Van Speijk class frigate

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The Van Speijk class frigate were built for the Royal Netherlands Navy in the 1960's. They were versions of the British Leander class frigates with Dutch radars. The British design was chosen in order to enable rapid construction in order to replace elderly destroyer escorts. The ships were modernised in the late 1970's. All six ships were sold to the Indonesian Navy in 1986-89 and are still in service ( as of 2006) as the Ahmad Yani class frigates.

[edit] General Characteristics

From Conway's All the World's fighting ships 1947-1995

Displacement: 2,200 tons standard, 2850 tons full load
Length: 113.4 m
Beam: 12.5 m
Draught: 5.8 m
Machinery: s shaft, geared steam turbines 2 boilers , 30,000 hp
Speed: 28.5 knots
Range: 4500 nm at 18 knots
Armament (as designed)
- 2 4.5 inch (114.5 mm) guns (1 twin turret)
- 2 x Seacat surface to air missiles
- 1 x 3 Mk 10 Limbo ASW mortar
- 1 Westland Wasp Helicopter
Armament (after modernisation)
- 8 Harpoon SSM
- 1 OTO Malera 76mm gun
- 2 x Seacat surface to air missiles ( being replaced by Matra Sinbad SAM)
- 6 Mk 32 anti submarine torpedo tubes
- 1 Westland Lynx Helicopter
Crew 251

[edit] Ships

All ships were named after Dutch Naval Officers

Name	Pennant Number	Builder	Completed	Fate
Van Speijk	F802	Amsterdam dockyard	1967	sold to Indonesia as the Slamet Riadi (352) in 1986
Van Galen	F803	Royal Schelde	1967	sold to Indonesia as the Yos Sudarso (353) in 1987
Tjerk Hiddes	F804	Amsterdam dockyard	1967	sold to Indonesia as the Ahmad Yani (351) in 1986
Van Nes	F805	Royal Schelde	1967	sold to Indonesia as the Oswald Siahaan (354) in 1986
Isaac Sweers	F814	Amsterdam dockyard	1967	sold to Indonesia as the Karel Satsuitubun (356)
Eversten	F815	Royal Schelde	1967	sold to Indonesia as the Abdul Halim Perdanakusuma (355) in 1989