HNLMS Tromp (F803)

	HNLMS Tromp at sea (Source: Royal Netherlands Navy)
History
Netherlands
Name	Tromp
Namesake	Maarten Tromp and Cornelis Tromp
Laid down	3 September 1999
Launched	7 April 2001
Commissioned	14 March 2003
Identification	MMSI number: 244899000; Callsign: PAET;
Honours and; awards	KNMI Medal
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General characteristics
Class and type	De Zeven Provinciën-class frigate
Displacement	6,050 tonnes (full load)
Length	144.24 metres (473.2 ft)
Beam	18.80 metres (61.7 ft)
Draft	5.18 metres (17.0 ft)
Propulsion	Combined diesel or gas; 2 × Wärtsilä 16 V26 marine diesel engines, 5.1 MW (6,800 hp) each; 2 × Rolls-Royce Marine Spey SM 1C gas turbines, 19.5 MW (26,100 hp) each; 2 × propeller shafts, 5-bladed controllable pitch propellers;
Speed	30 knots (56 km/h; 35 mph)
Complement	174 (202 incl. command staff)
Sensors and ; processing systems	Thales Nederland SMART-L long-range air and surface surveillance radar; Thales Nederland APAR air and surface search, tracking and guidance radar (I band); DECCA NAV navigation radar; Thales Nederland Scout (Low-probability-of-intercept) surface search/navigation radar; Thales Nederland Sirius IRST long-range infrared surveillance and tracking system; Thales Nederland Mirador optical surveillance and tracking system; Atlas Elektronik DSQS-24C hull-mounted sonar; MK XII IFF system;
Armament	Guns:; 1 × Oto Melara 127 mm/54 dual-purpose gun; 2–4 × Browning M2 12.7 mm machine guns; 4–6 × FN MAG 7.62 mm machine guns; 1–2 × Goalkeeper CIWS; Missiles:; 40-cell Mk 41 vertical launching system; 32 × SM-2 IIIA surface-to-air missiles; 32 × Evolved SeaSparrow Missiles (quad-packed); 8 × Harpoon anti-ship missiles; 2 × twin Mk 32 Mod 9 torpedo launchers with Mk 46 Mod 5 torpedoes;
Aircraft carried	1 x NH-90 helicopter

HNLMS Tromp (F803) (Dutch: "Zr. Ms. Tromp") is the second De Zeven Provinciën-class frigate of the Royal Netherlands Navy. The ship was laid down in 1999, launched in 2001, and commissioned in 2003. The frigate is named after Dutch naval heroes Maarten Tromp (1598–1653) and Cornelis Tromp (1629–1691).

As of 18 June 2010, Commander René Tas is HNLMS Tromp's commanding officer.

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