HNLMS Jacob van Heemskerck (F812)

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Het luchtverdedigingsfregat Hr.Ms. Jacob van Heemskerck (F812, HEE) (Objectnummer 2009 199507-00131).jpg
Jacob van Heemskerck in 1995
History
Flag of the Netherlands.svgNetherlands
NameJacob van Heemskerck
Namesake Jacob van Heemskerk
Builder KM de Schelde, Vlissingen
Laid down21 January 1981
Launched5 November 1983
Commissioned15 January 1986
Decommissioned2 December 2004
FateSold to the Chilean Navy
Flag of Chile.svgChile
NameAlmirante Latorre
Namesake Juan José Latorre
Commissioned16 December 2005
DecommissionedJanuary 2020
IdentificationFFG-14
StatusDecommissioned
General characteristics
Type Jacob van Heemskerck class
Displacement
  • 3,000 tons standard
  • 3,750 tons full load
Length130 m (426 ft 6 in)
Beam14.5 m (47 ft 7 in)
Draught4.4 m (14 ft 5 in)
Propulsion
Speed
  • 30 kn (56 km/h; 35 mph) maximum
  • 20 kn (37 km/h; 23 mph) cruising
Range4,700 nmi (8,700 km; 5,400 mi) at 16 kn (30 km/h; 18 mph)
Complement197
Sensors and
processing systems
  • Radar
    • LW-08
    • SMART-S Mk1
    • 2 x STIR-240
    • STIR-180
    • ZW-06
  • Sonar
    • PHS-36
Armament

HNLMS Jacob van Heemskerck (F812) (Dutch : Hr.Ms. Jacob van Heemskerck) was a frigate of the Jacob van Heemskerck class. The ship was in service with the Royal Netherlands Navy from 1986 to 2004. The frigate was named after Dutch naval hero Jacob van Heemskerck. The ship's radio call sign was "PAVO". [1]

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Dutch service history

Jacob van Heemskerck in New York, 2004 HNLMS Jacob Van Heemskerck F812.jpg
Jacob van Heemskerck in New York, 2004
View from the stern; defensive armament visible. Operatie Sharp Guard Het luchtverdedigingsfregat Hr.Ms. Jacob van Heemskerck (F 812, HEE) gezien vanuit de Rigid-Hulled Inflatable Boat (RHIB) (2009 199507-00816).jpg
View from the stern; defensive armament visible.

HNLMS Jacob van Heemskerck was one of two Jacob van Heemskerck-class frigates and was built at the KM de Schelde in Vlissingen. The keel laying took place on 21 January 1981 and the launching on 5 November 1983. The ship was put into service on 15 January 1986. [1]

In the early 90s the ship participated in Operation Desert Storm. [2]

In 1996 she made a trip to Norway with the frigates Bloys van Treslong, Willem van der Zaan, Tromp and the replenishment ship Amsterdam. [3]

After the September 11 attacks the ship became part of Standing Naval Force Atlantic (STANAVFORLANT) for which she was sent to the eastern parts of the Mediterranean Sea where she participated in operation Direct Endeavour. [2]

In 2003 she served for five months as flagship of the Standing Naval Force Mediterranean (STANAVFORMED). She served as the flagship for STANAVFORLANT in 2004 for six months. [2]

On 2 December 2004 the vessel was decommissioned was and sold to the Chilean Navy. [2] [1]

Chilean service history

The ship was put into service on 16 December 2005 where the ship was renamed Almirante Latorre using the radio call sign was "CCLT". [4]

Notes

  1. 1 2 3 "helis.com" . Retrieved 9 September 2018.
  2. 1 2 3 4 "Jacob van Heemskerck klasse fregatten/ L-fregatten". www.marineschepen.nl. 10 September 2015. Retrieved 9 September 2018.
  3. ↑ "Kortenaer klasse (S-)fregatten". www.marineschepen.nl. 26 February 2013. Retrieved 14 September 2018.
  4. ↑ "helis.com" . Retrieved 9 September 2018.

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