HNLMS Noord-Brabant (D810)

Stern of Noord-Brabant
History
Netherlands
Name: Noord-Brabant
Namesake: North Brabant
Operator:  Royal Netherlands Navy
Ordered: 2 January 1948
Builder: Koninklijke Maatschappij de Schelde
Laid down: 1 March 1951
Launched: 28 November 1953
Commissioned: 1 July 1955
Fate: Decommissioned in 1974
General characteristics [1]
Type: Holland-class destroyer
Displacement:
  • 2,150 long tons (2,185 t) standard
  • 2,600 long tons (2,642 t) full load
Length: 113.1 m (371 ft 1 in)
Beam: 11.4 m (37 ft 5 in)
Draught: 5.1 m (16 ft 9 in)
Propulsion: 2 shaft geared turbines, 2 boilers, 45,000 hp (33,556 kW)
Speed: 32 knots (37 mph; 59 km/h)
Range: 4,000 nmi (7,400 km) at 18 kn (33 km/h)
Complement: 247
Armament:

The HNLMS Noord-Brabant (D810) (Dutch: Hr.Ms. Noord-Brabant) was a Holland-class anti-submarine destroyer. The ship was from 1955 to 1974 in Dutch service. On January 9, 1974, the HNLMS Noord-Brabant was rammed amidships by an English merchant. The damage was estimated to be expensive so the Royal Netherlands Navy decided to not repair the damage but instead decommission the ship earlier than planned. The ship's radio call sign was "PAIP".[2]

History

Commissioning

The HNLMS Noord-Brabant was one of four Holland-class destroyers and built at the Koninklijke Maatschappij de Schelde (KMS) in Vlissingen. The keel laying took place on 1 March 1951 and the launching on 28 November 1953. The ship was put into service on 1 July 1955.[3] The Queen's Commissioner Mr. de Quai was present on behalf of the province North Brabant at her commissioning. The first commander of the HNLMS Noord-Brabant was LTZ. S. de Boer.[4]

Taken out of service

On 9 January 1974 the HNLMS Noord-Brabant was on the Westerschelde when a British bulk carrier was on course to ram the Dutch navy ship, the helsman of the Noord-Brabant tried his best to avoid the ramming, however, it was to no avail since the bulk carrier rammed the ship in the middle section which resulted in a 3.5 meter gap.[5] In the collision two crew members of the Noord-Brabant were killed and there were numerous wounded. The destroyer was towed to the ship repair yard Scheldepoort were the damage was deemed to be expensive and the Royal Netherlands Navy deemed it better to decommission the ship earlier than pay for the repairs. As a result the Noord Brabant was put out of service early on 8 March 1974.[3]

References

Notes
  1. ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1947–1995
  2. ↑ "Noord-Brabant (D810)". www.navyinside.nl. Retrieved 22 May 2018.
  3. 1 2 "Hollandklasse onderzeebootjagers". www.marineschepen.nl. 27 January 2014. Retrieved 22 May 2018.
  4. ↑ "Hr. Ms. Noord Brabant D 810". www.onzevloot.weebly.com. Retrieved 22 May 2018.
  5. ↑ Nieuwsbrief Marinemuseum 1-2018 (2018) p.26-28
Sources
  • Gardiner, Robert (ed.) (1995). Conway's all the World's Fighting Ships 1947–1995. London: Conway Maritime. ISBN 0-85177-605-1. OCLC 34284130. Also published as Gardiner, Robert; Chumbley, Stephen; Budzbon, Przemysław (1995). Conway's all the World's Fighting Ships 1947–1995. Annapolis, MD: Naval Institute Press. ISBN 1-55750-132-7. OCLC 34267261.
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