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Air Defence & Command Frigate

Name

No.

Hull

Customer

Laid down

Launched

Commissioned

 

De Zeven Provincien F802 380 RNIN

1-9-1998

8-4-2000

26-4-2002

Tromp F803 381 RNIN

3-9-1999

7-4-2001

14-3-2003

De Ruyter F804 384 RNIN

1-9-2000

13-4-2002

22-4-2004

Evertsen F805 385 RNIN

3-9-2001

19-4-2003

10-6-2005

CLASS PARTICULAR

Outstanding platforms with excellent self-defence capability and powerful air defence. High degree of automation, resulting in a small crewsize. The combat systems suite is characterised by a highly modern AAW suite, based on the APAR and SMART-L combination. This provides a multi-layer Area Air Defence capability at the Task Force level against saturation attacks. The ships will replace the Tromp and Jacob van Heemskerck Class. The first two ships will be tasked as command ship with extensive communications equipment fitted. The second two ships will be exclusively tasked with area air defence. The platform design is based on the Karel Doorman hull for speed and seakeeping. Signatures have been kept to a practical minimum. Blast and shock hardening measures have been carried through by use of Blast and Fragment Retaining bulkheads, protected ducting of piping and cabling and shock floors. NBC protection is set to high standards.

PLATFORM

Dimensions (m)

144.24 oa 130.20 wl x 18.80 x 5.18

Flight deck (m)

27 x 18.8

Displacement (t)

6050 full load

Main machinery

CODOG

  

2 x RR Spey SM1C gasturbines at 39 MW sustained

  

2 x Stork-Wartsila 16V26ST diesels at 10 MW sustained

  

2 shafts with CPP

  

Active roll stabilisation by Rudder Roll System

  

2 x 2 Paxman Valenta type 1650 kW each DG sets

Speed (knots)

Boost 29.0 Cruising 18.0

Range (nautical miles)

5000 at 18 kt

Accommodation

227 (complement + staff)

PAYLOAD

Missiles

40-cells VLS Mk41 tactical version(future growth to 48 cells)

  

SAM ESSM; SM2-MR Block IIIA

  

SSM Harpoon

Guns

127mm Gun Oto Melara

  

2 x Goalkeeper

Torpedos

2 x Double Mk32 mod 9 fixed launchers

  

Mk 46 mod 5 torpedoes

Countermeasures

4 x SRBOC launchers

  

Nixie torpedo decoy

  

ESM/ECM 

Combat data systems

Thales SEWACO XI

  

Link 11/16

  

SATCOMS 

Weapons control systems

Thales SIRIUS optronic director

Vesta Helo director

Radars

Air / surface search / fire control Thales APAR

  

Air search Thales Smart-L

Sonars

HMS, STN Atlas

Helicopter

1 x NH90 / Lynx