Friesland-class destroyer

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Class overview
Friesland-class destroyer HNLMS Amsterdam
Name:	Friesland class
Operators:	Royal Netherlands Navy Peruvian Navy
Preceded by:	Holland-class destroyer
Built:	1951-1958
In commission:	1956-1991
Completed:	Eight
Retired:	8
General characteristics
Type:	Destroyer
Displacement:	2497 standard, 3070 tons full load
Length:	116 m
Beam:	11.7 m
Draught:	5.2 m
Propulsion:	2 shaft geared turbines, 4 BW boilers, Super-heated steam @ 620psi, 60,000 hp
Speed:	36 knots
Range:	4000 nm at 18 knots
Complement:	284
Sensors and processing systems:	Radar LW-02, DA-01, ZW-01, M45, Sonar Type 170, Type 162
Armament:	4 - Bofors 120 mm guns (2x2) 6 - 40mm Bofors AA guns (6x1) 2 - quad 357 mm anti submarine mortars 2 - depth charge racks

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.

The machinery was identical to that used in the American Gearing class destroyers and manufactured under licence by Werkspoor. The radar was manufactured by Hollandse Signaalapparaten.

Ships

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

Name	Pennant number	Builder	Laid down	Launched	Commissioned	Fate
Friesland	D 812	Amsterdam dockyard	17 December 1951	21 February 1953	22 March 1956	Broken up 1979
Groningen	D813	Amsterdam dockyard	21 February 1952	9 January 1954	12 September 1956	Sold to the Peruvian Navy 1980 as BAP Galvez
Limburg	D814	Royal Schelde	28 November 1953	5 September 1955	31 October 1956	Sold to the Peruvian Navy 1980 as BAP Quiñones
Overijssel	D 815	Wilton Fijenoord	15 October 1953	8 August 1955	4 October 1957	Sold to the Peruvian Navy 1982 as BAP Bolognesi
Drenthe	D 816	Amsterdam dockyard	9 January 1954	26 March 1955	1 August 1957	Sold to the Peruvian Navy 1981 as BAP Guise
Utrecht	D 817	Royal Schelde	15 February 1954	2 June 1956	1 October 1957	Sold to the Peruvian Navy 1980 as BAP Castilla
Rotterdam	D 818	Rotterdam dockyard	7 January 1954	26 January 1956	28 February 1957	Sold to the Peruvian Navy 1981 as BAP Diez Canseco
Amsterdam	D 819	Amsterdam dockyard	25 March 1955	25 August 1956	10 April 1958	Sold to the Peruvian Navy 1980 as BAP Villar

HNLMS Friesland
bron: Koninklijke Marine

References

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

v t e Dutch naval ship classes post 1945

Aircraft carriers	Karel Doorman^B^D^S

Amphibious transport docks	Rotterdam^S Johan de Witt^S

Cruisers	De Zeven Provinciën^D

Destroyers	Holland^D Friesland^D

Frigates	Van Speijk^D Tromp^D Kortenaer^D Jacob van Heemskerck^D Karel Doorman De Zeven Provinciën

Mine warfare vessels	Dokkum^D Alkmaar

Patrol vessels	Holland

Submarines	Walrus^A^D Dolfijn^D Zwaardvis^D Walrus

Replenishment ships	Zuiderkruis^S^D Amsterdam^S Karel Doorman^S^U

A American built B British built D Decommissioned S Single ship of class U Under construction

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