The Royal Netherlands’ Navy Holland-class offshore patrol vessel HNLMS Zeeland entering Aruba mid March. Built at the Damen Schelde shipyard in Vlissingen, HNLMS Zeeland is a new addition to Dutch Navy’s fleet, commissioned in August 2013. The vessel is deployed to the Caribbean Sea since February, to aid to counter-smuggling operations together with US […]

The "Koninklijke Marine" (Netherlands Royal Navy) has decided to equip four of its frigates of the De Zeven Provinciën-class with Thales' SMART-L Multi Mission AESA radars

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Royal Dutch Navy Multipurpose Frigate 'Hr.Ms. Van Galen'. In november 2009 it will be delivered to Portugal where her name will be 'D. Francisco de Almeida' Captured at the 'Navy Fleet Days'. Photomatix pro +/-1,2

Holland Class Offshore Patrol Vessel on an official visit to HMNB Portsmouth. Detailed information can be found on Wikipedia: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Holland-class_offshore_patrol_vessels

The Royal Dutch Navy’s De Zeven Provinciën-class frigate HNLMS Evertsen has returned to her homeport at naval base Den Helder after a six-month deployment to NATO’s Standing Maritime Group 1 (SNMG1). The air defense and command frigate spent the majority of her deployment in the Baltic Sea patrolling the area which has seen an uptick in […]

BAP Almirante Grau (CLM81) is a De Zeven Provincinclass cruiser in service with the Peruvian Navy. Completed for the Royal Netherlands Navy in 1953 as HNLMS De Ruyter (C801), she was acquired by Peru in 1973. Since then, she has served as the fleet flagship of the Peruvian Navy. Almirante Grau un