HNLMS Vlaardingen (M-965)

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/HNLMS_Vlaardingen_%28M-965%29
GPTKB entity
Properties (57)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf Naval ship
gptkbp:armament Machine guns
2 × 12.7 mm machine guns
gptkbp:beam 8.5 meters
gptkbp:builder gptkb:Damen_Shipyards
gptkbp:built 1985
Damen_Shipyards.
gptkbp:class gptkb:Minehunter
gptkbp:commissioned gptkb:Royal_Netherlands_Navy
1986
gptkbp:country gptkb:Netherlands
gptkbp:crew 40 personnel
Mixed gender crew.
gptkbp:decommissioned gptkb:Royal_Netherlands_Navy
2001
gptkbp:design Damen design
gptkbp:displacement 600 tons
500 tons
400 tons
gptkbp:draft 2.5 meters
gptkbp:electronicSystems Radar,_Sonar
gptkbp:engine 2 × MTU 12V 396 TE74
gptkbp:fate Sold for scrap
gptkbp:finalScore Scrapped
gptkbp:firstCommandingOfficer Commander_Jansen.
Lieutenant_Smith.
gptkbp:firstDeployment 1999
gptkbp:historicalSignificance First of its class.
gptkbp:homePort gptkb:Vlaardingen
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label HNLMS Vlaardingen (M-965)
gptkbp:internationalCooperation Participated in joint exercises.
gptkbp:launched 1985
gptkbp:legacy Influenced future minehunter designs.
gptkbp:length 51.3 meters
gptkbp:lengthOverall 51.3 meters
gptkbp:missions Mine countermeasures
gptkbp:navalFleet gptkb:Royal_Netherlands_Navy
gptkbp:nickname gptkb:Vlaardingen
gptkbp:notableEvent Decommissioning ceremony in 2001.
gptkbp:operationalArea North_Sea.
gptkbp:operationalStatus Retired
gptkbp:operator gptkb:Royal_Netherlands_Navy
gptkbp:productionYears 15 years
gptkbp:propulsion gptkb:Diesel_engines
gptkbp:range 1,500 nautical miles
gptkbp:replacedBy Modern minehunters.
gptkbp:secondaryMission Mine clearance.
gptkbp:secondaryRole Patrol
Mine warfare
gptkbp:services 1986
2001
Participated_in_NATO_exercises.
gptkbp:sisterShip gptkb:HNLMS_Zierikzee_(M-966)
gptkbp:speed 15 knots
gptkbp:successor gptkb:HNLMS_Zierikzee_(M-966)
gptkbp:supportRole Training new recruits.
gptkbp:type Mine countermeasure vessel