HNLMS De Ruyter (F804)

HNLMS De Ruyter (F804)
History
Netherlands
NameDe Ruyter
NamesakeMichiel de Ruyter
BuilderDamen Schelde Naval Shipbuilding
Laid down1 September 2000
Launched13 April 2002
CommissionedMarch 2004
Identification
StatusIn active service
Badge
General characteristics
Class and typeDe Zeven Provinciën-class frigate
Displacement6,050 t (5,950 long tons) (full load)
Length144.24 m (473 ft 3 in)
Beam18.80 m (61 ft 8 in)
Draft5.18 m (17 ft 0 in)
Propulsion
Speed30 knots (56 km/h; 35 mph)
Complement174 (227 incl. command staff)
Sensors and
processing systems
Armament
Aircraft carried1 x NH90 NFH helicopter

HNLMS De Ruyter (Dutch: Zr. Ms. De Ruyter) is a De Zeven Provinciën-class frigate of the Royal Netherlands Navy. She was laid down in 2000, launched in 2002, and commissioned in 2004, the third ship of her class to enter service. The frigate is named after Dutch admiral Michiel de Ruyter (1607–1676).[1]

  1. ^ "Naam & embleem" (in Dutch). Royal Netherlands Navy. Archived from the original on 2012-03-18. Retrieved 2011-03-11.