HNLMS Zuiderkruis (A832)
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| Career (Netherlands) |  |
|---|---|
| Name: | HNLMS Zuiderkruis (A832) |
| Namesake: | Zuiderkruis (Crux Constellation) |
| Owner: | Royal Netherlands Navy |
| Commissioned: | 1975 |
| Decommissioned: | 10th Feb. 2012 |
| Out of service: | 15th Dec. 2011 |
| Honours and awards: | Operation Blue Nose, Operation Desert Shield, Operation Desert Storm, Operation Sharp Guard, UNMIL, Counter-drugs Operations in Caribbean. |
| Status: | Decommissioned, to be scrapped in 2013 |
| General characteristics | |
| Class & type: | Auxiliary Replenishment Ship |
| Displacement: | 16,900 tons |
| Length: | 170 m |
| Beam: | 20 m |
| Speed: | 21 knots |
| Complement: | 170-190 |
| Armament: | 1 x Goalkeeper CIWS system, up to 8 12.7 mm machine guns, up to 3 helicopters |
HNLMS Zuiderkruis (A832) is one of two replenishment ships serving with the Royal Netherlands Navy. The Zuiderkruis entered service in 1975 and was decommissioned on February 10, 2012. The ship has been stripped for parts and she will be scrapped later in 2013.
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