Holland-class destroyer
| Class overview | |
|---|---|
| Name: | Holland class |
| Operators: |
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| Preceded by: | Gerard Callenburgh class |
| Succeeded by: | Friesland class |
| In commission: | 1954–1986 |
| Completed: | 4 |
| General characteristics [1] | |
| Type: | Destroyer |
| Displacement: | 2,150 long tons (2,185 t) standard 2,600 long tons (2,642 t) full load |
| Length: | 113.1 m (371 ft 1 in) |
| Beam: | 11.4 m (37 ft 5 in) |
| Draught: | 5.1 m (16 ft 9 in) |
| Propulsion: | 2 shaft geared turbines, 2 boilers, 45,000 hp (33,556 kW) |
| Speed: | 32 knots (37 mph; 59 km/h) |
| Range: | 4,000 nmi (7,400 km) at 18 kn (33 km/h) |
| Complement: | 247 |
| Armament: | • 4 × Bofors 120 mm guns (2×2) • 1 × 40 mm Bofors AA gun • 2 × quad 357 mm (14.1 in) anti-submarine mortars • 2 × depth charge racks |
The Holland-class destroyers were built for the Royal Netherlands Navy in the 1950s. They were the first major ships designed and built by the Dutch after World War II. In contrast to previous Dutch Navy practice the ships were named after provinces rather than admirals.
Design
These ships were unusual as they were the first destroyers built without large calibre anti-ship torpedoes. Their primary role was anti-submarine warfare and convoy defence. The armament comprised two twin Bofors 120 mm guns which were capable of 45 rounds per minute. The mountings were automated and stabilised with radar control. Anti-submarine weaponry consisted of two Bofors anti-submarine mortars.
The machinery was ordered before the war for the Gerard Callenburgh-class destroyers and hidden during the German occupation. The turbines were built by Werkspoor and four boilers were used. The ships had a unit machinery layout.
The superstructure was built of aluminum alloy in order to reduce weight and electric welding was used throughout.
The Netherlands navy considered replacing the after 120 mm turret with a guided missile system in the late 1950s but this project was cancelled.
Ships
| Ship | Pennant number |
Builder[2] | Laid down | Launched | Commissioned | Fate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Holland | D808 | RDM, Rotterdam | 21 April 1950 | 11 April 1953 | 31 December 1954 | Sold to the Peruvian Navy in 1982, as the BAP García y García, struck 1986 |
| Zeeland | D809 | KM de Schelde, Vlissingen | 21 January 1951 | 27 June 1953 | 1 March 1955 | Decommissioned 1979 |
| Noord-Brabant | D810 | KM de Schelde | 1 March 1951 | 28 November 1953 | 1 June 1955 | Decommissioned 1974, following damage in collision |
| Gelderland | D811 | Wilton-Fijenoord, Schiedam | 10 March 1951 | 19 September 1953 | 17 August 1955 | Decommissioned 1973 |
References
- Notes
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1947-1995
- ↑ "Hollandklasse onderzeebootjagers". Retrieved 2015-03-29.
- Sources
- Gardiner, Robert (ed.). Conway's all the World's Fighting Ships 1947-1995. London: Conway Maritime. ISBN 0-85177-605-1. OCLC 34284130. Also published as Gardiner, Robert; Chumbley, Stephen; Budzbon, Przemysław. Conway's all the World's Fighting Ships 1947-1995. Annapolis, MD: Naval Institute Press. ISBN 1-55750-132-7. OCLC 34267261.
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