HNLMS Philips van Almonde (F823)

History
Philips van Almonde in the Persian Gulf, November 1990
Netherlands
Name	Philips van Almonde
Namesake	Philips van Almonde
Builder	Wilton-Fijenoord, Schiedam
Laid down	1 October 1977
Launched	11 August 1979
Commissioned	2 December 1981
Decommissioned	2002
Fate	Sold to the Hellenic Navy
Greece
Name	Themistoklis
Acquired	2003
Identification	F465
Status	active service
General characteristics
Class and type	Kortenaer-class frigate
Displacement	3,500 long tons (3,600 t) standard 3,800 long tons (3,900 t) full load
Length	130 m (426 ft 6 in)
Beam	14.4 m (47 ft 3 in)
Draft	4.4 m (14 ft 5 in)
Propulsion	Combined gas or gas (COGOG) system: 2 × Rolls-Royce Tyne RM1C gas turbines, 4,900 shp (3,700 kW) each 2 × Rolls-Royce Olympus TM3B gas turbines, 25,700 shp (19,200 kW) each (boost) 2 shafts
Speed	20 knots (37 km/h; 23 mph) cruise 30 knots (56 km/h; 35 mph) maximum
Endurance	4,700 nautical miles at 16 knots (8,700 km at 30 km/h)
Complement	176–196
Armament	2 × OTO-Melara Compatto 76 mm/62 cal. gun 2 × twin Mk46 torpedo tubes 2 × quad RGM-84 Harpoon anti-ship missile launchers 1 × 8-cell Sea Sparrow anti-aircraft missile launchers 1 × Goalkeeper in Dutch service 1 × Phalanx in Greek service
Aircraft carried	2 × 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 to 2002. The frigate was named after Dutch naval hero Philips van Almonde. The ship's radio call sign was "PADF".

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 the launching on 11 August 1979. The ship was put into service on 2 December 1981.

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

From 2 July to 15 December 1984 the ship participated in STANAVFORLANT.

In 2001 after the 11 September attacks the ship took part in Operation Enduring Freedom.

In 2002 the vessel was decommissioned was and sold to the Hellenic Navy.

Greek service history

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

Notes

^ "helis.com". Retrieved 13 September 2018.
"scheepvaartmuseum.nl :: Maritieme kalender 1990". Archived from the original on 6 July 2015. Retrieved 5 July 2015.
"Kortenaer klasse (S-)fregatten". www.marineschepen.nl. 26 February 2013. Retrieved 13 September 2018.
"helis.com". Retrieved 13 September 2018.

v t e Kortenaer-class frigates
Royal Netherlands Navy	Kortenaer Callenburgh Van Kinsbergen Banckert Piet Hein Abraham Crijnssen Philips van Almonde Bloys van Treslong Jan van Brakel Willem van der Zaan / Pieter Florisz
Hellenic Navy Elli class	Elli Limnos Adrias (ex-Callenburgh) Aigaion (ex-Banckert) Navarinon (ex-Van Kinsbergen) Kountouriotis (ex-Kortenaer) Bouboulina (ex-Pieter Florisz) Kanaris (ex-Jan van Brakel) Themistoklis (ex-Philips van Almonde) Nikiforos Fokas (ex-Bloys van Treslong)
United Arab Emirates Navy	Abu Dhabi (ex-Abraham Crijnssen) Al Emirat (ex-Piet Hein)
Preceded by: Tromp class Followed by: Jacob van Heemskerck class
List of frigates of the Royal Netherlands Navy List of frigates of the Hellenic Navy

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