This is a list of active ships currently in service with the Royal Netherlands Navy.
Royal Netherlands Navy ship prefix In Dutch, ships are given the prefix "Zijner Majesteits" ("his majesty's", abbreviated "Zr.Ms.") or "Hare Majesteits" ("her majesty's", abbreviated as "Hr.Ms."). In English, the Dutch prefix is translated as "HNLMS" for "His/Her Netherlands Majesty's Ship". Some authors translate Hr./Zr.Ms. as "HNMS" but that abbreviation is ambiguous: the "N" might stand for "Netherlands" or "Norway". The most common way to avoid this ambiguity is to use "HNLMS" and "HNoMS" respectively.
Royal Netherlands Navy – active fleet
Submarine service Class In service Origin Image Type Builder Ship No. Comm. Displacement Notes Attack submarines (3) 3 Attack submarines RDM (Rotterdamsche Droogdok Maatschappij) Zeeleeuw S803 2,800 tonnes (submerged) 2,450 tonnes (surfaced) To be replaced by the S808 S810
Navy combat fleet Class In service Origin Image Type Builder Ship No. Comm. Displacement Notes Frigates (6) M-class 2 ASW Frigates Schelde Naval Shipbuilding F831 3,300 tonnes inactive due to personnel shortage. F828 4 Guided-missiles frigates (air defence & command) Schelde Naval Shipbuilding F802 6,050 tonnes Internationally considered destroyers due to their size, armament, and role. F803 F804 F805 Offshore patrol vessels (4) 4 Ocean-going patrol vessel Damen Schelde Naval Shipbuilding P840 3,750 tonnes 1 ship of the Holland class is assigned to the Caribbean Coast Guard. P841 P842 P843 Combat support ship (1) Den Helder class 1 Replenishment oiler Damen Schelde Naval Shipbuilding A834 22,595 tonnes Amphibious warfare (3 ships, 17 landing crafts) 2 LPD (landing platform dock) Damen Schelde Naval Shipbuilding L800 12,750 tonnes 2 LCU and 3 LCVP carried. L801 15,500 tonnes 2 LCU and 4 LCVP can be carried. Karel Doorman class1 JSS (joint support ship) Damen Shipyards Galați, Damen Schelde A833 27,800 tonnes 2 LCVP carried. LCU 3607 5 LCU (landing craft utility) Visser shipyard Den Helder – L9525 – 255 tonnes Being upgraded to Mk.III standard. – L9526 – L9527 – L9528 –L9529 LCVP Mk.V (NL) 12 LCVP (Landing craft vehicle personnel) Van der Giessen-De Noord, Hardinxveld-Giessendam – L9565 – 24 tonnes To be replaced by 12 new LCVPs and 8 new Littoral Craft Mobility (LCM) from 2025 onwards. – L9566 – L9567 – L9568 – L9569 – L9570 – L9571 – L9572 – L9573 – L9574 – L9575 – L9576Mine warfare ships (3) 3 Minehunter Van der Giessen de Noord M860 510 tonnes M862 M864 Light boats – boarding craft (fast raiding interception and special forces craft)
Based on MST 1000 Enforcer 19 RHIB boarding craft (rigid hull inflatable boat) Marine Specialised Technology Ltd. – RHIBC 01 –
RHIBC 19 2014 https://zoek.officielebekendmakingen.nl/blg-185517.pdf Page 25 8 tonnes Used by: 8 used on 6 used by the Marine Corps (maritime counter-terrorism) 5 used by MARSOF
To be replaced by the FFI. – Raiding craft (fast raiding interception and special forces craft)
Based on MST 1000 Enforcer 17 RHIB raiding craft (rigid hull inflatable boat) Marine Specialised Technology Ltd. – RHIBC 01 –
RHIBC 17 2014 8 tonnes Used by the Marine Corpsfor:
amphibious landings patrols riverine areas operations. To be modernised. – Support craft (fast raiding interception and special forces craft)
Based on MST 1000 Enforcer 12 RHIB support craft (rigid hull inflatable boat) Marine Specialised Technology Ltd. – RHISC 01 –
RHISC 12 2014 7 tonnes Missions the Caribbean for:
Support ship coast guard tasks patrol drug control To be modernised. RHIB 700 5 – RHIB (rigid hull inflatable boat) – WM8-8909 WM8-9001
WM8-9102
WM8-9201 – – – Being phased out. RHIB 2000 4 – RHIB (rigid hull inflatable boat) – WM8-0201 WM8-0202
WM8-0203
WM8-0204 – – RHIB 2000D 4 – – RHIB (rigid hull inflatable boat) – WM8-0602 WM8-0603
WM8-0604
WM8-0605 – – 2 RHIBs 2000D for port protection by Defence Diving Group Alunaut A7 FRB 11 Artist impression RHIB (rigid hull inflatable boat) Alunaut OÜ – – – Replacement RHB-700.
