HNLMS De Zeven Provinciën (C802)

For other ships with the same name, see HNLMS De Zeven Provinciën.

De Zeven Provinciën in 1967
History
Netherlands
Name	De Zeven Provinciën
Builder	Rotterdamsche Droogdok Maatschappij, Rotterdam
Laid down	5 September 1939
Launched	19 December 1941
Commissioned	18 November 1953
Identification	C802
Fate	Sold to Peruvian Navy in August 1976
Status	Scrapped in 2000
General characteristics
Class and type	Template:Sclass-
Displacement	9,681 tons standard 12,165 tons full load
Length	187.32 m (614.6 ft)
Beam	17.25 m (56.6 ft)
Draught	6.72 m (22.0 ft)
Draft	11.65 m (38.2 ft)
Propulsion	4 Werkspoor-Yarrow three-drum boilers 2 De Schelde Parsons geared steam turbines 2 shafts; 85,000 shp
Speed	32 kn (59 km/h; 37 mph)
Range	6,900 nmi (12,800 km; 7,900 mi) at 12 kn (22 km/h; 14 mph)
Complement	926
Armament	8 × Bofors 152/53 twin guns 8 × 57 mm twin guns 8 × Bofors 40/70 mm single guns 4 × 152 mm, 2 x 57 mm, and 4 x 40 mm guns replaced by a RIM-2 Terrier launcher (1962)
Armor	50–76 mm (2.0–3.0 in) belt 50–125 mm (2.0–4.9 in) turrets 50–125 mm (2.0–4.9 in) conning tower

HNLMS De Zeven Provinciën was a Template:Sclass- of the Royal Netherlands Navy. Laid down in 1939, construction was interrupted by World War II and the ship was only commissioned in 1953 with the identification number C802. She served until 1976 when she was purchased by Peru and renamed Aguirre. With the Peruvian Navy she served until 1999 and was scrapped in 2000.

Design

De Zeven Provinciën was armed with eight 152 mm (6.0 in) guns in double turrets, 8 × 57 mm and 8 × 40 mm machine guns. The rear turrets were replaced in 1962 with a RIM-2 Terrier SAM system. She was 185.7 m (609 ft) long, had a beam of 17.25 m (56.6 ft) and a draft of 6.85 m (22.5 ft). She displaced 12,250 t and could achieve a speed of 32.2 kn (59.6 km/h; 37.1 mph). She had a crew of 957.

During her service with the Peruvian Navy she was converted to a helicopter cruiser. To do this the remaining turrets at the back of the ship were removed to make space for a hangar and a flight deck big enough to support 4 helicopters.

History

Construction started in 1939 as Kijkduin, but was interrupted by World War II. She was renamed Eendracht in 1940 and De Ruyter in 1945. Her sister ship was launched in 1944 as De Zeven Provinciën, but the ships swapped to their final names in 1950. She was completed in 1953 and served the Royal Netherlands Navy from 1950 to 1977. She was sold to Peru in August 1976 and was renamed BAP Aguirre on 24 February 1978.

References

• Chesneau, Roger, ed. (1980). Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1922-1946. Greenwich: Conway Maritime Press. ISBN 0-85177-146-7.
• Gardiner, Robert; Chumbley, Stephen; Budzbon, Przemysław (1995). Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1947-1995. Annapolis, Maryland: Naval Institute Press. ISBN 1-55750-132-7.
• von Münching, L. L. (1976). "H.NL.M.S. De Zeven Provinciën C-802". Warship International. XIII (4). Toledo, Ohio: International Naval Research Organization: 251–69.