HNLMS De Ruyter (F806)

HNLMS De Ruyter at sea
History
Netherlands
NameDe Ruyter
NamesakeMichiel de Ruyter
BuilderKM de Schelde, Vlissingen
Laid down22 December 1971
Launched9 March 1974
Commissioned3 June 1976
Decommissioned3 October 2001
FateBroken up
General characteristics
TypeTromp class
Displacement
  • 3,665 long tons (3,724 t) standard
  • 4,308 long tons (4,377 t) full load
Length133.2 m (437 ft 0 in)
Beam14.8 m (48 ft 7 in)
Draught6.6 m (21 ft 8 in)
Propulsion
Speed
  • 28 knots (32 mph; 52 km/h) maximum
  • 18 knots (21 mph; 33 km/h) cruising
Range5,000 nmi (9,300 km) at 18 kn (21 mph; 33 km/h)
Complement306
Sensors and
processing systems
  • Radar SPS-01, WM-25, SPG-51C
  • Sonar CWE-610, type 162
Armament
Aircraft carried1 × Westland Lynx helicopter
Aviation facilities1 helicopter pad & hangar

HNLMS De Ruyter (F806) (Dutch: Hr.Ms. De Ruyter) was a frigate of the Tromp class. The ship was in service with the Royal Netherlands Navy from 1976 to 2001. The frigate was named after Dutch naval hero Michiel de Ruyter. The ship's radio call sign was "PAEP".[1]

  1. ^ "helis.com". Retrieved 7 September 2018.