Holland-class destroyer

HNLMS Holland
Class overview
Name	Holland class
Builders	Rotterdamsche Droogdok Maatschappij Wilton-Fijenoord Koninklijke Maatschappij De Schelde
Operators	Royal Netherlands Navy  Peruvian Navy
Preceded by	Gerard Callenburgh class
Succeeded by	Friesland class
Built	1950-1955
In commission	1954–1986
Planned	6
Completed	4
Cancelled	2
General characteristics [1]
Type	Destroyer
Displacement	2,150 long tons (2,185 t) standard 2,600 long tons (2,642 t) full load
Length	113.1 m (371 ft 1 in)
Beam	11.4 m (37 ft 5 in)
Draught	5.1 m (16 ft 9 in)
Propulsion	2 shaft geared turbines, 2 boilers, 45,000 hp (33,556 kW)
Speed	32 knots (37 mph; 59 km/h)
Range	4,000 nmi (7,400 km) at 18 kn (33 km/h)
Complement	247
Armament	4 × Bofors 120 mm guns (2×2) 1 × 40 mm Bofors AA gun 8 × Bofors 375 mm (14.8 in) anti-submarine rockets (2 × 4) 2 × depth charge racks

The Holland-class destroyers^[a] were built for the Royal Netherlands Navy in the 1950s. They were the first major warships designed and built by the Dutch after World War II. In contrast to previous Dutch Navy practice the ships were named after provinces rather than admirals.

Cite error: There are <ref group=lower-alpha> tags or {{efn}} templates on this page, but the references will not show without a {{reflist|group=lower-alpha}} template or {{notelist}} template (see the help page).