Holland-class destroyer
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For other ship classes, see Holland-class.
Not to be confused with Halland-class destroyer.
The Holland-class destroyers[lower-alpha 1] were built for the Royal Netherlands Navy in the 1950s. They were the first major warships designed and built by the Dutch after World War II. In contrast to previous Dutch Navy practice the ships were named after provinces rather than admirals.
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HNLMS Holland | |
Class overview | |
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Name | Holland class |
Builders | |
Operators | |
Preceded by | Gerard Callenburgh class |
Succeeded by | Friesland class |
Built | 1950-1955 |
In commission | 1954–1986 |
Planned | 6 |
Completed | 4 |
Cancelled | 2 |
General characteristics [1] | |
Type | Destroyer |
Displacement |
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Length | 113.1 m (371 ft 1 in) |
Beam | 11.4 m (37 ft 5 in) |
Draught | 5.1 m (16 ft 9 in) |
Propulsion | 2 shaft geared turbines, 2 boilers, 45,000 hp (33,556 kW) |
Speed | 32 knots (37 mph; 59 km/h) |
Range | 4,000 nmi (7,400 km) at 18 kn (33 km/h) |
Complement | 247 |
Armament |
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