This is a list of active ships currently in service with the Royal Netherlands Navy.
InDutch, ships are given the prefix "Zijner Majesteits" ("his majesty's", abbreviated "Zr.Ms.") or "Hare Majesteits" ("her majesty's", abbreviated as "Hr.Ms."). In English, the Dutch prefix is translated as "HNLMS" for "His/Her Netherlands Majesty's Ship". Some authors translate Hr./Zr.Ms. as "HNMS" but that abbreviation is ambiguous: the "N" might stand for "Netherlands" or "Norway". The most common way to avoid this ambiguity is to use "HNLMS" and "HNoMS" respectively.
Class | Ship name | No. | Commissioned | Builder | Origin | Displacement (tonnes) |
Speed (knots) |
Photo |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Walrus class | Zeeleeuw | S803 | 25 April 1990 | Rotterdamsche Droogdok Maatschappij (RDM) | Netherlands | 2,800 | 20 | |
Dolfijn | S808 | 29 January 1993 | ||||||
Bruinvis | S810 | 5 July 1994 |
Class | Ship | No. | Comm. | Builder | Origin | Displacement (tonnes) |
Speed (knots) |
Notes | Photo |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
De Zeven Provinciën class | De Zeven Provinciën | F802 | 26 April 2002 | Schelde Naval Shipbuilding | Netherlands | 6,050 | 30 | Internationally considered destroyers due to their size, armament, and role.[1] | |
Tromp | F803 | 14 March 2003 | |||||||
De Ruyter | F804 | 22 April 2004 | |||||||
Evertsen | F805 | 10 June 2005 | |||||||
Karel Doorman class | Van Amstel | F831 | 27 May 1993 | Schelde Naval Shipbuilding | Netherlands | 3,320 | 29 | ||
Van Speijk | F828 | 7 September 1995 | Inactive due to personnel shortage[2] |
Class | Ship | No. | Comm. | Builder | Origin | Displacement (tonnes) |
Speed (knots) |
Photo |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Holland class | Holland | P840 | 6 July 2012 | Schelde Naval Shipbuilding | Netherlands | 3,750 | 21.5 | |
Zeeland | P841 | 23 August 2013 | ||||||
Friesland | P842 | 22 January 2013 | ||||||
Groningen | P843 | 29 November 2013 |
Class | Ship | No. | Comm. | Type | Builder | Origin | Displacement (tonnes) |
Speed (knots) |
Photo |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Rotterdam class | Rotterdam | L800 | 18 April 1998 | Landing Platform Dock | Schelde Naval Shipbuilding | Netherlands | 12,750 | 20 | |
Johan de Witt | L801 | 30 November 2007 | 16,500 | 19 |
Class | Ship | No. | Comm. | Type | Builder | Origin | Displacement (tonnes) |
Speed (knots) |
Photo |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Karel Doorman | A833 | 24 April 2015[3][4] | Joint support ship | Damen Schelde Naval Shipbuilding | Netherlands | 27,800 (full load) | 18 |
Class | Ship | No. | Comm. | Type | Builder | Origin | Displacement (tonnes) |
Speed (knots) |
Photo |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Tripartite class | Makkum | M857 | 13 May 1985 | Minehunter | Van der Giessen-de-Noord | Netherlands | 571 | 15 | |
Schiedam | M860 | 9 July 1986 | |||||||
Zierikzee | M862 | 7 May 1987 | |||||||
Willemstad | M864 | 20 September 1989 |
Class | Ship | No. | Comm. | Builder | Origin | Displacement (tonnes) |
Speed (knots) |
Photo |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Soemba class | Soemba | A850 | 1989 | Netherlands | 410 | 8 | ||
Cerberus class[5] | Cerberus | A851 | 1992 | Scheepswerf Visser | Netherlands | 223 | 10 | |
Argus | A852 | 1992 | 223 | 10 | ||||
Nautilus | A853 | 1992 | 297 | 10.5 | ||||
Hydra | A854 | 1992 | 297 | 13 |
Class | Ship | No. | Comm. | Builder | Origin | Displacement (tonnes) |
Speed (knots) |
Photo |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Snellius class | Snellius | A802 | 20 February 2003 | Damen Group | Romania (Hull) Netherlands (Fitting-out) |
1,875 | 12 | |
Luymes | A803 | 3 June 2004 | ||||||
Hydrograaf | H8021 | 26 February 2021 | Damen Group | Netherlands | 22 | 20 |
Ship | No. | Comm. | Type | Builder | Origin | Displacement (tonnes) |
Speed (knots) |
Photo |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Pelikaan[6] | A804 | 12 June 2006 | Logistics and amphibious support ship | Damen Group | Netherlands | 1,150 | 14.5 |
Ship | No. | Comm. | Type | Builder | Origin | Displacement (tonnes) |
Speed (knots) |
Photo |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Mercuur[7] | A900 | 21 August 1987 | Submarine support ship | Damen Schelde Naval Shipbuilding | Netherlands | 1,400 | 14 |
Ship | No. | Comm. | Type | Builder | Origin | Displacement (tonnes) |
Speed (knots) |
Photo |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Van Kinsbergen[8] | A902 | 2 November 1999 | Naval training vessel | Damen Group | Netherlands | 630 | 12.8 | |
Urania[9] | Y8050 | 25 May 2004 | Sailing naval training vessel | De Gier & Bezaan Int. | Netherlands | 80 | 7 (powered) / 10 (sailing) |
Ship | Type | Builder | Commissioned | Origin | Displacement (tonnes) | Speed (knots) | Photo | Note |
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Barend Biesheuvel | Patrol boat | Damen Shipyards Gorinchem |
2001
|
Netherlands |
345
|
18
|
||
Visarend | Patrol boat | Damen Shipyards Gorinchem |
2001
|
Netherlands |
245
|
22,5
|
Damen Stan 4207 | |
Zeearend | Patrol boat | Damen Shipyards Gorinchem | Netherlands |
245
|
22,5
|
Damen Stan 4207 | ||
Ievoli Amaranth | Selah Shipyard |
2013
|
Turkey |
820
|
20
|
Chartered by the Dutch Ministry of Infrastructure and the Environment from Multraship. | ||
Terschelling | Buoy tender | Damen Shipyards Gorinchem |
1989
|
Netherlands |
514
|
12
|