HNLMS Tromp
F 801
1975
(Albatros ALK-61)
- Class: Tromp - 2 frigates of 1967
- Displacement: 5,400 tons full load
- Dimensions: 454 x 48.6 x 15.1 ft.
- Machinery: 2 x Rolls Royce Olympus TM3B gas turbines (main);
2 x Rolls Royce Tyne RM1A gas turbines (aux), 2 screws = 28 knots (main), 18 knots (aux)
- Missiles: 1 Standard SAM launcher (40 SM-1 missiles); 8 Harpoon SSM (2x4); 1 NATO Sea Sparrow SAM (1x8, 16 missiles)
- Guns: 2-120mm/54 (1x2) DP
- ASW weapons: 6-324mm Mk 32 TT (2x3)
- Helicopters: 1 Westland Lynx
- Complement: 306
- Builder: Koninklijke Maatschappij De Schelde, Vlissingen
- Keel Laid: 4 Aug 1971
- Launched: 4 Jun 1973
- Commissioned: 3 Oct 1975
- Decommissioned: 1999
- Notes: Tromp and sister De Ruyter were built to replace the old cruisers De Ruyter and De Zeven Provincien as air defence flagships for ASW squadrons. The dual 120mm gun turret was salvaged from HNLMS Gelderland, a Holland class destroyer. Served in various NATO task forces and made multiple cruises to show the flag.
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