HNLMS Witte de With (F813)

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HNLMS Witte de With at sea
History
Flag of the Netherlands.svgNetherlands
NameWitte de With
Namesake Witte Corneliszoon de With
Builder KM de Schelde, Vlissingen
Laid down15 December 1981
Launched25 August 1984
Commissioned17 September 1986
Decommissioned12 May 2006
FateSold to the Chilean Navy
Flag of Chile.svgChile
NameCapitán Prat
Namesake Arturo Prat
Commissioned17 July 2006
Decommissioned2020
IdentificationFFG-11
Statusretired
General characteristics
Type Jacob van Heemskerck class
Displacement
  • 3,000 tons standard
  • 3,750 tons full load
Length130 m (426 ft 6 in)
Beam14.5 m (47 ft 7 in)
Draught4.4 m (14 ft 5 in)
Propulsion
Speed
  • 30 kn (56 km/h; 35 mph) maximum
  • 20 kn (37 km/h; 23 mph) cruising
Range4,700 nmi (8,700 km; 5,400 mi) at 16 kn (30 km/h; 18 mph)
Complement197
Sensors and
processing systems
  • Radar
    • LW-08
    • SMART-S Mk1
    • 2 x STIR-240
    • STIR-180
    • ZW-06
  • Sonar
    • PHS-36
Armament

HNLMS Witte de With (F813) (Dutch : Hr.Ms. Witte de With) was a frigate of the Jacob van Heemskerck class. The ship was in service with the Royal Netherlands Navy from 1986 to 2006. The frigate was named after Dutch naval hero Witte Corneliszoon de With. The ship's radio call sign was "PAVP". [1]

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Dutch service history

Witte de With alongside Tromp in 1992. Hr.Ms. Tromp (F801) en Hr.Ms. Witte de With (F813) met Lynx-helicopter (2158 018605).jpg
Witte de With alongside Tromp in 1992.

HNLMS Witte de With was one of two Jacob van Heemskerck-class frigates and was built at the KM de Schelde in Vlissingen. The keel laying took place on 15 December 1981 and the launching on 25 August 1984. The ship was put into service on 17 September 1986. [1]

The ship participated in Operation Desert Shield/Storm from September 1990 to December 1990. [1] and Operation Sharp Guard in July 1993

In 1988 Witte de With and the frigates Jan van Brakel and Kortenaer and the replenishment ship Zuiderkruis made a trip to the far east visiting Egypt, India, Indonesia, Australia and New Zealand to show the flag and for practice. [2] [3]

On 12 May 2006 the vessel was decommissioned and sold to the Chilean Navy. [3] [1]

Chilean service history

The ship was put into service on 17 July 2006 where the ship was renamed Capitán Prat using the radio call sign was "CCPT". [4] [ citation needed ]

Notes

  1. 1 2 3 4 "helis.com" . Retrieved 8 September 2018.
  2. ↑ "scheepvaartmuseum.nl :: Maritieme kalender 1988". Archived from the original on 5 July 2015. Retrieved 4 July 2015.
  3. 1 2 "Jacob van Heemskerck klasse fregatten/ L-fregatten". www.marineschepen.nl. 10 September 2015. Retrieved 8 September 2018.
  4. ↑ "helis.com" . Retrieved 8 September 2018.

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