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.
 HNLMS Friesland without I-Mast 400 (Min. of Defence)
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| History | |
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| Name | Friesland |
| Namesake | Friesland |
| Builder | Damen Group |
| Laid down | 26 November 2009 |
| Launched | 4 November 2010 |
| Commissioned | 22 January 2013 |
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| Status | Active |
| Badge | .svg) |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type | Holland-class offshore patrol vessel |
| Displacement | approx. 3,750 tons full load |
| Length | 108.4 m (355 ft 8 in) |
| Beam | 16 m (52 ft 6 in) |
| Draught | 4.55 m (14 ft 11 in) |
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| Speed | 21.5 knots (39.8 km/h; 24.7 mph) |
| Range | 5,000 nautical miles (9,300 km; 5,800 mi) at 15 knots (28 km/h; 17 mph) |
| Endurance | 21 days[2] |
| Boats & landing craft carried |
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| Complement | 54 (+ additional space for 40) |
| Sensors and processing systems |
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| Armament |
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| Aircraft carried | 1 x NH90 helicopter[1] |
| Aviation facilities | fully equipped hangar and flight deck for one medium-sized helicopter |
History edit
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 Operation Caribbean Venture, 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]
In September 2023 it was reported that Friesland had become the first vessel to utilize the high-capacity shore power supply at Damen Shiprepair Vlissingen, after docking at the yard for maintenance.[9]
See also edit
References edit
- ^ "Oceangoing Patrol Vessel" (in Dutch). Navy Inside. Archived from the original on 2007-05-04. Retrieved 2008-08-05.
- ^ "The Holland-class OPVs Will Need A Change". Information Dissemination. 2010-03-12. Retrieved 2016-01-04.
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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.
- ^ "The Netherlands: Damen Schelde Naval Starts SAT for Patrol Vessel Zeeland". World Maritime News. Retrieved August 24, 2016.
- ^ "Tobermory lifeboat and Dutch warship rescue sail training vessel". BBC. 27 April 2012. Retrieved 27 April 2012.
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"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.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Zr.Ms. Friesland vangt drugs". Jaime Karreman, www.marineschepen.nl.
- ^ Jasmina Ovcina Mandra (22 September 2023). "HNLMS Friesland first to use Damen's high-capacity shore power". Naval Today.