HNLMS Makkum

History
Netherlands
Name	Makkum
Namesake	The city of Makkum
Builder	Van der Giessen de Noord, Alblasserdam
Laid down	28 February 1983
Launched	27 September 1984
Commissioned	8 May 1985
Decommissioned	25 November 2024
Identification	Hull number: M857
Fate	Donated to the Ukrainian Navy
Badge
Ukraine
Name	Henichesk
Acquired	2025
Commissioned	2025
Identification	Hull number: M314
Status	In active service
General characteristics [1] [2]
Type	Alkmaar-class minehunter
Displacement	588  t (579 long tons) full load
Length	51.50 m (169 ft 0 in)
Beam	8.90 m (29 ft 2 in)
Height	18.5 m (60 ft 8 in)
Draft	2.60 m (8 ft 6 in)
Propulsion	1 × 1,860 hp (1,390 kW) Werkspoor RUB 215 V12 diesel engine
Speed	15 knots (28 km/h; 17 mph)
Range	3,000 nmi (5,600 km; 3,500 mi) at 12 knots (22 km/h)
Boats & landing craft carried	2 × rigid-hulled inflatable boats 1 × PAP 104 ROV
Crew	44
Sensors & processing systems	1 × DUBM 21B sonar
Armament	1 × 20 mm (0.79 in) machine gun

Henichesk (M314) (ex-HNLMS Makkum (M857)) is a former minehunter of the Royal Netherlands Navy. Now in service with the Ukrainian Navy. ^{[1] [2]}

History

Dutch service

Makkum is the result of a cooperation between France, Belgium and The Netherlands. She is the eighth ship of the class in Dutch service and the first ship in the Dutch Navy to be named Makkum. The commissioning ceremony took place in Alblasserdam on 8 May 1985. ^[2]

The decommissioning ceremony took place on 27 March 2024. ^[3]

Ukrainian service

Makkum was pledged to the Ukrainian Navy in 2024 together with the Makkum following the Russian invasion of Ukraine. She was transferred in 2025 and renamed Henichesk. ^{[1] [2]} The ship can't travel to the Black Sea because of the Montreux Convention.

References

1. "Alkmaarklasse mijnenjagers" (in Dutch). Marineschepen.nl. Retrieved 10 August 2025.
2. "Hr.Ms. Makkum. (bnr. 857)" (in Dutch). Onze Marinevloot. Retrieved 10 August 2025.
3. "Mijnenjager Makkum maandag uit dienst" (in Dutch). Marineschepen.nl. Retrieved 10 August 2025.