Auxiliary fleet Class In service Origin Image Type Builder Ship No. Comm. Displacement Notes Logistic support (1) class 1 (Hull) (Fitting out) Logistic support ship Damen Shipyards Galați Damen Schelde, A804 1,150 tonnes Also used for emergency relief.
To be replaced by new naval support vessels. Submarine support (1) – 1 Torpedo work ship Damen Schelde Naval Shipbuilding A900 1,400 tonnes To be replaced by new naval support vessels. Diving support ships (5) Soemba class 1 Diving support vessel Vervaco A850 1989 410 tonnes To be replaced by new naval support vessels. 4 Diving support vessel Scheepswerf Visser A851 1992 223 tonnes A852 1992 A853 1992 340 tonnes A854 1992 Research and survey vessels (3) 2 (Hull) (Fitting out) Hydrographic survey vessel Damen Shipyards Galați Damen Schelde A802 1,875 tonnes To be replaced by new naval support vessels. A803 ESB1604 1 Expeditionary survey boat Damen Group H8021 22 tonnes Harbour patrol vessel (2) 2 Harbour patrol vessel Jongert Y8208 7.9 tonnes Y8209 Tugboats (9) "ASD Tug 2810 Hybrid" 3 Coastal tugboat Damen Schelde Naval Shipbuilding Noordzee A871 604 tonesReplaces 4 tug of the . Waddenzee A872 Zuiderzee A873 "Delta tug 2750" 1 Tugboat Shipyard Bijlsma (Hull) Delta Shipyard (Fitting out) Gouwe A878 380 tonnes 2 Harbour tugboat Delta Shipyard Breezand Y8018 74.5 tonnes Balgzand Y8019 3 Harbour electric tugboat Stormer Marine Bolder Y8023 9.5 tonnes Replaces 5 tug of the . Beting Y8024 Bakspier Y8025 Training ships (2) – 1 Training ship Damen Group A902 630 tonnes To be replaced by new naval support vessels. – 1 Training sail boat De Gier & Bezaan Int. Y8050 80 tonnes
Leased transport fleet Ship In service Origin Image Type Builder Comm. Capacity Notes Roll-on / roll-off mission support MV New Amsterdam 1 Conro (Container & Roll-on-Roll-off) Damen Group 300 vehicles, + 200 containers (simultaneous) Ship equipped with a 25-meters crane, and unloading ramp with a capacity of 75 tonnes without quay support. MV Southern Rock 1 Conro (Container & Roll-on-Roll-off) / (reiforced deck) (made in 2007) , with an open top 4 years lease from Harman Seatrade. Trica 1 Conro (Container & Roll-on-Roll-off) Szczecin Shipyard (made in 2007) 300 vehicles, or 694 containers (or combination) 10 years lease from Plyca 1 (made in 2007)Lift-on / lift-offA-class3LoLo cargo ship (Lift-on / lift-off)Hudong-Zhonghua Shipbuilding2006 - 2012500 containers, and space for vehicles or helicoptersLeased from , 3 ships out of a pool of 19 ships (15 A-class and 4 T-class) available within few weeks when needed.T-classHudong-Zhonghua Shipbuilding2012 - 2013
Coast Guard – active fleet
Dutch coast guard fleet The Coast Guard has no vessels of its own, so resources are made available by the cooperating ministries and services. Class In service Origin Image Type Builder Operator Ship No. Comm. Displacement NotesPatrol vessels – 1 Patrol boat Damen Shipyards Gorinchem Rijkswaterstaat – 1,150 tonnes Active in the North Sea. 2 RHIB on board. Damen Stan Patrol 4207 2 Patrol boat Damen Shipyards Gorinchem – 245 tonnes 1 RHIB on board. – Damen Stan Patrol 2706 1 Patrol boat Damen Shipyards Gorinchem National Police Corps P45 – – Damen Stan Patrol 2506 3 Patrol boat Damen Shipyards Gorinchem National Police Corps P41 – – P42 – P44 – Buoy vessels – 3 Buoy tender Damen Shipyards Gorinchem Rijkswaterstaat – 514 tonnes laying and maintenance buoys extinguishing fires towing of ships oil spill response guiding ships in ice – – Pollution control ship – 1 Oil spill combatment vessel Damen Shipyards Gorinchem Rijkswaterstaat – 2,388 Tugboats – 1 ERTV "Emergency response towing vessel" Selah ShipyardMultraship Ocean Towage BV since (Svitzer - )Guardian
(formerly ) – 820 tonnes Ship changed name and ownership.
Emergency towing assistance on the North Sea on behalf of the Dutch Coastguard. – 1 ERTV "Emergency response towing vessel" (design MAN Ferrostaal / ) Multraship Ocean Towage BV Multraship Commander
(formerly ALP Ace) – 530 tonnes Preventively at sea at the Borssele wind farm to monitor shipping safety.
