HNLMS De Zeven Provinciën (F802)

History
Netherlands
Name	De Zeven Provinciën
Namesake	De Zeven Provinciën
Builder	Damen Schelde Naval Shipbuilding
Laid down	1 September 1998
Launched	8 April 2000
Commissioned	26 April 2002
Identification	MMSI number: 244911000; Callsign: PAEQ;
Status	In active service
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General characteristics
Class & type	De Zeven Provinciën-class frigate
Displacement	6,050 tonnes (full load)
Length	144.24 m (473 ft 3 in)
Beam	18.8 m (61 ft 8 in)
Draft	5.18 m (17 ft 0 in)
Propulsion	Combined diesel or gas; 2 × Wärtsilä 16 V26 marine diesel engines, 5.1 MW (6,800 hp) each; 2 × Rolls-Royce Marine Spey SM 1C gas turbines, 19.5 MW (26,100 hp) each; 2 × propeller shafts, 5-bladed controllable pitch propellers;
Speed	30 knots (56 km/h; 35 mph)
Complement	174 (202 incl. command staff)
Sensors &; processing systems	Thales Nederland SMART-L long-range air and surface surveillance radar; Thales Nederland APAR air and surface search, tracking and guidance radar (I band); DECCA NAV navigation radar; Thales Nederland Scout (Low-probability-of-intercept) surface search/navigation radar; Thales Nederland Sirius IRST long-range infrared surveillance and tracking system; Thales Nederland Mirador optical surveillance and tracking system; Atlas Elektronik DSQS-24C hull-mounted sonar; MK XII IFF system;
Electronic warfare; & decoys	Thales Sabre ECM suite
Armament	Guns:; 1 × Oto Melara 127 mm/54 dual-purpose gun; 2–4 × Browning M2 12.7 mm machine guns; 4–6 × FN MAG 7.62 mm machine guns; 1–2 × Goalkeeper CIWS; Missiles:; 40-cell Mk 41 vertical launching system; 32 × SM-2 IIIA surface-to-air missiles; 32 × Evolved SeaSparrow missiles (quad-packed); 8 × Harpoon anti-ship missiles; 2 × twin Mk 32 Mod 9 torpedo launchers with Mk 46 Mod 5 torpedoes;
Aircraft carried	1 × NH90 NFH helicopter

HNLMS De Zeven Provinciën (F802) is the first ship of the De Zeven Provinciën-class air defence and command frigates in service with the Royal Netherlands Navy (RNLN). There are three other ships in this class, HNLMS Tromp, HNLMS De Ruyter, and HNLMS Evertsen. De Zeven Provinciën is the eighth ship in the Royal Netherlands Navy to carry this name. The name refers to the original seven Dutch provinces which together formed the Union of Utrecht.

She was built by Damen Schelde Naval Shipbuilding (formerly the Koninklijke Schelde Groep) in Vlissingen. Her design incorporates stealth technology, as well as advanced radars of Dutch design such as SMART-L and APAR.

As of December 2009, Commander Hugo L.J. Ammerlaan is De Zeven Provinciën's commanding officer.

History

Netherlands
Name	De Zeven Provinciën
Namesake	De Zeven Provinciën
Builder	Damen Schelde Naval Shipbuilding
Laid down	1 September 1998
Launched	8 April 2000
Commissioned	26 April 2002
Identification	MMSI number: 244911000 Callsign: PAEQ
Status	In active service
Badge
General characteristics
Class & type	De Zeven Provinciën-class frigate
Displacement	6,050 tonnes (full load)
Length	144.24 m (473 ft 3 in)
Beam	18.8 m (61 ft 8 in)
Draft	5.18 m (17 ft 0 in)
Propulsion	Combined diesel or gas 2 × Wärtsilä 16 V26 marine diesel engines, 5.1 MW (6,800 hp) each 2 × Rolls-Royce Marine Spey SM 1C gas turbines, 19.5 MW (26,100 hp) each 2 × propeller shafts, 5-bladed controllable pitch propellers
Speed	30 knots (56 km/h; 35 mph)
Complement	174 (202 incl. command staff)
Sensors & processing systems	Thales Nederland SMART-L long-range air and surface surveillance radar Thales Nederland APAR air and surface search, tracking and guidance radar (I band) DECCA NAV navigation radar Thales Nederland Scout (Low-probability-of-intercept) surface search/navigation radar Thales Nederland Sirius IRST long-range infrared surveillance and tracking system Thales Nederland Mirador optical surveillance and tracking system Atlas Elektronik DSQS-24C hull-mounted sonar MK XII IFF system
Electronic warfare & decoys	Thales Sabre ECM suite
Armament	Guns: 1 × Oto Melara 127 mm/54 dual-purpose gun 2–4 × Browning M2 12.7 mm machine guns 4–6 × FN MAG 7.62 mm machine guns 1–2 × Goalkeeper CIWS Missiles: 40-cell Mk 41 vertical launching system 32 × SM-2 IIIA surface-to-air missiles 32 × Evolved SeaSparrow missiles (quad-packed) 8 × Harpoon anti-ship missiles 2 × twin Mk 32 Mod 9 torpedo launchers with Mk 46 Mod 5 torpedoes
Aircraft carried	1 × NH90 NFH helicopter