HNLMS Bloys van Treslong

HNLMS Bloys van Treslong
History
Netherlands
NameBloys van Treslong
NamesakeWillem Bloys van Treslong
BuilderWilton-Fijenoord, Schiedam
Laid down5 May 1978
Launched15 November 1980
Commissioned25 November 1982
Decommissioned2003
FateSold to the Hellenic Navy, 2003
Greece
NameNikiforos Fokas
Acquired2003
IdentificationF466
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 Bloys van Treslong (F824) (Dutch: Hr.Ms. Bloys van Treslong) was a frigate of the Kortenaer class. The ship was in service with the Royal Netherlands Navy from 1982-2003. She was named after Dutch naval hero Willem Bloys van Treslong, and the ship's radio call sign was "PADG".[1]

Dutch service history

Bloys van Treslong off Gibraltar

HNLMS Bloys van Treslong was built at Wilton-Fijenoord in Schiedam. The keel laying took place on 5 May 1978, and she was launched on 15 November 1980. The ship was put into service on 25 November 1982.[1]

In 1993, the ship served as station ship in the West Indies. During this period, she was sent to Haiti in support of the United Nations peace mission Support Democracy.[2]

In 1996, she made a trip to Norway with the frigates Jacob van Heemskerck, Willem van der Zaan, Tromp, and the replenishment ship Amsterdam.[2]

In 2003, 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 Nikiforos Fokas using the radio call sign "SZCH".[3]

Notes

  1. ^ a b c "helis entry". Retrieved 14 September 2018.
  2. ^ a b "Kortenaer klasse (S-)fregatten". marineschepen.nl. 26 February 2013. Retrieved 14 September 2018.
  3. ^ "helis entry". Retrieved 14 September 2018.
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