HNLMS Philips van Almonde (F823) explained

HNLMS Philips van Almonde (F823) (Dutch; Flemish: Hr.Ms. Philips van Almonde) was a frigate of the . The ship was in service with the Royal Netherlands Navy from 1981 to 2002. The frigate was named after Dutch naval hero Philips van Almonde. The ship's radio call sign was "PADF".[1]

Dutch service history

HNLMS Philips van Almonde was built at the Wilton-Fijenoord in Schiedam. The keel laying took place on 1 October 1977 and the launching on 11 August 1979. The ship was put into service on 2 December 1981.[1]

She, and the replenishment ship participated in the Gulf War and were sent to replace and on 4 and 5 December 1990.[2]

From 2 July to 15 December 1984 the ship participated in STANAVFORLANT.[1]

In 2001 after the 11 September attacks the ship took part in Operation Enduring Freedom.[3]

In 2002 the vessel was decommissioned was and sold to the Hellenic Navy.[1]

Greek service history

The ship was transferred in 2003 to the Hellenic Navy where the ship was renamed Themistoklis using the radio call sign "SZCG".[4] It is in the Elli-class of frigates of the Hellenic Navy.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: helis.com. 13 September 2018.
  2. Web site: scheepvaartmuseum.nl :: Maritieme kalender 1990. 5 July 2015. 6 July 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20150706072756/http://www.hetscheepvaartmuseum.nl/knowledgebase/calendar%7C1990. dead.
  3. Web site: Kortenaer klasse (S-)fregatten. www.marineschepen.nl . 26 February 2013. 13 September 2018.
  4. Web site: helis.com. 13 September 2018.