HNLMS Eems (M-888)

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:Minehunter
gptkbp:armament Machine guns
2 × 12.7 mm machine guns
gptkbp:beam 8.5 meters
gptkbp:builder gptkb:Damen_Shipyards
gptkbp:built Damen Shipyards Gorinchem
gptkbp:class gptkb:Alkmaar-class_minehunter
gptkbp:commissioned 1990
gptkbp:commissioningDate 1990-01-01
gptkbp:crew 40
Provided training for new recruits.
gptkbp:decommissioned 2020
2020-01-01
gptkbp:decommissioningDate Age and modernization of fleet
gptkbp:design Designed for shallow waters.
gptkbp:displacement 500 tons
650 tons
gptkbp:draft 2.5 meters
gptkbp:electronicSystems Sonar_system
gptkbp:enginePower 2 × 1,000 hp
gptkbp:environmentalImpact Minimal due to modern systems.
gptkbp:fate Sold for scrap
gptkbp:finalScore Scrapped.
gptkbp:firstCommandingOfficer gptkb:Commander_P._de_Vries
Commander J. van der Meer
gptkbp:firstDeployment 2019
gptkbp:flag gptkb:Netherlands
gptkbp:homePort Den Helder
Den_Helder,_Netherlands
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label HNLMS Eems (M-888)
gptkbp:internationalCooperation Collaborated with other navies.
gptkbp:launched 1989
gptkbp:legacy Contributed to mine warfare capabilities.
gptkbp:length 51.3 meters
gptkbp:lengthOverall 51.3 meters
gptkbp:maxSpeed 15 knots
gptkbp:militaryService gptkb:Royal_Netherlands_Navy
gptkbp:missions Mine countermeasures
gptkbp:notableEvent Assisted in humanitarian missions.
gptkbp:operationalArea gptkb:North_Sea
gptkbp:operationalHistory Participated_in_various_NATO_exercises.
gptkbp:operationalStatus Inactive
gptkbp:productionYears 30 years
gptkbp:propulsion gptkb:Diesel_engine
gptkbp:radar Navigation_radar
gptkbp:replacedBy gptkb:HNLMS_Zierikzee_(M-889)
gptkbp:retirementYear 2020-01-01
gptkbp:secondaryMission Mine clearance operations
gptkbp:secondaryRole Patrol
Mine warfare
gptkbp:services 1990
gptkbp:sisterShip gptkb:HNLMS_Zierikzee_(M-889)
gptkbp:sonar Hull-mounted_sonar
gptkbp:status Decommissioned
gptkbp:survivability High due to design.
gptkbp:technology Incorporated advanced sonar technology.