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This article is about the Royal Navy of the Netherlands. For other Royal Navies, see Royal Navy (disambiguation).
The Koninklijke Marine (Royal Netherlands Navy ) is the navy of the Netherlands. [edit] BasesThe main naval base is Den Helder, Noord Holland. Secondary naval bases are in Amsterdam, Vlissingen, Texel and Willemstad (Curaçao). Marine barracks are in Rotterdam, Doorn and Savaneta, Aruba. [edit] Service academyThe Royal Netherlands Naval College is the service academy of the Royal Netherlands Navy. [edit] HistoryThe Dutch navy has a long history. It was involved in many wars against other European powers since the late 16th century, initially for independence against Spain in European waters, later for shipping lanes, trade and colonies in many parts of the world, notably in four Anglo-Dutch wars against England and the United Kingdom. [edit] World War IIDuring the Second World War, the Dutch navy was based in Allied countries after the Netherlands were conquered by Nazi-Germany in a matter of days: the Dutch navy had its headquarters in London and smaller dependencies in Sri Lanka and Australia. Around the world Dutch naval units were responsible for troop transport, for example during Operation Dynamo in Dunkirk and D-Day, they escorted convoys and attacked enemy targets. During the war the navy suffered heavy losses, especially in defending the Dutch East Indies, most notably the Battle of the Java Sea in which the commander, Dutchman Karel Doorman, went down with his ships together with 1000 of his crew. After the war, the relations between the Netherlands and its colonies changed dramatically. The establishment of the Republic of Indonesia, 2 days after the Japanese surrender, thwarted the Dutch plans for restoring colonial authority. It took 4 years of war before the Netherlands acknowledged the independence of Indonesia. The Dutch navy was stationed in Papua until it was turned over to the Indonesians in 1962, because the action from the Military of Indonesia, supported by the modern military equipments from Soviet Union, as the order of President Sukarno to integrate it into as one of Indonesian provinces. [edit] Cold War and NATO cooperationWith the creation of the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation, the military focus was on the army and air force; it was not until the Korean War (1950-1953) that the navy got more recognition. The government allowed the creation of a balanced fleet consisting of 2 naval squadrons. Apart from the aircraft carrier Hr. Ms. Karel Doorman the Dutch navy consisted of 2 cruisers (2 De Zeven Provinciën class), 12 destroyers (4 Holland class, 8 Friesland class), 8 submarines, 6 frigates (van Speijk class frigates) and a large number of minesweepers. As a NATO member the Netherlands developed its safety policy in close cooperation with other members. The establishment of the Warsaw pact in 1955 intensified the arms race between West and East. Technical innovations rapidly emerged, the introduction of radar and sonar were followed by nuclear weapon systems and long-range missiles. The geopolitical situation allowed for a fixed military strategy. From 1965 onwards the Netherlands joined certain permanent NATO squadrons like the Standing Naval Force Atlantic. [edit] Current structureThe constituent parts of the Royal Netherlands Navy are: [edit] Naval squadronContains all surface combatants, replenishment ships and amphibious support ships. [edit] Submarine serviceContains the submarines and a support vessel. [edit] Mine Detection and Clearing ServiceContains various minehunters. [edit] Hydrographical SurveyContains ships which map the oceans. [edit] Naval Air Service
[edit] Netherlands Marine Corps
3 MARNSBAT (consisting of 2 rifle companies) is permanently stationed at the Netherlands Antilles and Aruba [edit] Coast GuardAlthough the Coast Guard is not an official part of the Navy, it is under its operational control. [edit] EquipmentThe Royal Netherlands Navy currently operates 6 main classes of vessels:
The constituent Equipment of the Royal Netherlands Navy are: [edit] Surface combatants
HNLMS Van Nes (F833) was decommissioned in early 2008 and HNLMS Van Galen (F834) will be decommissioned in 2009. Both ships will be transferred to the Portuguese Navy. [edit] Amphibious assault ships
[edit] Submarines
[edit] Mine detection and clearing ships
3 to be converted to control vessels for mine-sweep drones, 14 of which will be acquired)
[edit] Support ships
[edit] Hydrographical survey ships
[edit] Training ships
[edit] Landingcraft (Marine Corps)
All ships of the L9525 LCU class have been upgraded to Mk2. This upgrade meant enlarging the vessels and increasing their payload (being able to transport the Leopard 2 A6 of the Royal Netherlands Army).
The 12 LCVP's will be replaced by 12 LCVP Mk5c in the next years. [edit] Other ships
[edit] Maritime helicopters
[edit] Armored vehicles (Marine Corps)
[edit] Unarmored vehicles (Marine Corps)
[edit] Artillery (Marine Corps)
[edit] Personal weapons
[edit] 2012 PLANIn 2012 the new fleet plan of the Royal Netherlands Navy will be completed, consisting of these ships:
Next to these ships a lot of other smaller vessels are in the navy like the Snellius class hydrographical survey vessels. With these changes the Royal Netherlands Navy will have 10 large ocean going vessels ranging from medium/low to high combat action ships. The renewed Dutch Navy will be a green-water navy, having enough frigates and auxiliaries to operate far out at sea, while depending on land-based air support and with the large amphibious squadron they will have significant brown-water navy capabilities. [edit] Future changes
[edit] Theater Ballistic Missile DefenseTogether with the United States and several other NATO members, the Dutch Navy is testing and updating its ships for Tactical ballistic missile Defense capability. Although tests conducted concerning the capability of the APAR (Active Phased Array Radar) have been very successful, no decision has been made by the Dutch Government in purchasing SM-3 missiles - mainly because the SM-3 is not operational yet. Four ships are being fitted out for Tactical ballistic Missile Defense. If purchased (after US export approval) the four LCFs will be fitted out with only eight SM-3 missiles each, due to the high costs for each missile (approximately $2.5 - $5 million). [edit] Decommissioned ships
[edit] Some ships[edit] Historic ships
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