Friesland-class destroyer

Friesland-class destroyer HNLMS Amsterdam
Class overview
Name: Friesland class
Operators:  Royal Netherlands Navy
 Peruvian Navy
Preceded by: Holland class
Built: 1951-1958
In commission: 1956-1991
Completed: 8
Retired: 8
General characteristics
Type:Destroyer
Displacement:2497 standard, 3070 tons full load
Length:116 m (381 ft)
Beam:11.7 m (38 ft)
Draught:5.2 m (17 ft)
Propulsion:2 shaft geared turbines, 4 BW boilers, Super-heated steam @ 620psi, 60,000 hp
Speed:36 kn (67 km/h; 41 mph)
Range:4,000 nmi (7,400 km; 4,600 mi) at 18 kn (33 km/h; 21 mph)
Complement:284
Sensors and
processing systems:		Radar LW-02, DA-01, ZW-01, M45, Sonar Type PAE 1N, Type CWE 10
Armament:4 x Bofors 120 mm guns (2 × 2)

6 x 40mm Bofors AA guns (6 × 1)
2 x quad 357 mm anti submarine mortars

2 x 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 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 D812 NDSM, Amsterdam 17 December 1951 21 February 1953 22 March 1956 Broken up 1979
Groningen D813 NDSM, Amsterdam 21 February 1952 9 January 1954 12 September 1956 Sold to the Peruvian Navy 1980 as BAP Gálvez
Limburg D814 KM de Schelde, Vlissingen 28 November 1953 5 September 1955 31 October 1956 Sold to the Peruvian Navy 1980 as BAP Capitan Quiñones
Overijssel D815 Wilton-Fijenoord, Schiedam 15 October 1953 8 August 1955 4 October 1957 Sold to the Peruvian Navy 1982 as BAP Colonel Bolognesi
Drenthe D816 NDSM, Amsterdam 9 January 1954 26 March 1955 1 August 1957 Sold to the Peruvian Navy 1981 as BAP Guise
Utrecht D817 KM de Schelde, Vlissingen 15 February 1954 2 June 1956 1 October 1957 Sold to the Peruvian Navy 1980 as BAP Castilla
Rotterdam D818 RDM, Rotterdam 7 January 1954 26 January 1956 28 February 1957 Sold to the Peruvian Navy 1981 as BAP Diez Canseco
Amsterdam D819 NDSM, Amsterdam 25 March 1955 25 August 1956 10 April 1958 Sold to the Peruvian Navy 1980 as BAP Villar
Friesland
bron: Koninklijke Marine

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