HNLMS Friesland (P842)

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HNLMS Friesland (P842)
OPV Friesland zonder mast.jpg
HNLMS Friesland without I-Mast 400 (Min. of Defence)
History
Netherlands
NameFriesland
NamesakeFriesland
BuilderDamen Group
Laid down26 November 2009
Launched4 November 2010
Commissioned22 January 2013
Identification
StatusActive
General characteristics
Class and type Holland-class offshore patrol vessel
Displacementapprox. 3,750 tons full load
Length108.4 m (355 ft 8 in)
Beam16 m (52 ft 6 in)
Draught4.55 m (14 ft 11 in)
Propulsion
  • RENK CODELOD
  • 2x MAN 12V28/33D diesel engines (5460KW each)
Speed21.5 knots (39.8 km/h; 24.7 mph)
Range5,000 nautical miles (9,300 km; 5,800 mi) at 15 knots (28 km/h; 17 mph)
Endurance21 days[2]
Boats & landing
craft carried
  • 1 × Fast Rescue Boat (FRB)
  • 2 × Fast Raiding Interception and Special Forces Craft (FRISC)
Complement54 (+ additional space for 40)
Sensors and
processing systems
  • Thales Integrated Mast
  • SeaMaster 400 SMILE non-rotating air warning radar
  • SeaWatcher 100 active phased array surface detection and tracking radar
  • GateKeeper Electro-optical 360° surveillance system
Armament
  • Guns:
  • 1 × 76 mm Oto Melara Super Rapid
  • 1 × 30 mm Oto Melara Marlin WS
  • 2 × 12.7 mm Oto Melara Hitrole NT
  • 6 × 7.62 mm FN MAG machine guns
Aircraft carried1 x NH90 helicopter[1]
Aviation facilitiesfully equipped hangar and flight deck for one medium-sized helicopter

HNLMS Friesland is a Holland-class offshore patrol vessel operated by the Royal Netherlands Navy.[3] The ship entered service on 22 January 2013 and is named after the Dutch province of Friesland.

History[]

The vessel was built in the Romanian shipyards, in Galati, by the Dutch firm Damen Group.[4] The keel laying took place on 26 November 2009 and the launching on 4 November 2010. The ship was put into service on 22 January 2013.

On 26 April 2012, Friesland assisted in the rescue of a sail training vessel off Iona while participating in an international exercise.[5]

In November 2015 Friesland, and elements of the United States Coast Guard, cooperated in the seizure of $17 million of cocaine.[3][6] The operation was part of , under the overall command of the Royal Netherlands Navy. In March 2016, the ship shadowed the Russian destroyer Vice-Admiral Kulakov as the destroyer neared Dutch waters.[7]

On 20 September 2018 Friesland intercepted a go-fast with its NH-90. The cargohold of the go-fast contained 900 kg of cocaine. The passengers of the boat were delivered to the United States Coast Guard.[8]

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ "Oceangoing Patrol Vessel" (in Dutch). Navy Inside. Archived from the original on 2007-05-04. Retrieved 2008-08-05.
  2. ^ "The Holland-class OPVs Will Need A Change". Information Dissemination. 2010-03-12. Retrieved 2016-01-04.
  3. ^ a b Alfonso Chardy (2015-12-20). "Details of cocaine bust near Dominican coast revealed". Miami Herald. Archived from the original on 2015-12-21. The surveillance aircraft followed the go-fast until it reached a point south of the Dominican Republic. At some point, according to the complaint, HNLMS Friesland personnel launched a small vessel with U.S. Coast Guard crew members to interdict and board the go-fast.
  4. ^ "The Netherlands: Damen Schelde Naval Starts SAT for Patrol Vessel Zeeland". World Maritime News. Retrieved August 24, 2016.
  5. ^ "Tobermory lifeboat and Dutch warship rescue sail training vessel". BBC. 27 April 2012. Retrieved 27 April 2012.
  6. ^ "U.S. Coast Guard Seizes 515 Kilos of Cocaine In 'Operation Caribbean Venture'". Space Coast Daily. 2015-11-22. Archived from the original on 2015-11-23. The HNLMS Friesland, an offshore patrol vessel from the Royal Netherlands Navy, responded to the report and interdicted the vessel with four suspected smugglers and suspicious packages on deck.
  7. ^ "HMS Somerset's tsar turn as she spends Easter monitoring Russian task group". Royal Navy. 30 March 2016. Archived from the original on 10 April 2016. Retrieved 31 March 2016.
  8. ^ "Zr.Ms. Friesland vangt drugs". Jaime Karreman, www.marineschepen.nl.
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