HNLMS Zeeland (P841)
.jpg) HNLMS Zeeland in Rotterdam at the 2014 World Port Days
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| History | |
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| Name | Zeeland |
| Namesake | Zeeland |
| Builder | Damen Group |
| Laid down | 8 December 2008 |
| Launched | 2 February 2010 |
| Commissioned | 23 August 2013 |
| Status | Active |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type | Template:Sclass- |
| Displacement | approx. 3,750 tonnes (3,690 long tons; 4,130 short tons) full load |
| Length | 108.4 m (355 ft 8 in) |
| Beam | 16 m (52 ft 6 in) |
| Draught | 4.55 m (14 ft 11 in) |
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| Speed | 21.5 knots (39.8 km/h; 24.7 mph) |
| Range | 5,000 nautical miles (9,300 km; 5,800 mi) at 15 knots (28 km/h; 17 mph) |
| Endurance | 21 days[2] |
| Boats & landing craft carried |
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| Complement | 54 (+ additional space for 40) |
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| Aircraft carried | 1 x NH90 helicopter[1] |
| Aviation facilities | fully equipped hangar and flight deck for one medium-sized helicopter |
HNLMS Zeeland is the second ship of the Template:Sclass-s of the Royal Netherlands Navy. The ship was originally designed to fulfill patrol and intervention tasks against lightly armed opponents, such as pirates and smugglers. However, she also has very advanced electronic and radar surveillance capabilities which are used for military stabilisation and security roles, short of outright war. Without sonar or long range weapons, it utilizes the surveillance capabilities of the Thales integrated mast, which integrates communication systems and two 4-faced phased arrays for air and surface search.[3] Zeeland was the second ship of the Holland-class offshore patrol vessels to enter service.[3]
On 6 February 2014, Zeeland rescued seven of the eleven passengers of an overturned boat while it was on its way to the Dutch Caribbean to fulfill patrol duties. Three of the eleven passengers died before Zeeland spotted the boat, one of the passengers was missing.[4]
Zeeland and Pelikaan had an important role in the emergency assistance to Sint Maarten, St Eustatius and Saba after hurricane Irma had hit the island in September 2017.[5]
See also
References
- ^ "Oceangoing Patrol Vessel". Navy Inside (in Dutch). 5 August 2008. Archived from the original on 4 May 2007. Retrieved 24 September 2018.
- ^ "Information Dissemination: The Holland-class OPVs Will Need A Change". Information Dissemination. 12 March 2010. Retrieved 24 September 2018.
- ^ a b "Hollandklasse Patrouilleschepen". Marine Schepen (in Dutch). 5 July 2018. Retrieved 24 September 2018.
- ^ "Zr.Ms. Zeeland redt drenkelingen". Marine Schepen (in Dutch). 7 February 2014. Retrieved 24 September 2018.
- ^ "Liveblog noodhulp orkaan Irma". Marine Schepen (in Dutch). 8 September 2017. Retrieved 24 September 2018.
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