HNLMS Evertsen (F805) (Dutch: Zr.Ms. Evertsen) is the fourth De Zeven Provinciën-class frigate of the Royal Netherlands Navy.
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| Name | Evertsen |
| Namesake | Evertsen family |
| Builder | Damen Schelde Naval Shipbuilding |
| Laid down | 6 September 2001 |
| Launched | 19 April 2003 |
| Commissioned | 10 June 2005 |
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| Status | In service |
| Badge | .svg) |
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| Class and type | De Zeven Provinciën-class frigate |
| Displacement | 6,050 tonnes (full load) |
| Length | 144.24 m (473.2 ft) |
| Beam | 18.80 m (61.7 ft) |
| Draught | 5.18 m (17.0 ft) |
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| Speed | 28 knots (52 km/h; 32 mph) |
| Complement | 174 (202 incl. command staff) |
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| Aircraft carried | 1 x NH90 NFH helicopter |
Service history
editEvertsen visited South Africa in late 2007 as part of a NATO task force on a friendship visit. From February till June 2008 she was patrolling the Somali waters for the World Food Programme. The ship was back in these same waters in 2009 for Operation Atalanta. In early December 2009, she was involved in the capture of a group of Somali pirates, who had allegedly attacked the merchant ship BBC Togo.[1]
In 2014, Commander Jos Oppeneer became HNLMS Evertsen's commanding officer.[citation needed]
In 2017 Evertsen was active in the Baltic Sea as part of Standing NATO Maritime Group 1.[2]
In October 2020, the ship served a defensive role as part of the HMS Queen Elizabeth Task Group for GROUPEX and Joint Warrior Exercises. She became one of eight ships escorting the British aircraft carrier, including six other Royal Navy vessels and the US destroyer USS The Sullivans. In a statement, Commanding Officer Cdr Rick Ongering praised the close and long-standing relationship between both navies.[3][4][5]
In 2021, Evertsen joined UK Carrier Strike Group 21 on a deployment to the Asia-Pacific.[6] The aircraft carrier was also accompanied by six British ships, a British submarine and an American destroyer. The ships sailed from Portsmouth to the Mediterranean Sea, where an exercise followed with the fleet of the French aircraft carrier Charles de Gaulle. The strike group crossed the South China Sea to Japan via the Suez Canal, India and Singapore. A number of ships, including Evertsen, made an interim visit to the Black Sea.[7] During the visit to the Black Sea, Russian jets conducted mock attacks on the frigate.[8]
On 29 August 2024 a fire broke out onboard the Evertsen while undergoing maintenance in Den Helder.[9][10] First it was reported as a major fire, but a day later it was revealed that the fire was contained to an exhaust pipe of a generator with minimal damage.[11][12]
Gallery
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Evertsen at anchor near Plymouth Hoe, England in May 2007
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Evertsen fires a SM-2
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Evertsen at the magnetic measurement facility in Wilhelmshaven
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See also
editReferences
edit- ^ Dutch navy captures pirates, weapons. San Francisco Chronicle, 4 December 2009, page A5
- ^ Martin Zijlstra (19 May 2017). "Confrontatie tussen oost en west". Defensiekrant (in Dutch). Defensie.nl.
- ^ "Navy's Carrier Strike Group forms up for first time with HMS Queen Elizabeth at its centre". www.portsmouth.co.uk.
- ^ Nicholls, Dominic (6 October 2020). "Royal Navy marks return to Carrier Strike Operations alongside US and Dutch allies". The Telegraph – via www.telegraph.co.uk.
- ^ "UK Carrier Strike Group assembles for the first time". www.royalnavy.mod.uk.
- ^ Allison, George (29 March 2021). "Dutch frigate to join British Carrier Strike Group".
- ^ "Het Nederlandse fregat en het Britse vliegdekschip varen straks als 'wijkagenten' door de Indo-Pacific". NRC (in Dutch). Retrieved 30 August 2021.
- ^ "Tensions rise in Black Sea as Russian jets conduct 'mock attacks' on Dutch frigate". South China Morning Post. 30 June 2021. Retrieved 5 September 2022.
- ^ Mariska Buitendijk (29 August 2024). "Dutch frigate Evertsen suffers fire". SWZ|Maritime.
- ^ "Brand op marineschip Evertsen in haven Den Helder". NOS (in Dutch). 29 August 2024.
- ^ "Grote brand aan boord Zr.Ms. Evertsen" (in Dutch). Marineschepen.nl. Retrieved 11 September 2024.
- ^ "Marine: brandschade Evertsen 'uiterst beperkt'" (in Dutch). Marineschepen.nl. Retrieved 11 September 2024.
