdam

1957

Rotterdam Dockyard

sold to Peru in 1981

 

D 819 HNLMS Amsterdam

1957

Amsterdam Dockyard

sold to Peru in 1980

 

 

General Information:

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

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

 

Technical characteristics (as built):

Length: 116,00 meters

Beam: 11,78 meters

Draft: 5,20 meters

Displacement: 3070 tons (full load)

Propulsion: 2 shaft geared turbines (60000 shp); 2 boilers;

                   2 shafts; 2 propellers;

Speed: 36 knots

Crew: approx. 280

Aviation/Hangar: none;

 

Armament (as built):

4    120mm/50 GP Bofors guns (2 x 2);

6    40mm Bofors AA gun (6 x 1);

2    quad 357mm anti-submarine-mortars;

2    depth charge racks;

 

 

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