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HNLMS Amsterdam (A836)

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HNLMS Amsterdam
History
NameAmsterdam
BuilderSchelde Group, Flushing
Commissioned1995
Decommissioned2014
Out of service2014 sold to Peru
RenamedBAP Tacna
StatusTemplate:Ship active under Peruvian flag
General characteristics
Displacement17,040 t (16,771 long tons)
Length166 m (544 ft 7 in) o/a
Beam22 m (72 ft 2 in)
Draught8 m (26 ft 3 in)
PropulsionMAN/Bazan diesels, 24,000 hp (17,897 kW)
Speed21 knots (39 km/h; 24 mph)
Capacitylist error: <br /> list (help)
6,700 tonnes of diesel oil
1,660 tonnes of aviation fuel
500 tonnes of cargo
Complement160
Electronic warfare
& decoys
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Radar interception system
Chaff
Armamentlist error: <br /> list (help)
• 1 × 30 mm (1 in) Goalkeeper CIWSs
• 2 × 12.7 mm (1 in) machine guns
Aircraft carried4 × Lynx or 3 × NH-90 helicopters
HNLMS Amsterdam (A836)

HNLMS Amsterdam (A836) was the last replenishment ship serving with the Royal Netherlands Navy. Amsterdam entered service in 1995.

HNLMS Amsterdam deployed to the Middle East as part of Operation Enduring Freedom during 2005/2006 and provided assistance to two American naval vessels after a battle they had fought with pirates on March 18, 2006.

Amsterdam was assigned in December 2010 to the coast of Côte d'Ivoire in order to assist in a possible evacuation of European Union citizens from the country in the wake of unrest after the 2010 presidential election.

Amsterdam was decommissioned on 4 December 2014 and is transferred to the Peruvian navy under her new name as "BAP Tacna" The RNLN will not have an operational tanker until the new Joint Logistic Support Ship Karel Doorman is scheduled to be commissioned somewhere in 2015.

References

Notes
  1. "Supply ships – Ministry of Defence". defensie.nl. Retrieved 22 June 2010.
  2. "Netherlands sends warship to Ivory Coast". The Guardian. 24 December 2010. Retrieved 24 December 2010.
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