HNLMS DE RUYTER (F 804)

Arriving Kieler Förde for Kiel Week visit 2011 after participating at Baltops 2011.

HNLMS De Ruyter (F804) is the third De Zeven Provinciën class frigate of the Royal Netherlands Navy. It was laid down in 2000, launched in 2002, and commissioned in 2004. The frigate is named after the famous Dutch admiral Michiel de Ruyter (1607–1676).

Commissioned: 2004-04-24
Class and type: De Zeven Provinciën class frigate
Displacement: 6,050 tonnes (full load)
Length:144.24 m Beam:18.80 m Draft:5.18 m
Propulsion:2 propeller shafts, controllable pitch propellers, 2 Wärtsilä 16V6ST diesel engines, 8.4 MW each, 2 Rolls Royce Spey SM1C gas turbines, 18.5 MW each, 4 GEC Alsthom Paxman diesel-generators, 1650 kW each, Speed:    30 knots
Complement: 174 (227 incl. command staff)

HNLMS ZUIDERKRUIS (A832)

Arriving Kieler Förde for Kiel Week 2011 visit after Baltops 2011

HNLMS Zuiderkruis (A832) is one of two replenishment ships serving with the Royal Netherlands Navy. The Zuiderkruis entered service in 1975 and is to be decommissioned at the end of 2011.

Class and type: Auxiliary Replenishment Ship
Displacement: 16,900 tons
Length: 170 m Beam:20 m Speed:21 knots
Complement: 170-190
Armament:1 x Goalkeeper CIWS system, up to 8 12.7 mm machine guns, up to 3 helicopters