HNLMS Friesland (P842)

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HNLMS Friesland (P842)
OPV Friesland zonder mast.jpg
HNLMS Friesland without I-Mast 400 (Min. of Defence)
History
Flag of the Netherlands.svgNetherlands
NameFriesland
Namesake Friesland
Builder Damen Group
Laid down26 November 2009
Launched4 November 2010
Commissioned22 January 2013
Identification
StatusActive
Badge KM Zr Ms Friesland (F842).svg
General characteristics
Class and type Holland-class offshore patrol vessel
Displacementapprox. 3,750 tons full load
Length108.4 m (355 ft 8 in)
Beam16 m (52 ft 6 in)
Draught4.55 m (14 ft 11 in)
Propulsion
  • RENK CODELOD
  • 2x MAN 12V28/33D diesel engines (5460KW each)
Speed21.5 knots (39.8 km/h; 24.7 mph)
Range5,000 nautical miles (9,300 km; 5,800 mi) at 15 knots (28 km/h; 17 mph)
Endurance21 days [1]
Boats & landing
craft carried
  • 1 × Fast Rescue Boat (FRB)
  • 2 × Fast Raiding Interception and Special Forces Craft (FRISC)
Complement54 (+ additional space for 40)
Sensors and
processing systems
  • Thales Integrated Mast
  • SeaMaster 400 SMILE non-rotating air warning radar
  • SeaWatcher 100 active phased array surface detection and tracking radar
  • GateKeeper Electro-optical 360° surveillance system
Armament
Aircraft carried1 x NH90 NFH helicopter [2]
Aviation facilitiesfully equipped hangar and flight deck for one medium-sized helicopter

HNLMS Friesland is a Holland-class offshore patrol vessel operated by the Royal Netherlands Navy. [3] The ship entered service on 22 January 2013 and is named after the Dutch province of Friesland.

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History

The vessel was built in the Romanian shipyards, in Galati, by the Dutch firm Damen Group. [4] The keel laying took place on 26 November 2009 and the launching on 4 November 2010. The ship was put into service on 22 January 2013.

On 26 April 2012, Friesland assisted in the rescue of a sail training vessel off Iona while participating in an international exercise. [5]

In November 2015 Friesland, and elements of the United States Coast Guard, cooperated in the seizure of $17 million of cocaine. [3] [6] The operation was part of Operation Caribbean Venture, under the overall command of the Royal Netherlands Navy. In March 2016, the ship shadowed the Russian destroyer Vice-Admiral Kulakov as the destroyer neared Dutch waters. [7]

On 20 September 2018 Friesland intercepted a go-fast with its NH90 NFH. The cargohold of the go-fast contained 900 kg of cocaine. The passengers of the boat were delivered to the United States Coast Guard. [8] That same year Friesland also visited Havana. [9]

In September 2023 it was reported that Friesland had become the first vessel to utilize the high-capacity shore power supply at Damen Shiprepair Vlissingen, after docking at the yard for maintenance. [10]

In January 2025 Friesland shadowed the Russian Kilo-class submarine Novorossiysk and the Russian corvette Boikiy while they were passing through the Dutch exclusive economic zone of the North Sea. [11] [12] [13]

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References

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  2. ↑ "Oceangoing Patrol Vessel" (in Dutch). Navy Inside. Archived from the original on 2007-05-04. Retrieved 2008-08-05.
  3. 1 2 Alfonso Chardy (2015-12-20). "Details of cocaine bust near Dominican coast revealed". Miami Herald . Archived from the original on 2015-12-21. The surveillance aircraft followed the go-fast until it reached a point south of the Dominican Republic. At some point, according to the complaint, HNLMS Friesland personnel launched a small vessel with U.S. Coast Guard crew members to interdict and board the go-fast.
  4. ↑ "The Netherlands: Damen Schelde Naval Starts SAT for Patrol Vessel Zeeland". World Maritime News. Retrieved August 24, 2016.
  5. ↑ "Tobermory lifeboat and Dutch warship rescue sail training vessel". BBC. 27 April 2012. Retrieved 27 April 2012.
  6. ↑ "U.S. Coast Guard Seizes 515 Kilos of Cocaine In 'Operation Caribbean Venture'". Space Coast Daily. 2015-11-22. Archived from the original on 2015-11-23. The HNLMS Friesland, an offshore patrol vessel from the Royal Netherlands Navy, responded to the report and interdicted the vessel with four suspected smugglers and suspicious packages on deck.
  7. ↑ "HMS Somerset's tsar turn as she spends Easter monitoring Russian task group". Royal Navy. 30 March 2016. Archived from the original on 10 April 2016. Retrieved 31 March 2016.
  8. ↑ "Zr.Ms. Friesland vangt drugs". Jaime Karreman, www.marineschepen.nl.
  9. ↑ Joost Margés (30 November 2018). "Betere betrekkingen en een beetje business". Defensiekrant (in Dutch). Defensie.nl.
  10. ↑ Jasmina Ovcina Mandra (22 September 2023). "HNLMS Friesland first to use Damen's high-capacity shore power". Naval Today.
  11. ↑ Jaime Karremann (10 January 2025). "Marine begeleidde Russische onderzeeboot door Noordzee". Marineschepen.nl (in Dutch).
  12. ↑ "Marine schaduwt Russische onderzeeboot en korvet op Noordzee". Defensie.nl (in Dutch). 10 January 2025.
  13. ↑ "Defensie volgde twee Russische oorlogsschepen in Nederlandse deel Noordzee". NOS (in Dutch). 10 January 2025.
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