De Zeven Provinciën-class Frigate

The De Zeven Provinciën-class frigates are highly advanced air-defence and command frigates in service with the Koninklijke Marine (Royal Netherlands Navy). This class of ships is also known as LCF (Luchtverdedigings- en commandofregat, air defense and command frigate). The ships are similar to the German Sachsen-class frigates in role and mission.

Specifications

 * Type: Air Defense and Command Frigate
 * Cost: €600 million ($816 million)
 * Service Period: 2002-Present
 * Characteristics
 * Length: 473.2 feet (144.23 meters)
 * Beam: 61.71 feet (18.81 meters)
 * Draught: 17 feet (5.182 meters)
 * Displacement: 6,050 tons
 * Crew: 232 (30 officers and 202 ratings)
 * Range: 4,000 nautical miles (7,408 kilometers) at 18 knots (33.34 km/hr)
 * Speed: 30 knots (55.56 km/hr)
 * Propulsion: CODAG Propulsion
 * 2 x Wärtsilä 16 V26 diesel engines, 4.2 MW (5,600 hp) each
 * 2 x Rolls Royce Spey SM 1C gas turbines, 18.5 MW (24,800 hp) each
 * 4 x GEC Alsthom Paxman diesel-generators, 1,650 kW (2,210 hp) each (To be replaced by Wärtsilä)
 * 2 x propeller shafts, controllable pitch propellers
 * Sensor Suite:
 * Thales Nederland SMART-L long-range air and surface surveillance radar
 * Thales Nederland APAR air and surface search, tracking and guidance radar (I band)
 * DECCA NAV navigation radar
 * Thales Nederland Scout (Low Probability of Intercept)surface search/navigation radar
 * Thales Nederland Sirius IRST long-range infrared surveillance and tracking system
 * Thales Nederland Mirador optical surveillance and tracking system
 * Atlas Elektronik DSQS-24C hull-mounted sonar
 * MK XII IFF system
 * Electronic Warfare and Countermeasures
 * 2 x Thomson Racal (now Thales) Sabre ECM suite
 * 4 x Sippican Hycor SRBOC MK36 launcher
 * 1 x AN/SLQ-25C Nixie torpedo decoy
 * Armament
 * 1 x OTO-Melara 127mm/54-caliber dual purpose gun
 * 1 x 40-cell Mk.41 VLS (32 RIM-156 SM-2ER and 32 RIM-161 ESSM (Quad-packed))
 * 2 x 4-canister Mk.141 Harpoon SSM Launcher (fires RGM-84 Harpoon AShM)
 * 2 x Mk.32 Mod-9 twin fire torpedo tubes (fires Raytheon Mk.46 Mod 5 torpedoes)
 * 4 x 12.7mm M2 Browning machine guns
 * 6 x 7.62mm FN MAG machine guns
 * 2 x 30mm Goalkeeper CIWS
 * Aviation Facilities: Hangar and flight deck for 1 medium sized helicopter
 * Aircraft Carried: 1 x NHIndustries NH90

Unit Run

 * HNLMS De Zeven Provinciën (F802)
 * HNLMS Tromp (F803)
 * HNLMS De Ruyter (F804)
 * HNLMS Evertsen (F805)