Friesland-class destroyer

Friesland-class destroyer HNLMS Amsterdam
Class overview
Name:	Friesland class
Operators:	Royal Netherlands Navy  Peruvian Navy
Preceded by:	Holland class
Built:	1951-1958
In commission:	1956-1991
Completed:	8
Retired:	8
General characteristics
Type:	Destroyer
Displacement:	2497 standard, 3070 tons full load
Length:	116 m (381 ft)
Beam:	11.7 m (38 ft)
Draught:	5.2 m (17 ft)
Propulsion:	2 shaft geared turbines, 4 BW boilers, Super-heated steam @ 620psi, 60,000 hp
Speed:	36 kn (67 km/h; 41 mph)
Range:	4,000 nmi (7,400 km; 4,600 mi) at 18 kn (33 km/h; 21 mph)
Complement:	284
Sensors and processing systems:	Radar LW-02, DA-01, ZW-01, M45, Sonar Type PAE 1N, Type CWE 10
Armament:	4 × Bofors 120 mm guns (2 × 2) 6 × 40mm Bofors AA guns (6 × 1) 2 × quad 357 mm anti submarine mortars 2 × depth charge racks

The Friesland-class destroyers were built for the Royal Netherlands Navy in the 1950s. They were a larger modified version of the Holland class with more powerful machinery. Eight ships were built. They were replaced by the Kortenaer-class frigates in the early 1980s and seven ships were sold to the Peruvian Navy where they served until 1991. The main armament was supplied by Bofors.

The machinery was identical to that used in the American Gearing-class destroyers and manufactured under licence by Werkspoor. The radar was manufactured by Hollandse Signaalapparaten.

In contrast to previous Dutch Navy practice the ships were named after provinces or cities rather than admirals.