HNLMS Zeeland (P841)

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HNLMS Zeeland in Rotterdam at the 2014 World Port Days
History
Flag of the Netherlands.svgNetherlands
NameZeeland
Namesake Zeeland
Builder Damen Group
Laid down8 December 2008
Launched2 February 2010
Commissioned23 August 2013
StatusInactive. Awaiting repairs due to a large fire
Badge KM Zr Ms Zeeland (F841).svg
General characteristics
Class and type Holland-class offshore patrol vessel
Displacementapprox. 3,750 tonnes (3,690 long tons; 4,130 short 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 Zeeland is the second ship of the Holland-class offshore patrol vessels of the Royal Netherlands Navy. The ship entered service on 29 November 2013 and is named after the Dutch province of Zeeland.

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Design

The ship was originally designed to fulfill patrol and intervention tasks against lightly armed opponents, such as pirates and smugglers. However, she also has very advanced electronic and radar surveillance capabilities which are used for military stabilisation and security roles, short of outright war. Without sonar or long range weapons, it utilizes the surveillance capabilities of the Thales integrated mast, which integrates communication systems and two 4-faced phased arrays for air and surface search. [3]

It was planned that Zeeland would be the first ship of the Royal Netherlands Navy to be equipped with a Hull Vane. [4] However, later it was decided that the Groningen would be the first ship to be equipped with a Hull Vane. [5] [6]

Integrated mast module

The integrated mast module (IMM) has been built to an innovative concept. The mast houses all systems which form the "eyes and ears" of the ship. The ship can efficiently detect pirate and smuggling boats while keeping an eye on the skies as well. For the first time camera, radar and communications antenna systems are merged into one mast structure. This allows the ship to see flying and floating objects. The means of communication in the mast making it possible to carry out worldwide operations in conjunction with aircraft and ships.

Service history

On 6 February 2014, Zeeland rescued seven of the eleven passengers of an overturned boat while it was on its way to the Dutch Caribbean to fulfill patrol duties. Three of the eleven passengers died before Zeeland spotted the boat, one of the passengers was missing. [7]

Zeeland and Pelikaan had an important role in the emergency assistance to Sint Maarten, St Eustatius and Saba after hurricane Irma had hit the island in September 2017. [8]

Fire

Around 01:30 on the night of 4 July 2022 a fire broke out in an electrical room while undergoing maintenance in drydock at de Nieuwe Haven Naval Base. The fire was extinguished after burning for one and a half hours. No one was injured. An investigation into the cause and damage will be carried out in the near future. [9] [10] [11] [12] The ship suffered significant damage. [12]

See also

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References

  1. ↑ "Information Dissemination: The Holland-class OPVs Will Need A Change". Information Dissemination. 12 March 2010. Retrieved 24 September 2018.
  2. ↑ "Oceangoing Patrol Vessel". Navy Inside (in Dutch). 5 August 2008. Archived from the original on 4 May 2007. Retrieved 24 September 2018.
  3. ↑ "Hollandklasse Patrouilleschepen". Marine Schepen (in Dutch). 5 July 2018. Retrieved 24 September 2018.
  4. ↑ Djenna Perreijn (17 November 2020). "Hull Vane in aantocht". Materieelgezien (in Dutch). Defensie.nl.
  5. ↑ Tobias Kappelle (10 June 2022). "Eerste onderwaterspoiler geleverd voor Zr.Ms. Groningen". Marineschepen.nl (in Dutch).
  6. ↑ Charlotte Snel (17 August 2022). "In Bedrijf: Hull Vane BV". Materieelgezien (in Dutch). Defensie.nl.
  7. ↑ "Zr.Ms. Zeeland redt drenkelingen". Marine Schepen (in Dutch). 7 February 2014. Retrieved 24 September 2018.
  8. ↑ "Liveblog noodhulp orkaan Irma". Marine Schepen (in Dutch). 8 September 2017. Retrieved 24 September 2018.
  9. ↑ "Schade door brand op Zr.Ms. Zeeland" (in Dutch). Defensie. Retrieved 5 July 2022.
  10. ↑ "Grote brand aan boord van Zr.Ms. Zeeland geblust" (in Dutch). Marineschepen. Retrieved 5 July 2022.
  11. ↑ "Aanzienlijke schade bij waarschijnlijk ernstigste brand Nederlands marineschip in bijna 30 jaar" (in Dutch). Marineschepen. Retrieved 5 July 2022.
  12. 1 2 "Dutch patrol ship sustains heavy damages in dry dock fire". Defense Brief. Retrieved 5 July 2022.


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