Royal Netherlands Navy / Koninklijke Marine
Friesland class Destroyer
HNLMS Friesland – D 812
units:		in service	builder		fate
D 812 HNLMS Friesland		1956	Amsterdam Dockyard		scrapped in 1979
D 813 HNLMS Groningen		1956	Amsterdam Dockyard		sold to Peru in 1981
D 814 HNLMS Limburg		1956	Royal Schelde, Vlissingen		sold to Peru in 1980
D 815 HNLMS Overijssel		1957	Wilton Fijenoord, Schiedam		sold to Peru in 1982
D 816 HNLMS Drenthe		1957	Amsterdam Dockyard		sold to Peru in 1981
D 817 HNLMS Utrecht		1957	Royal Schelde, Vlissingen		sold to Peru in 1980
D 818 HNLMS Rotterdam		1957	Rotterdam Dockyard		sold to Peru in 1981
D 819 HNLMS Amsterdam		1957	Amsterdam Dockyard		sold to Peru in 1980
General Information:
The Friesland Class destroyers were built for the Royal Netherlands Navy in the 1950's. They were a larger modified version of the Holland class destroyer with more powerful machinery. Eight ships were built. They were replaced by the Kortenaer class frigates in the early 1980's and seven ships were sold to the Peruvian Navy where they served until 1991. The main armament was supplied by Bofors. In contrast to previous Dutch Navy practice the ships were named after provinces or cities rather than Admirals.
Technical characteristics (as built):
Length: 116,00 meters Beam: 11,78 meters Draft: 5,20 meters Displacement: 3070 tons (full load) Propulsion: 2 shaft geared turbines (60000 shp); 2 boilers; 2 shafts; 2 propellers; Speed: 36 knots Crew: approx. 280 Aviation/Hangar: none;
Armament (as built):
4 120mm/50 GP Bofors guns (2 x 2); 6 40mm Bofors AA gun (6 x 1); 2 quad 357mm anti-submarine-mortars; 2 depth charge racks;
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