![]() HNLMS Tromp in 1995
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Class overview | |
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Name | Tromp class |
Builders | Koninklijke Maatschappij De Schelde |
Operators | ![]() |
Preceded by | De Zeven Provinciën-class |
Succeeded by | De Zeven Provinciën class |
Built | 1971–1974 |
In commission | 1975–2000 |
Completed | 2 |
Retired | 2 |
General characteristics [1] | |
Type | Frigate |
Displacement |
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Length | 133.2 m (437 ft 0 in) |
Beam | 14.8 m (48 ft 7 in) |
Draught | 6.6 m (21 ft 8 in) |
Propulsion |
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Speed |
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Range | 5,000 nmi (9,300 km) at 18 kn (21 mph; 33 km/h) |
Complement | 306 |
Sensors and processing systems |
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Electronic warfare & decoys |
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Armament |
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Aircraft carried | 1 × Westland WG-13 Lynx Mk.25/27/81/SH-14D maritime helicopter |
Aviation facilities | 1 helicopter pad & hangar |
The Tromp class were two frigates built for the Royal Netherlands Navy during the 1970s to replace the De Zeven Provinciën-class cruisers as squadron flagships.
The Tromp-class frigates entered service in 1975 and 1976 and served until 1999 and 2001. Both ships were built by Royal Schelde Shipyard in Flushing ( Vlissingen). The ships served as fleet flagships and area air defence vessels. Their 3D radar under a large polyester radome gave the ships the nickname " Kojak" in the Netherlands Navy. Originally the ships were to have the British Sea Dart missile system, but this was changed to the more compact American Standard surface-to-air missile.
The ships were replaced by the De Zeven Provinciën-class frigates. A total of four new frigates have been built, including two also named Tromp and De Ruyter.
Name | Pennant | Builder | Laid down | Launched | Commissioned | Fate |
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Tromp | F801 | KM de Schelde, Vlissingen | 4 August 1971 | 2 June 1973 | 3 October 1975 | decommissioned 1999. Her gun has been preserved by the Dutch Navy Museum. |
De Ruyter | F806 | KM de Schelde, Vlissingen | 22 December 1971 | 9 March 1974 | 3 June 1976 | decommissioned 2001. Her bridge and radar have been preserved by the Dutch Navy Museum in Den Helder, North Holland. |
![]() HNLMS Tromp in 1995
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Class overview | |
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Name | Tromp class |
Builders | Koninklijke Maatschappij De Schelde |
Operators | ![]() |
Preceded by | De Zeven Provinciën-class |
Succeeded by | De Zeven Provinciën class |
Built | 1971–1974 |
In commission | 1975–2000 |
Completed | 2 |
Retired | 2 |
General characteristics [1] | |
Type | Frigate |
Displacement |
|
Length | 133.2 m (437 ft 0 in) |
Beam | 14.8 m (48 ft 7 in) |
Draught | 6.6 m (21 ft 8 in) |
Propulsion |
|
Speed |
|
Range | 5,000 nmi (9,300 km) at 18 kn (21 mph; 33 km/h) |
Complement | 306 |
Sensors and processing systems |
|
Electronic warfare & decoys |
|
Armament |
|
Aircraft carried | 1 × Westland WG-13 Lynx Mk.25/27/81/SH-14D maritime helicopter |
Aviation facilities | 1 helicopter pad & hangar |
The Tromp class were two frigates built for the Royal Netherlands Navy during the 1970s to replace the De Zeven Provinciën-class cruisers as squadron flagships.
The Tromp-class frigates entered service in 1975 and 1976 and served until 1999 and 2001. Both ships were built by Royal Schelde Shipyard in Flushing ( Vlissingen). The ships served as fleet flagships and area air defence vessels. Their 3D radar under a large polyester radome gave the ships the nickname " Kojak" in the Netherlands Navy. Originally the ships were to have the British Sea Dart missile system, but this was changed to the more compact American Standard surface-to-air missile.
The ships were replaced by the De Zeven Provinciën-class frigates. A total of four new frigates have been built, including two also named Tromp and De Ruyter.
Name | Pennant | Builder | Laid down | Launched | Commissioned | Fate |
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Tromp | F801 | KM de Schelde, Vlissingen | 4 August 1971 | 2 June 1973 | 3 October 1975 | decommissioned 1999. Her gun has been preserved by the Dutch Navy Museum. |
De Ruyter | F806 | KM de Schelde, Vlissingen | 22 December 1971 | 9 March 1974 | 3 June 1976 | decommissioned 2001. Her bridge and radar have been preserved by the Dutch Navy Museum in Den Helder, North Holland. |