List of active Royal Netherlands Navy ships

This article contains lists of current, future and historically notable Ships of the Royal Netherlands Navy.

Current ships[]

The following are currently ships of the Royal Netherlands Navy:

Naval squadron[]

De Zeven Provinciën-class frigate[]

The ships are classified as frigates by the Netherlands Navy, but are classified as destroyers internationally as this better fits their armament and role.^{[citation needed]}

Ship	Type	Builder	Commissioned	Origin	Displacement (tonnes)	Speed (knots)
De Zeven Provinciën (F802)	Frigate	Schelde Naval Shipbuilding	April 26, 2002	Netherlands	6,050	29
Tromp (F803)	Frigate	Schelde Naval Shipbuilding	March 14, 2003	Netherlands	6,050	29
De Ruyter (F804)	Frigate	Schelde Naval Shipbuilding	April 22, 2004	Netherlands	6,050	29
Evertsen (F805)	Frigate	Schelde Naval Shipbuilding	June 10, 2005	Netherlands	6,050	29

Karel Doorman-class frigate (multipurpose frigates)[]

Ship	Type	Builder	Commissioned	Origin	Displacement (tonnes)	Speed (knots)	Note	Photo
Van Amstel (F831)	Frigate	Schelde Naval Shipbuilding	1993	Netherlands	3,320	29	In service
Van Speijk (F828)	Frigate	Schelde Naval Shipbuilding	1995	Netherlands	3,320	29	In service

Holland-class offshore patrol vessels[]

The Holland class Offshore Patrol Vessels (OPVs) will fulfill patrol and intervention tasks against lightly armed opponents, such as pirates and smugglers.

There has been discussion about the armament of the Holland class, officially the ship is being fitted with armament as shown in the fact files, however the class carries an exceptionally advanced radar system for just patrol tasks. This indicates that maybe in the future, if needed, the ship can be equipped with heavier weapon systems such as missiles.

Ship	Type	Builder	Commissioned	Origin	Displacement (tonnes)	Speed (knots)
Holland (P840)	Patrol Vessel	Schelde Naval Shipbuilding	6 July 2012	Netherlands	3,750	21.5
Zeeland (P841)	Patrol Vessel	Schelde Naval Shipbuilding	2013	Netherlands	3,750	21.5
Friesland (P842)	Patrol Vessel	Schelde Naval Shipbuilding	22 January 2013	Netherlands	3,750	21.5
Groningen (P843)	Patrol Vessel	Schelde Naval Shipbuilding	2014	Netherlands	3,750	21.5

Rotterdam-class amphibious transport dock[]

Ship	Type	Builder	Commissioned	Origin	Displacement (tonnes)	Speed (knots)	Photo
Rotterdam (L800)	Landing Platform Dock	Schelde Naval Shipbuilding	1998	Netherlands	12,750	20
Johan de Witt (L801)	Landing Platform Dock	Schelde Naval Shipbuilding	2007	Netherlands	16,500	19

Replenishment Ships[]

Ship	Type	Builder	Commissioned	Origin	Displacement (tonnes)	Speed (knots)	Photo
Amsterdam (A836)	replenishment ships	Schelde Naval Shipbuilding	1995	Netherlands	17,040	21

Submarine service[]

Walrus (S802) was laid down on 11 October 1979 and launched on 28 October 1985. Completion was delayed because of damage caused by fire in 14 August 1986.

Ship	Type	Builder	Commissioned	Origin	Displacement (tonnes)	Speed (knots)	Photo
Walrus (S802)	Submarine	Rotterdamsche Droogdok Maatschappij (RDM)	1992	Netherlands	2,800	20
Zeeleeuw (S803)	Submarine	Rotterdamsche Droogdok Maatschappij (RDM)	1990	Netherlands	2,800	20
Dolfijn (S808)	Submarine	Rotterdamsche Droogdok Maatschappij (RDM)	1993	Netherlands	2,800	20	File:HNLMS Dolfijn (1993).jpg
Bruinvis (S810)	Submarine	Rotterdamsche Droogdok Maatschappij (RDM)	1994	Netherlands	2,800	20	File:HNLMS Bruinvis.jpg

Mine Detection and Clearing Service[]

Tripartite class minehunters
- Makkum (M857)
- Schiedam (M860)
- Urk (M861)
- Zierikzee (M862)
- Vlaardingen (M863)
- Willemstad (M864)

Diving support vessels

Hydrographical Survey Ships[]

Other ships[]

Mercuur (A900) (torpedo training ship)
Van Kinsbergen (A902) (Naval training vessel)
Urania (Y8050) (Sailing naval training vessel)

Tugs[]

Linge (A874)
Regge (A875)
Hunze (A876)
Rotte (A877)
Gouwe (A878)

Breezand (Y8018)
Balgzand (Y8019)

17 landing craft (Used by the Netherlands Marine Corps)

Coast Guard[]

Netherlands Coastguard
- Although the Coastguard is not officially part of the Navy, it is under its operational control. It does not have any ships of its own but uses vessels that have been assigned to it by other government ministries.
Aruba, Curaçao, Sint Maarten and Caribbean Netherlands Coastguard
- 4 patrol boats
- 6 inshore patrol boats
- 3 cutters

Under construction[]

Zuiderkruis-class Joint Support Ship Project[]

The Karel Doorman is a multi-function ship for amphibious operations currently under construction, with a scheduled in service date of 2014. It has a large helicopter deck with two landing spots and a roll-on/roll-off deck. It will be the main support ship, along with the two Rotterdam-class LPDs, of the Royal Netherlands Navy.

The ship has command rooms for war staffs and a large hospital room with 20 treatment rooms. With this ship, the amphibious plan for the navy is complete with two LPDs and one Joint Support Ship.

Ship	Type	Builder	Commissioned	Origin	Displacement (tonnes)	Speed (knots)	Photo
Karel Doorman	Joint Logistic Support Ship	Schelde Naval Shipbuilding	2014	Netherlands	27,800 long tons 28,246 full load	18

Royal Netherlands Navy ship prefix[]

In Dutch, ships are given the prefix "Harer Majesteits" ("her majesty's", abbreviated as "Hr.Ms.") or "Zijner Majesteits" ("his majesty's", abbreviated "Zr.Ms."). In English, the Dutch prefix is translated as "HNLMS" for "Her/His Netherland Majesty's Ship".

Some authors translate Hr./Zr.Ms. as "HNMS" but that abbreviation is ambiguous: the "N" might stand for "Netherlands" or "Norway". The most common way to avoid this ambiguity is to use "HNLMS" and "HNoMS" respectively.

External links[]

"ships". Durch Ministry of Defence. http://www.defensie.nl/english/subjects/materiel/ships/. Retrieved 2013-06-22.

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