HNLMS Friesland (P842)

HNLMS Friesland (P842)

HNLMS Friesland (Min. of Defence)
History
Netherlands
Name:	Friesland
Builder:	Damen Group
Laid down:	26 November 2009
Launched:	4 November 2010
Commissioned:	22 January 2013
General characteristics
Class and type:	Holland-class offshore patrol vessel
Displacement:	approx. 3,750 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)
Propulsion:	RENK CODELOD 2x MAN 12V28/33D diesel engines (5460KW each)
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
Boats & landing craft carried:	1 × Fast Rescue Boat (FRB) 2 × Fast Raiding Interception and Special Forces Craft (FRISC)
Complement:	54 (+ additional space for 40)
Sensors and processing systems:	Thales Integrated Mast SeaMaster 400 SMILE non-rotating air warning radar SeaWatcher 100 active phased array surface detection and tracking radar GateKeeper Electro-optical 360° surveillance system
Armament:	Guns: 1 × 76 mm Oto Melara Super Rapid 1 × 30 mm Oto Melara Marlin WS 2 × 12.7 mm Oto Melara Hitrole NT 6 × 7.62 mm FN MAG machine guns
Aircraft carried:	1 x NH90 helicopter
Aviation facilities:	fully equipped hangar and flight deck for one medium-sized helicopter

HNLMS Friesland is a Holland-class offshore patrol vessel operated by the Royal Netherlands Navy.

The vessel was built in the Romanian shipyards, in Galati, by the Dutch firm Damen Group.

In November 2015 Friesland, and elements of the United States Coast Guard, cooperated in the seizure of $17 million of cocaine. The operation was part of Operation Caribean Venture, under the overall command of the Royal Netherlands Navy. In March 2016, the ship shadowed the Russian destroyer Vice-Admiral Kulakov as the destroyer neared Dutch waters.