List of active Royal Netherlands Navy ships

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HNLMS De Zeven Provinciën (F802)

This is a list of active ships currently in service with the Royal Netherlands Navy.

Royal Netherlands Navy ship prefix[edit]

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

Submarine service[edit]

Class Ship name No. Commissioned Builder Origin Displacement
(tonnes)
Speed
(knots)
Photo
Walrus class Zeeleeuw S803 25 April 1990 Rotterdamsche Droogdok Maatschappij (RDM)  Netherlands 2,800 20
Dolfijn S808 29 January 1993
Bruinvis S810 5 July 1994

Naval squadron[edit]

Frigates[edit]

Class Ship No. Comm. Builder Origin Displacement
(tonnes)
Speed
(knots)
Notes Photo
De Zeven Provinciën class De Zeven Provinciën F802 26 April 2002 Schelde Naval Shipbuilding  Netherlands 6,050 30 Internationally considered destroyers due to their size, armament, and role.[1]
Tromp F803 14 March 2003
De Ruyter F804 22 April 2004
Evertsen F805 10 June 2005
Karel Doorman class Van Amstel F831 27 May 1993 Schelde Naval Shipbuilding  Netherlands 3,320 29
Van Speijk F828 7 September 1995 Inactive due to personnel shortage[2]


Offshore patrol vessels[edit]

Class Ship No. Comm. Builder Origin Displacement
(tonnes)
Speed
(knots)
Photo
Holland class Holland P840 6 July 2012 Schelde Naval Shipbuilding  Netherlands 3,750 21.5
Zeeland P841 23 August 2013
Friesland P842 22 January 2013
Groningen P843 29 November 2013

Amphibious warfare[edit]

Class Ship No. Comm. Type Builder Origin Displacement
(tonnes)
Speed
(knots)
Photo
Rotterdam class Rotterdam L800 18 April 1998 Landing Platform Dock Schelde Naval Shipbuilding  Netherlands 12,750 20
Johan de Witt L801 30 November 2007 16,500 19

Joint support ship[edit]

Class Ship No. Comm. Type Builder Origin Displacement
(tonnes)
Speed
(knots)
Photo
Karel Doorman A833 24 April 2015[3][4] Joint support ship Damen Schelde Naval Shipbuilding  Netherlands 27,800 (full load) 18

Mine countermeasures[edit]

Class Ship No. Comm. Type Builder Origin Displacement
(tonnes)
Speed
(knots)
Photo
Tripartite class Makkum M857 13 May 1985 Minehunter Van der Giessen-de-Noord  Netherlands 571 15
Schiedam M860 9 July 1986
Zierikzee M862 7 May 1987
Vlaardingen M863 15 March 1989
Willemstad M864 20 September 1989
Geosea 13 February 2020 Mother ship testbed Astilleros Gondan  Spain 3,253 13

Diving support vessels[edit]

Class Ship No. Comm. Builder Origin Displacement
(tonnes)
Speed
(knots)
Photo
Soemba class Soemba A850 1989  Netherlands 410 8
Cerberus class[5] Cerberus A851 1992 Scheepswerf Visser  Netherlands 223 10
Argus A852 1992 223 10
Nautilus A853 1992 297 10.5
Hydra A854 1992 297 13

Hydrographic survey ships[edit]

Class Ship No. Comm. Builder Origin Displacement
(tonnes)
Speed
(knots)
Photo
Snellius class Snellius A802 20 February 2003 Damen Group  Romania (Hull)
 Netherlands (Fitting-out)
1,875 12
Luymes A803 3 June 2004
Hydrograaf H8021 26 February 2021 Damen Group  Netherlands 22 20

Other ships[edit]

Logistics and amphibious support vessel[edit]

Ship No. Comm. Type Builder Origin Displacement
(tonnes)
Speed
(knots)
Photo
Pelikaan[6] A804 12 June 2006 Logistics and amphibious support ship Damen Group  Netherlands 1,150 14.5

Submarine support ship[edit]

