Jacob van Heemskerck class frigate

HNLMS Jacon van Heemskerck (FM 812) sails by Manhattan on October 13th, 2004.

The Jacob van Heemskerck-class frigate was a class of frigates of the Royal Netherlands Navy. They were built to be an air defence version of the Kortenaer-class frigate. The helicopter was replaced by a Sea Dart medium range SAM system and associated radars. A quartet of ships were built for the Royal Netherlands Navy. In 2005 a quartet were built for the Chilean Navy.

Specifications

• Type: Guided Missile Frigate
• Service Period: 1986-Present Day
• Characteristics:
  • Length: 427.2 feet (130.21 meters)
  • Beam: 47.2 feet (14.39 meters)
  • Draft: 13.9 feet (4.24 meters)
  • Displacement: 3000 tons standard (3,750 tons full load)
• Crew: 197
• Cruising Speed: 20 knots (37.04 km/h)
• Maximum Speed: 30 knots (55.56 km/h)
• Propulsion: 2 x Rolls Royce Tyne RM1C gas turbines, 4,900 shp each, 2 x Rolls Royce Olympus TM3B gas turbines, 25,700 shp each (boost)
• Range: 4,700 nautical miles (8,704.4 kilometers) at 16 knots (29.63 km/h)
• Sensor Suite:
  • LW-08 long-range air search RDF
  • DA-05 target tracking RDF
  • STIR-240 director RDF
  • STIR-180 RDF
  • PHS-36 hull ASDIC
• Armament:
  • 1 x GWS.30 Sea Dart AAM Launcher
  • 2 x 4-cannister Broadsword AShM launchers
  • 4 x 12.75" torpedo tubes (fires Raytheon Mk.46 torpedoes)
  • 2 x 20mm guns
  • 1 x Goalkeeper 30 mm CIWS gun system

Unit Run

Royal Netherlands Navy

• HNLMS Jacob van Heemskerck (FM 817)
• HNLMS Witte de With (FM 818)
• HNLMS Laurens Reael (FM 819)
• HNLMS Hendrik Gravé (FM 820)

Chilean Navy

• BAC Capitán Prat (FFG-11)
• BAC Almirante Carreño (FFG-12)
• BAC Almirante Uribe (FFG-13)
• BAC Almirante Latorre (FFG-14)