The Friesland Class destroyers were built for the Royal Netherlands Navy in the 1950s. They were a larger modified version of the Holland class destroyer with more powerful machinery. Eight ships were built. They were replaced by the Kortenaer class frigates in the early 1980s and seven ships were sold to the Peruvian Navy where they served until 1991. The main armament was supplied by Bofors.
The machinery was identical to that used in the American Gearing class destroyers and manufactured under licence by Werkspoor. The radar was manufactured by Hollandse Signalaparaten.
| Friesland class destroyer | |
|---|---|
| Name: | Friesland class destroyer |
| Operators: |  Royal Netherlands Navy Peruvian Navy |
| Preceded by: | Holland class destroyer |
| Built: | 1951-1958 |
| In commission: | 1956-1991 |
| Completed: | Eight |
| Retired: | 8 |
| General characteristics | |
| Type: | Destroyer |
| Displacement: | 2497 standard, 3070 tons full load |
| Length: | 116 m |
| Beam: | 11.7 m |
| Draught: | 5.2 m |
| Propulsion: | 2 shaft geared turbines, 4 BW boilers, Super-heated steam @ 620psi, 60,000 hp |
| Speed: | 36 knots |
| Range: | 4000 nm at 18 knots |
| Complement: | 284 |
| Sensors and processing systems: | Radar LW-02, DA-01, ZW-01, M45, Sonar Type 170, Type 162 |
| Armament: | 4 - Bofors 120 mm guns (2x2) 6 - 40mm Bofors AA guns (6x1) 2 - quad 357 mm anti submarine mortars 2 - depth charge racks |
