HNLMS Zuiderkruis (A832)
_Cartagena_Colombia.jpg) HNLMS Zuiderkruis (A832) | |
| Career (Netherlands) |  |
|---|---|
| Name: | HNLMS Zuiderkruis (A832) |
| Namesake: | Zuiderkruis (Crux Constellation) |
| Owner: | Royal Netherlands Navy |
| Commissioned: | 1975 |
| Decommissioned: | 10 February 2012 |
| Out of service: | 15 December 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 and type: | Auxiliary Replenishment Ship |
| Displacement: | 16,900 tons |
| Length: | 170 metres (560 ft) |
| Beam: | 20 metres (66 ft) |
| Speed: | 21 knots (39 km/h; 24 mph) |
| Complement: | 170-190 |
| Armament: | 1 x Goalkeeper CIWS system, up to 8 12.7 mm machine guns, up to 3 helicopters |
HNLMS Zuiderkruis (A832) was one of two replenishment ships operated by the Royal Netherlands Navy. Zuiderkruis entered service in 1975 and was decommissioned on 10 February 2012. The ship has been stripped for parts and left Den Helder for scrapping in Turkey on 21 February 2014.
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