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HNLMS Bloys van Treslong (F824)

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HNLMS Bloys van Treslong
History
Netherlands
NameBloys van Treslong
NamesakeWillem Bloys van Treslong
BuilderWilton-Fijenoord, Schiedam
Laid down5 May 1978
Launched15 November 1980
Commissioned25 November 1982
Decommissioned2003
FateSold to the Hellenic Navy
Greece
NameNikiforos Fokas
Acquired2003
IdentificationF466
Statusactive service
General characteristics
Class and typeKortenaer-class frigate
Displacement
  • 3,500 long tons (3,600 t) standard
  • 3,800 long tons (3,900 t) full load
Length130 m (426 ft 6 in)
Beam14.4 m (47 ft 3 in)
Draft4.4 m (14 ft 5 in)
Propulsion
Speed
  • 20 knots (37 km/h; 23 mph) cruise
  • 30 knots (56 km/h; 35 mph) maximum
Endurance4,700 nautical miles at 16 knots (8,700 km at 30 km/h)
Complement176–196
Armament
Aircraft carried2 × Sea Lynx helicopters (1 in peacetime)

HNLMS Bloys van Treslong (F824) (Dutch: Hr.Ms. Bloys van Treslong) was a frigate of the Kortenaer class. The ship was in service with the Royal Netherlands Navy from 1982 to 2003. The frigate was named after Dutch naval hero Willem Bloys van Treslong. The ship's radio call sign was "PADG".[1]

Dutch service history

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Bloys van Treslong off Gibraltar

HNLMS Bloys van Treslong was built at Wilton-Fijenoord in Schiedam. The keel laying took place on 5 May 1978 and the launching on 15 November 1980. The ship was put into service on 25 November 1982.[1]

In 1993, the ship served as station ship in the West Indies. In this period, she was sent to Haiti in support of the United Nations peace mission Support Democracy.[2]

In 1996, she made a trip to Norway with the frigates Jacob van Heemskerck, Willem van der Zaan, Tromp and the replenishment ship Amsterdam.[2]

In 2003, the vessel was decommissioned and sold to the Hellenic Navy.[1]

Greek service history

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The ship was transferred in 2003 to the Hellenic Navy where she was renamed Nikiforos Fokas using the radio call sign "SZCH".[3]

Notes

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  1. ^ a b c "helis.com". Retrieved 14 September 2018.
  2. ^ a b "Kortenaer klasse (S-)fregatten". www.marineschepen.nl. 26 February 2013. Retrieved 14 September 2018.
  3. ^ "helis.com". Retrieved 14 September 2018.
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