HNLMS Philips van Almonde (F823)

Philips van Almonde in the Persian Gulf, November 1990
History
Netherlands
NamePhilips van Almonde
NamesakePhilips van Almonde
BuilderWilton-Fijenoord, Schiedam
Laid down1 October 1977
Launched11 August 1979
Commissioned2 December 1981
Decommissioned2002
FateSold to the Hellenic Navy
Greece
NameThemistoklis
Acquired2003
IdentificationF465
Statusactive service
General characteristics
Class & typeKortenaer-class frigate
Displacement
  • 3,500 long tons (3,600 t) standard
  • 3,800 long tons (3,900 t) full load
Length130 m (426 ft 6 in)
Beam14.4 m (47 ft 3 in)
Draft4.4 m (14 ft 5 in)
Propulsion
Speed
  • 20 knots (37 km/h; 23 mph) cruise
  • 30 knots (56 km/h; 35 mph) maximum
Endurance4,700 nautical miles at 16 knots (8,700 km at 30 km/h)
Complement176–196
Armament
Aircraft carried2 × Sea Lynx helicopters (1 in peacetime)

HNLMS Philips van Almonde (F823) (Dutch: Hr.Ms. Philips van Almonde) was a frigate of the Kortenaer class. The ship was in service with the Royal Netherlands Navy from 1981-2002. She was named after Dutch naval hero Philips van Almonde, and the ship's radio call sign was "PADF".[1]

Dutch service history

HNLMS Philips van Almonde was built at the Wilton-Fijenoord in Schiedam. The keel laying took place on 1 October 1977, and she was launched on 11 August 1979. The ship was put into service on 2 December 1981.[1]

She, Jacob van Heemskerck, and the replenishment ship Zuiderkruis participated in the Gulf War and were sent to replace Witte de With & Pieter Florisz on 4 and 5 December 1990.[2]

From 2 July to 15 December 1984, the ship participated in STANAVFORLANT.[1]

In 2001, after the 11 September attacks, the ship took part in Operation Enduring Freedom.[3]

In 2002, the vessel was decommissioned and sold to the Hellenic Navy.[1]

Greek service history

The ship was transferred in 2003 to the Hellenic Navy where she was renamed Themistoklis using the radio call sign "SZCG".[4] It is in the Elli-class of frigates of the Hellenic Navy.

Notes

  1. ^ a b c d "helis entry". Retrieved 13 September 2018.
  2. ^ "Maritieme kalender 1990". Archived from the original on 6 July 2015. Retrieved 5 July 2015.
  3. ^ "Kortenaer klasse (S-)fregatten". marineschepen.nl. 26 February 2013. Retrieved 13 September 2018.
  4. ^ "helis entry". Retrieved 13 September 2018.
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