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Combat Support Ship HNLMS Den Helder (A 834)

Combat Support Ship HNLMS Den Helder (A 834) 0

Classification

Ship class:
Den Helder-class combat support ship
Type:
Fast combat support ship

Basic information

Operator:
Royal Netherlands Navy (Koninklijke Marine)Royal Netherlands Navy (Koninklijke Marine)
Country of build:
Builder:
Damen Group
Laid down:
Launched:
Status:
Launched

Ship measurements

Displacement:
22,400 t
Length:
179.3 m
Beam:
26.4 m

Machine

Propulsion:
  • Diesel-electric
Speed:
20 knots

Personnel

Complement:
75
Embarked units:
85
Total capacity:
160

Combat assets

Cargo capacity:
  • 7,700 m³ Diesel Fuel
  • 1,000 m³ Aviation Fuel
  • 20 * Replenishment at sea stations
  • 20 * TEU
Boats & landing craft:
  • 2 * LCVP (Landing Craft Vehicle Personnel)
  • 2 * FRISC (Fast Raiding and Intercept Craft)
Electronics:
  • Thales NS-100 radar
Armament:
  • 2 * 12.7 mm Hitroles
  • 1 * Goalkeeper CIWS
  • 1 * 30 mm Marlin
Aircraft:
  • 2 * NH-90 helicopters

HNLMS Den Helder is a new replenishment oiler under construction for the Royal Netherlands Navy. Also known as the Combat Support Ship (CSS), Den Helder is planned to fill the gap of replenishment at sea that was left after HNLMS Amsterdam was sold to Peru in 2014.

The first steel was cut in a ceremony on 2 December 2020 at the Damen yard in Galati. On the 2nd of June Damen Shipyards Galati has performed the keel-laying ceremony on the Combat Support Ship (CSS) Den Helder. The keel-laying ceremony was performed by the Director Defence Material Organisation (DMO), vice admiral Arie Jan de Waard and vice admiral Rob Kramer, Commander Royal Netherlands Navy (RNLN). The ship was formally laid down on June 2, 2021. The first major section, measuring 90 m (300 ft), of the new vessel was launched in Galati on April 11, 2022.

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