HNLMS Amsterdam (A836)

	Amsterdam on 2 July 2011
History
Netherlands
Name	Amsterdam
Namesake	City of Amsterdam
Owner	Royal Netherlands Navy
Builder	Koninklijke Maatschappij De Schelde, Flushing
Laid down	21 May 1992
Launched	11 September 1992
Commissioned	2 September 1995
Decommissioned	4 December 2014
Stricken	2014
Identification	IMO number: 9052903; Hull number: A836;
Fate	sold to Peru in 2014
Peru
Name	BAP Tacna
Namesake	Tacna
Acquired	July 2014
Commissioned	4 December 2014
Identification	IMO number: 9052903; MMSI number: 760126000; Callsign: OBPQ; Hull number: ARL-158;
Status	In active service
General characteristics
Type	Replenishment oiler
Displacement	17,040 t (16,771 long tons)
Length	166 m (544 ft 7 in) o/a
Beam	22 m (72 ft 2 in)
Draught	8 m (26 ft 3 in)
Propulsion	MAN/Bazan diesels, 24,000 hp (17,897 kW)
Speed	21 knots (39 km/h; 24 mph)
Capacity	6,700 tonnes of diesel oil; 1,660 tonnes of aviation fuel; 500 tonnes of cargo;
Complement	160
Electronic warfare ; & decoys	Radar interception system; Chaff;
Armament	1 × 30 mm (1 in) Goalkeeper CIWSs; 2 × 12.7 mm (1 in) machine guns;
Aircraft carried	4 × Lynx or 3 × NH-90 helicopters

HNLMS Amsterdam was the last replenishment oiler serving with the Royal Netherlands Navy. Amsterdam entered service on 2 September 1995 and replaced the HNLMS Poolster (A835). On 4 December 2014 it was decommissioned and sold to the Peruvian Navy where it was renamed BAP Tacna.

Service history

Royal Netherlands Navy

Amsterdam deployed to the Middle East as part of Operation Enduring Freedom during 2005/2006 and provided assistance to two US naval vessels after a battle they had fought with pirates on 18 March 2006.

Amsterdam was assigned in December 2010 to the coast of Côte d'Ivoire in order to assist in a possible evacuation of European Union citizens from the country in the wake of unrest after the 2010 presidential election.^[2]

Amsterdam was decommissioned on 4 December 2014 and is transferred to the Peruvian Navy. The RNLN will not have an operational tanker until the new Joint Logistic Support Ship Karel Doorman was scheduled to be commissioned sometime in 2015.

Peruvian Navy

Amsterdam was acquired by the Peruvian Navy in July 2014. It was delivered to the navy on 4 December 2014 and commissioned as Tacna, for the border city Tacna, with the number ARL-158.^[3] The vessel was part of the revamp of the navy.^[4]

References

Notes

^ "Supply ships – Ministry of Defence". defensie.nl. Archived from the original on 1 October 2011. Retrieved 22 June 2010.
^ "Netherlands sends warship to Ivory Coast". The Guardian. 24 December 2010. Retrieved 24 December 2010.
^ "El nuevo buque de la Marina de Guerra del Perú, el HNLMS "Amsterdam", recibe denominación de BAP "Tacna"" (in Spanish). Defensa.com. 14 August 2014. Retrieved 21 February 2015.
^ Higuera, José (23 July 2014). "Peru Acquires Dutch Replenishment Ship". DefenseNews. Archived from the original on 22 February 2015. Retrieved 21 February 2015.

Bibliography

Hr.Ms. Amsterdam, Royal Netherlands Navy website

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[defensie.nl-1] "Supply ships – Ministry of Defence". defensie.nl. Archived from the original on 1 October 2011. Retrieved 22 June 2010.

[2] "Netherlands sends warship to Ivory Coast". The Guardian. 24 December 2010. Retrieved 24 December 2010.

[3] "El nuevo buque de la Marina de Guerra del Perú, el HNLMS "Amsterdam", recibe denominación de BAP "Tacna"" (in Spanish). Defensa.com. 14 August 2014. Retrieved 21 February 2015.

[4] Higuera, José (23 July 2014). "Peru Acquires Dutch Replenishment Ship". DefenseNews. Archived from the original on 22 February 2015. Retrieved 21 February 2015.

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