Ship No. Comm. Type Builder Origin Displacement
(tonnes)
Speed
(knots)
Photo
Mercuur[7] A900 21 August 1987 Submarine support ship Damen Schelde Naval Shipbuilding  Netherlands 1,400 14

Naval training vessels[edit]

Ship No. Comm. Type Builder Origin Displacement
(tonnes)
Speed
(knots)
Photo
Van Kinsbergen[8] A902 2 November 1999 Naval training vessel Damen Group  Netherlands 630 12.8
Urania[9] Y8050 25 May 2004 Sailing naval training vessel De Gier & Bezaan Int.  Netherlands 80 7 (powered) / 10 (sailing)

Noordzee-class coastal tugs[edit]

A871 Noordzee

Noordzee class:

Linge-class coastal tugs[edit]

Linge class:

A878 Gouwe

Breezand-class harbour tugs[edit]

Breezand class:

Schelde-class harbour tugs[edit]

Schelde class:

Noorderhaaks-class harbour patrol vessel[edit]

Noorderhaaks class

Y8209 Zuiderhaaks

Landing craft[edit]

Coast Guard[edit]

Ship Type Builder Commissioned Origin Displacement (tonnes) Speed (knots) Photo Note
Barend Biesheuvel Patrol boat Damen Shipyards Gorinchem
2001
 Netherlands
345
18
Visarend Patrol boat Damen Shipyards Gorinchem
2001
 Netherlands
245
22,5
Damen Stan 4207
Zeearend Patrol boat Damen Shipyards Gorinchem  Netherlands
245
22,5
Damen Stan 4207
Ievoli Amaranth Selah Shipyard
2013
 Turkey
820
20
Chartered by the Dutch Ministry of Infrastructure and the Environment from Multraship.
Terschelling Buoy tender Damen Shipyards Gorinchem
1989
 Netherlands
514
12

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "De Zeven Provincien Class Guided Missile Frigate - Luchtverdedigings- en Commando Fregat - Royal Netherlands Navy". www.seaforces.org. Archived from the original on 2015-09-24. Retrieved 2017-01-18.
  2. ^ "Fregat Van Speijk uit de vaart wegens ernstig personeelstekort". Algemeen Dagblad (in Dutch). 2021-04-22. Retrieved 2023-11-18.
  3. ^ "Joint Logistic Support Ship Karel Doorman Commissioned Into Royal Netherlands Navy". Navyrecognition.com. 2015-04-29. Archived from the original on 2019-03-09. Retrieved 2019-01-16.
  4. ^ "Marineschip Karel Doorman in dienst gesteld (Video) | Nieuwsbericht | Defensie.nl". Archived from the original on 2018-04-06. Retrieved 2018-04-06.
  5. ^ Defensie, Ministerie van (2018-04-10). "Duikvaartuigen Argus, Cerberus, Hydra, Nautilus en Soemba". defensie.nl. Archived from the original on 2016-03-28. Retrieved 2016-08-05.
  6. ^ Defensie, Ministerie van (2018-04-10). "Zr. Ms. Pelikaan". defensie.nl. Archived from the original on 2016-03-28. Retrieved 2016-08-05.
  7. ^ Defensie, Ministerie van (2018-04-10). "Zr. Ms. Mercuur". defensie.nl. Archived from the original on 2016-03-28. Retrieved 2016-08-05.
  8. ^ Defensie, Ministerie van (2018-04-10). "Marineopleidingsvaartuig Van Kinsbergen". defensie.nl. Archived from the original on 2015-07-15. Retrieved 2016-08-05.
  9. ^ Defensie, Ministerie van (2018-04-10). "Zr. Ms. Urania". defensie.nl. Archived from the original on 2016-03-05. Retrieved 2016-08-05.

External links[edit]

  • "ships". Durch Ministry of Defence. Archived from the original on 2013-11-01. Retrieved 2013-06-22.
  • "ships". MilitaryImages.Net. Retrieved 2013-06-22.