HNLMS Wierden (M-977)

GPTKB entity

Properties (53)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:Minehunter
gptkbp:armament 2 × 12.7 mm machine guns
gptkbp:beam 10.5 meters
gptkbp:builder gptkb:Damen_Shipyards
gptkbp:class gptkb:Alkmaar-class_minehunter
gptkbp:commissioned 1994
gptkbp:communicationEquipment Modern communication equipment
gptkbp:constructedIn gptkb:The_Netherlands
gptkbp:contact gptkb:M-977
gptkbp:crew Naval training exercises
40 personnel
gptkbp:decommissioned 2020
gptkbp:decommissioningDate 2020-12-31
gptkbp:displacement 500 tons
650 tons
gptkbp:draft 3.2 meters
gptkbp:enginePower 2,000 hp
gptkbp:environmentalProtection Pollution control operations
gptkbp:fate Sold for scrap
gptkbp:firstCommandingOfficer gptkb:Commander_R._de_Jong
Commander J. van der Meer
gptkbp:firstDeployment Last deployment in 2020
gptkbp:homePort Den Helder
Den_Helder,_Netherlands
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label HNLMS Wierden (M-977)
gptkbp:internationalCooperation Joint_exercises_with_NATO_allies
gptkbp:launched 1992
gptkbp:legacy Contributed to maritime security.
gptkbp:length 51.3 meters
gptkbp:maintenance Regular maintenance schedules
gptkbp:militaryService gptkb:Royal_Netherlands_Navy
gptkbp:missions Mine countermeasures
gptkbp:navigationEquipment GPS and radar systems
gptkbp:operationalArea gptkb:North_Sea
gptkbp:operationalHistory Participated in various missions
gptkbp:operationalStatus Inactive
gptkbp:participatedIn NATO_exercises
gptkbp:productionYears 26 years
gptkbp:propulsion gptkb:Diesel_engine
gptkbp:radar Navigation_radar
gptkbp:replacedBy gptkb:HNLMS_Zierikzee_(M-978)
gptkbp:retirementYear Aging fleet
gptkbp:secondaryRole Patrol
Mine warfare
gptkbp:serviceStartDate 1994
gptkbp:sisterShip gptkb:HNLMS_Zierikzee_(M-978)
gptkbp:sonar Hull-mounted_sonar
gptkbp:speed 15 knots
gptkbp:status Decommissioned
gptkbp:supportRole Search and rescue
gptkbp:technology Advanced mine detection systems
gptkbp:updates System upgrades during service life
gptkbp:yearBuilt 1992