HNLMS Tromp (F801)

Tromp during sea trials after significant upgrades in 1988
History
Netherlands
Name	Tromp
Builder	KM de Schelde, Vlissingen
Laid down	4 August 1971
Launched	3 June 1973
Commissioned	3 October 1975
Decommissioned	1999
Fate	Broken up
General characteristics
Type	Tromp class
Displacement	3,665 long tons (3,724 t) standard 4,308 long tons (4,377 t) full load
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	2 shaft COGOG Rolls-Royce Olympus gas turbine 44,000 hp (32,811 kW) Rolls-Royce Tyne gas turbine 8,200 hp (6,115 kW)
Speed	28 knots (32 mph; 52 km/h) maximum 18 knots (21 mph; 33 km/h) cruising
Range	5,000 nmi (9,300 km) at 18 kn (21 mph; 33 km/h)
Complement	306
Sensors and processing systems	Radar SPS-01, WM-25, SPG-51C Sonar CWE-610, type 162
Armament	1 × launcher for Standard SAM (40 missiles) 1 × octuple Sea Sparrow SAM (16 missiles) 8 × RGM-84 Harpoon SSM 2 × 120 mm Bofors guns (1 twin turret – turrets were salvaged from HNLMS Gelderland, a Holland class destroyer) Triple anti-submarine torpedo tubes 1 × Goalkeeper short-range defence-system
Aircraft carried	1 × Westland Lynx helicopter
Aviation facilities	1 helicopter pad & hangar

HNLMS Tromp (F801) (Dutch: Hr.Ms. Tromp) was a frigate of the Tromp class. The ship was in service with the Royal Netherlands Navy from 1975 to 1999. The frigate was named after Dutch naval hero Tromp. The ship's radio call sign was "PADE".^[1]