Built in . – 1 ERTV "Emergency response towing vessel" (design MAN Ferrostaal / ) Multraship Ocean Towage BV Multraship Protector
(formerly ALP Ippon) – 530 tonnes Preventively at sea at the Kust wind farm to monitor shipping safety.
Built in .
Dutch Caribbean Coast Guard
Class In service Origin Image Type Builder Ship No. Comm. Displacement / length Notes Offshore patrol vessel (1 borrowed from the Navy) West Indies Guard Ship (WIGS) 1 (Hull) (Fitting out) OPV Damen Shipyards Galați, Damen Schelde – – 3,750 tonnes Rotation od the Royal Netherlands Navy every 4 to 6 months in support of the Dutch Caribbean Coast Guard.
Most often ship. Cutters (3) Stan Patrol 4100 class 3 Cutter Damen Group Jaguar P810 206 tonnes Stationed in Aruba, Curaçao, Sint Maarten Panter P811 Poema P812 Light patrol boats (17) 38 Defiant 12 High speed patrol boat Metal Shark 01 - 04 – To patrol waters of Aruba, Bonaire, Curaçao, St. Eustatius, St. Maarten and Saba.
Successor of the SRHIB 05 - 08 – 09 A-2539 10 A-2540 11 A-2541 12 A-2542 Justice 20 5 Patrol boat Boston Whaler – –
KNRM (Royal Netherlands Sea Rescue Institution)
Class In service Origin Image Type Builder Ship Comm. Displacement Notes Search and rescue vessels 10 Lifeboat (rescue) Habbeké shipyard Koning Willem I 28.3 tonnes https://www.knrm.nl/images/downloads/2024-KNM-010-KNRM-Jaarverslag-2023-Compleet-v01b-ONLINE.pdf Page 45 Koos van Messel retired in March 2017. Aluboot B.V. Arie Visser Zeemanshoop Koopmansdank Arie Visser Anna Margaretha Jeanine Parqui Joke Dijkstra Kitty Roosmale Nepveu Antoinette SAR-1500 "" 5 Lifeboat (rescue) Aluboot B.V. Jan van Engelenburg 14.6 tonnes Graaf van Bylandt Jan en Titia Visser Kapiteins Hazewinkel Dorus Rijkers 1 Lifeboat (rescue) Damen Group NH1816 – 10 Lifeboat (rescue) Habbeké shipyard Beursplein 5 10 tonnes Valentijn boat (first of the class) retired in February 2021. Adriaan Hendrik Annie Jacoba Visser Donateur Anna Dorothea Annie Poulisse Alida Wiecher en Jap Visser-Politiek Koninklijke Nederlands Watersport Verbond (KNWV) Frans Verkade 7 Lifeboat (rescue) Habbeké shipyard Winifred Lucy Verkade-Clark 10 tonnes Frans Hogewind Uly George Dijkstra Paul Johannes Edith Grondel De Redder Van Wijk Class improvement 1 (+6 on order) Lifeboat (rescue) Habbeké shipyard Van Wijk 9.5 tonnes Being acquired Pauline Irene & Henk – To enter service until 2025 – – – Harder 2000 class 1 Lifeboat (rescue) RHIB – Johanna Margareta – 3.8 tonnes AV 900 type 8 Lifeboat (rescue) RHIB Mare Safety AS KBW 1910 3.4 tonnes Nikolaas Wijsenbeek Oranje Evert Floor Fred Tjepke Ekkelboom Bernardine 't Span AV 900 type 9 Lifeboat (rescue) RHIB Mare Safety AS Bert en Anneke Knape 4.2 tonnes Reinforced Cornelis Dito Springbok Valerie Struis Op Dreef Page 44 - https://www.knrm.nl/images/downloads/2024-KNM-010-KNRM-Jaarverslag-2023-Compleet-v01b-ONLINE.pdf Pieter Houbolt Royal Flush Johanna Maria Training lifeboat C-Rescue 1 19 Lifeboat (rescue) RHIB RNLI "Royal National Lifeboat Institution* Maria Hofker 1.6 tonnes Edzard Jacob Hendrik Jacob Huibert Dijkstra Koen Oberman Francine Kroesen Griend Palace Noordwijk Maria Paula Neeltje Struijs Corrie Dijkstra-van Elk Baron Van Lynden Dolfijn Ineke van Dun - de Meester Chios Marinus Cornelis Veronica Engelina Training lifeboat Margot Krijnen Chaterina D class 1 (+11 on order) Lifeboat (rescue) RHIB Stormer Marine Chaterina D 2023 – Replacement of – January - February 2025 – – – – – – – – – – 6 Lifeboat (rescue) RHIB – Fint 0.6 tonne 4 boats of the class retired. Tonijn Beluga Zalm Leng Meerval
Future fleet On order
Royal Netherlands Navy Class On order Origin Image Type Builder Ship No. Comm. Displacement / length Notes Submarines (4) 4 Artist impression Attack submarine Naval Group – – 3,700 tonnes (submerged)