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Evertsen 1973

Ships

Name	No	Yard No	Builder	Laid down	Launched	Comm	Fate
Van Speijk	F802	517	NDSM, Amsterdam	1.10.1963	5.3.1965	14.2.1967	to Indonesia 11.1986 (Slamet Riyadi)
Van Galen	F803	321	KM De Schelde, Vlissingen	25.7.1963	19.6.1965	1.3.1967	to Indonesia 11.1987 (Yos Sudarso)
Tjerk Hiddes	F804	518	NDSM, Amsterdam	1.6.1964	17.12.1965	16.8.1967	to Indonesia 10.1986 (Ahmad Yani)
Van Nes	F805	322	KM De Schelde, Vlissingen	25.7.1963	26.3.1966	9.8.1967	to Indonesia 11.1988 (Oswald Sihaan)
Isaac Sweers	F814	519	NDSM, Amsterdam	5.5.1965	10.3.1967	15.5.1968	to Indonesia 11.1990 (Karel Satsuitubun)
Evertsen	F815	328	KM De Schelde, Vlissingen	6.7.1965	18.6.1966	21.12.1967	to Indonesia 11.1989 (Abdul Halim Perdanakasuma)

Technical data

Displacement standard, t	2200
Displacement full, t	2850
Length, m	109.7 wl 113.4 oa
Breadth, m	12.5
Draught, m	5.80
No of shafts	2
Machinery	2 sets Werkspoor-English Electric geared steam turbines, 2 Babcock & Wilcox boilers
Power, h. p.	30000
Max speed, kts	28.5
Fuel, t	oil
Endurance, nm(kts)	4500(12)
Armament	2 x 4 Seacat GWS22 SAM (16 Seacat), 1 x 2 - 120/45 RP41 Mk 6, 1 x 3 Limbo Mk 10 ASWRL, 1 helicopter (Wasp HAS.1)
Electronic equipment	LW-03, DA-02, M45, 2x M44, TM1229C radars, type 170B, type 162 sonars
Complement	251

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Project history

Built to replace the elderly DEs of the Van Amstel class, the Van Speijks were an adaptation of the British Leander class. In order to facilitate rapid construction few changes were made in the basic design, and even the armament of the British ships was adopted in its entirely, thus adding the 114mm gun to the 120mm standard in other Netherlands vessels. The stipulation that as much equipment of Netherlands manufacture as possible be  incorporated led to a number of changes in other areas, in particular the surveillance radars and fire control systems, which were provided by HSA. The size advantage of the small M44 director provided for Seacat over the British model enabled a second launcher to be worked in on the hangar roof.

Four ships were ordered in 1962, with the other two following in 1964. They were the first Netherlands escorts to operate helicopters, and on completion were quickly integrated into the ASW squadrons alongside the Holland and Friesland classes.

Modernizations 1.

1979, Van Speijk; 11.1979, Van Galen; 11.1980, Van Nes; 8.1981, Tjerk Hiddes; 11.1982, Evertsen; 10.1983, Isaac Sweers: - 1 x 2 - 120/45, 1 x 3 Limbo ASWRL, DA-02 radar, type 170B, type 162 sonars; + 2 x 4 Harpoon SSM (8 RGM-84A), 1 x 1 - 76/62 OTO-Melara Compact, 2 x 3 - 324 TT, DA-05 radar, CWE-610, PDE-700 sonars, 2 UA-13/FH-12 ESM, 2 Corvus decoy launchers, SEWACO V CCS, hangar was enlarged for Lynx helicopter

mid-1980, Isaac Sweers, Evertsen: - PDE-700 sonar; + SQR-18A sonar

Naval service

No significant events.