Name Tjerk Hiddes Laid down 28 October 1986 Decommissioned 3 February 2006 Launched 9 December 1989 Weight 3,373 tons Builder Flushing | Namesake Tjerk Hiddes de Vries Commissioned 26 February 1993 Status sold to Chile Length 122 m Displacement 3.012 million kg | |
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HNLMS Tjerk Hiddes was a ship of the Karel Doorman-class of multi-purpose frigates of the Royal Netherlands Navy. Built by the shipyard Koninklijke Schelde Groep in Vlissingen. The ship is named after the Dutch Admiral Tjerk Hiddes de Vries. In 2006 she was decommissioned and sold to the Chilean Navy where the ship was renamed Almirante Riveros.
Dutch service
During her time with the Dutch navy she operated in the Atlantic ocean and the Caribbean Sea and took part in Operation Enduring Freedom around the Arabian Peninsula and Operation Active Endeavour in Mediterranean Sea. She was decommissioned on 3 February 2006 and sold to the Chilean Navy and handed over in 2007.
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