HNLMS De Ruyter (F804)

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Career
Laid down:	1 September 2000
Launched:	13 April 2002
Commissioned:	?
General Characteristics
Displacement:	6,050 tons
Length:	144
Beam:	17 m
Draught:	5 m
Propulsion:	2× Wartsila16 V26 13,600 hp diesel engines 2× Rolls Royce Spey SM 1A 52,300 hp gas turbines
Speed:	30 knots
Complement:	174 (202 incl. command staff)
Armament:	5× Mk41 vertical launch system with 8 cells each Standard armament: 32 ESSM (4 per cell) and 32 SM-2 IIIA surface-to-air missiles Another 8 cell MK41 VLS can be added 2× Goalkeeper CIWS guns 2× Quadruple Harpoon anti-ship missile launcher 1× Oto Melara 127 mm/54 dual-purpose gun 2× Oerlikon Contraves 20mm machine guns 2× Twin MK32 Mod 9 torpedo launchers with Raytheon MK46 Mod 5 torpedoes

HNLMS De Ruyter (F804) (Dutch Hr. Ms. De Ruyter) is a De Zeven Provinciën class frigate. It is commanded by Commander Jeanette Morang. ^[1] This command is unique for the Royal Dutch Navy, as it is the first female command on a Dutch frigate.

HNLMS De Ruyter (F804) should not be mistaken with the Hr. Ms. De Ruyter (F806) Tromp class destroyer. Before this ship, thirteen more Dutch navy ships were named HNLMS De Ruyter, see HNLMS De Ruyter for a list. They all have been named after Michiel Adriaenszoon de Ruyter.

HNLMS De Ruyter (F804) was previously commanded by Commander Rob Bauwer until 2007-01-17 when Commander Jeanette Morang took command.

[edit] References

1. ^ Ministerie van defensie - Nieuws (Dutch). Retrieved on January 12, 2007.