Friesland class destroyer

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The Friesland Class destroyers were built for the Royal Netherlands Navy in the 1950s. 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 1980s and seven ships were sold to the Peruvian Navy where they served until 1991. The main armament was supplied by Bofors.

[edit] General characteristics

From Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1947-1995

• Displacement: 2497 standard, 3070 tons full load
• Length: 116 m
• Beam: 11.7 m
• Draught: 5.2 m
• Machinery: 2 shaft geared turbines, 2 boilers, 60,000 hp
• Speed: 36 knots
• Range: 4000 nm at 18 knots
• Armament:
  • 4 - 120mm AA guns (2x2)
  • 6 - 40mm Bofors AA guns (6x1)
  • 2 - quad 357 mm anti submarine mortars
  • 2 - depth charge racks
• Crew: 284

[edit] Ships

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

Name	Pennant number	Builder	Commissioned	Fate
HNLMS Friesland	D 812	Amsterdam dockyard	1956	Broken up 1979
HNLMS Groningen	D813	Amsterdam dockyard	1956	Sold to the Peruvian Navy 1980 as BAP Galvez
HNLMS Limburg	D814	Royal Schelde	1956	Sold to the Peruvian Navy 1980 as BAP Quiñones
HNLMS Overijssel	D 815	Wilton Fijenoord	1957	Sold to the Peruvian Navy 1982 as BAP Bolognesi
HNLMS Drenthe	D 816	Amsterdam dockyard	1957	Sold to the Peruvian Navy 1981 as BAP Guise
HNLMS Utrecht	D 817	Royal Schelde	1957	Sold to the Peruvian Navy 1980 as BAP Castilla
HNLMS Rotterdam	D 818	Rotterdam dockyard	1957	Sold to the Peruvian Navy 1981 as BAP Diez Canseco
HNLMS Amsterdam	D 819	Amsterdam dockyard	1958	Sold to the Peruvian Navy 1980 as BAP Villar