Tjerk Hiddes 1975
Van Speijk 1980
| Name | No | Yard No | Builder | Laid down | Launched | Comm | Fate |
| Van Speijk | F802 | 517 | NDSM, Amsterdam | 1.10.1963 | 5.3.1965 | 14.2.1967 | to Indonesia 11.1986 (Slamet Riyadi) |
| Van Galen | F803 | 321 | KM De Schelde, Vlissingen | 25.7.1963 | 19.6.1965 | 1.3.1967 | to Indonesia 11.1987 (Yos Sudarso) |
| Tjerk Hiddes | F804 | 518 | NDSM, Amsterdam | 1.6.1964 | 17.12.1965 | 16.8.1967 | to Indonesia 10.1986 (Ahmad Yani) |
| Van Nes | F805 | 322 | KM De Schelde, Vlissingen | 25.7.1963 | 26.3.1966 | 9.8.1967 | to Indonesia 11.1988 (Oswald Sihaan) |
| Isaac Sweers | F814 | 519 | NDSM, Amsterdam | 5.5.1965 | 10.3.1967 | 15.5.1968 | to Indonesia 11.1990 (Karel Satsuitubun) |
| Evertsen | F815 | 328 | KM De Schelde, Vlissingen | 6.7.1965 | 18.6.1966 | 21.12.1967 | to Indonesia 11.1989 (Abdul Halim Perdanakasuma) |
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Displacement standard, t |
2200 |
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Displacement full, t |
2850 |
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Length, m |
109.7 wl 113.4 oa |
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Breadth, m |
12.5 |
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Draught, m |
5.80 |
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No of shafts |
2 |
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Machinery |
2 sets Werkspoor-English Electric geared steam turbines, 2 Babcock & Wilcox boilers |
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Power, h. p. |
30000 |
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Max speed, kts |
28.5 |
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Fuel, t |
oil |
| Endurance, nm(kts) | 4500(12) |
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Armament |
2 x 4 Seacat GWS22 SAM (16 Seacat), 1 x 2 - 120/45 RP41 Mk 6, 1 x 3 Limbo Mk 10 ASWRL, 1 helicopter (Wasp HAS.1) |
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Electronic equipment |
LW-03, DA-02, M45, 2x M44, TM1229C radars, type 170B, type 162 sonars |
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Complement |
251 |
Project history: Built to replace the elderly DEs of the Van Amstel class, the Van Speijks were an adaptation of the British Leander class. In order to facilitate rapid construction few changes were made in the basic design, and even the armament of the British ships was adopted in its entirely, thus adding the 114mm gun to the 120mm standard in other Netherlands vessels. The stipulation that as much equipment of Netherlands manufacture as possible be incorporated led to a number of changes in other areas, in particular the surveillance radars and fire control systems, which were provided by HSA. The size advantage of the small M44 director provided for Seacat over the British model enabled a second launcher to be worked in on the hangar roof.
Four ships were ordered in 1962, with the other two following in 1964. They were the first Netherlands escorts to operate helicopters, and on completion were quickly integrated into the ASW squadrons alongside the Holland and Friesland classes.
Modernizations: 1.1979, Van Speijk; 11.1979, Van Galen; 11.1980, Van Nes; 8.1981, Tjerk Hiddes; 11.1982, Evertsen; 10.1983, Isaac Sweers: - 1 x 2 - 120/45, 1 x 3 Limbo ASWRL, DA-02 radar, type 170B, type 162 sonars; + 2 x 4 Harpoon SSM (8 RGM-84A), 1 x 1 - 76/62 OTO-Melara Compact, 2 x 3 - 324 TT, DA-05 radar, CWE-610, PDE-700 sonars, 2 UA-13/FH-12 ESM, 2 Corvus decoy launchers, SEWACO V CCS, hangar was enlarged for Lynx helicopter
mid-1980, Isaac Sweers, Evertsen: - PDE-700 sonar; + SQR-18A sonar
Naval service: No significant events.
Evertsen 1973
Van Galen 1980
Many thanks to Wolfgang Stöhr for additional information on this page.
© Ivan Gogin, 2015