Royal Netherlands Navy - Equipment

Equipment

See also: List of ships of the Royal Netherlands Navy

The Royal Netherlands Navy currently operates 7 main classes of vessels:

Note: in the Royal Netherlands Navy frigates are interchangeable with destroyers as there is no separate class
Type ship Defensenote 1974 Defensenote 1984 Priority Document 1993 Marine study 2005 Economize 2011
LC frigates 4 4
M frigates four 8 8 2 2
GW frigates 2 2 2
L frigates 1 2 2
S frigates 12 10 6
MLM frigates 6
Frigates 25 22 18 6 6
Patrol ships 4 4
Submarine 6 6 4 4 4
Supply ships 2 2 2 1
ATS 1 2 2
JSS 1 1
Minehunters 15 15 15 10 6
Minesweepers 11 11
Total ships 59 56 40 28 21
LRMP Aircraft 21 13 13
Helicopters 36 30 20 20 20
Total aircraft 57 43 33 20 20

List of the Dutch Navy Fleet

* The Dutch Royal Navy classifies the De Zeven Provinciën as frigates, but internationally they are most comparable to destroyers (due to their size and weapon capability) platform for Sea Based Anti-Ballistics Missile defence

The constituent Equipment of the Royal Netherlands Navy are:

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