HNLMS Den Helder
HNLMS Den Helder is a new replenishment oiler under construction for the Royal Netherlands Navy. Also known as the Combat Support Ship (CSS), Den Helder is planned to fill the gap of replenishment at sea that was left after HNLMS Amsterdam was sold to Peru in 2014.
| Class overview | |
|---|---|
| Name | Den Helder class |
| Builders | Damen Schelde Naval Shipbuilding Damen Shipyards Galați |
| Operators | Royal Netherlands Navy |
| Preceded by | HNLMS Amsterdam |
| Cost | €374 million (2019) |
| Built | 2020–present |
| Planned | 1 |
| Building | 1 |
| Completed | 0 |
| Active | 0 |
| History | |
| Netherlands | |
| Name | Den Helder |
| Namesake | City of Den Helder |
| Awarded | 19 February 2020 |
| Builder | Damen Schelde Naval Shipbuilding Damen Shipyards Galați |
| Cost | €374 million (2019) |
| Yard number | 312421000 / 421000 |
| Laid down | 2 June 2021 |
| Launched | October 2022 |
| Completed | Planned for 2024 |
| Commissioned | Planned for 2025 |
| Homeport | Den Helder |
| Identification | Pennant number: A834 |
| Status | Fitting out |
| Badge | |
| General characteristics | |
| Type | Replenishment oiler |
| Displacement | 20,000 t (19,684 long tons) |
| Length | 179.5 m (588 ft 11 in) o/a |
| Beam | 22 m (72 ft 2 in) |
| Draught | 8 m (26 ft 3 in) |
| Propulsion | 4 × Wärtsila 31 |
| Speed | 20 knots (37 km/h; 23 mph) |
| Boats & landing craft carried | 2 × LCVPs in davits |
| Complement | 75 |
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| Aircraft carried | 2 NH-90 (medium sized helicopters) |
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