HNLMS Groningen (D813)

HNLMS Groningen (D813) (Dutch: Hr.Ms. Groningen) was a destroyer of the Friesland class. The ship was in service with the Royal Netherlands Navy from 1956 to 1981. The destroyer was named after the Dutch province of Groningen and was the eleventh ship with this name. In 1981 the ship was taken out of service and sold to Peru where it was renamed Gálvez. The ship's radio call sign was "PACX".[1]

For other ships with the same name, see HNLMS Groningen.
Groningen in 1961
History
Netherlands
NameGroningen
NamesakeGroningen
BuilderNDSM, Amsterdam
Laid down21 February 1952
Launched9 January 1954
Commissioned12 September 1956
Decommissioned20 January 1981
FateSold to the Peruvian Navy
Peru
NameGálvez
Acquired1981
Decommissioned1991
IdentificationDD78
Statusdecommissioned
General characteristics
TypeFriesland-class destroyer
Displacement2497 standard, 3070 tons full load
Length116 m (381 ft)
Beam11.7 m (38 ft)
Draught5.2 m (17 ft)
Propulsion2 shaft geared turbines, 4 BW boilers, Super-heated steam @ 620psi, 60,000 hp
Speed36 kn (67 km/h; 41 mph)
Range4,000 nmi (7,400 km; 4,600 mi) at 18 kn (33 km/h; 21 mph)
Complement284
Sensors and
processing systems		Radar LW-02, DA-01, ZW-01, M45, Sonar Type PAE 1N, Type CWE 10
Armament

Dutch service history
Groningen being commissioned in 1956 at the NDSM shipyards in Amsterdam.

HNLMS Groningen was one of eight Friesland-class destroyers and was built at the NDSM in Amsterdam. The keel laying took place on 21 February 1952 and the launching on 9 January 1954. The ship was put into service on 12 September 1956.[2]

On 8 June 1977 Groningen, with the frigate Tromp, the replenishment ship Poolster and destroyer Overijssel, visited Leningrad. This was the first Dutch squadron to visit Leningrad in twenty one years.[3][4]

On 20 January 1981 the vessel was decommissioned and sold to the Peruvian Navy.[5]

Peruvian service history
For other ships with the same name, see BAP Gálvez.

The ship was put into service on 2 March 1981 where the ship was renamed Gálvez and decommissioned in 1991.[2]

Notes
  1. "Groningen (D813)". www.navyinside.nl. Retrieved 15 September 2018.
  2. "helis.com". Retrieved 17 August 2018.
  3. "marineschepen.nl". Retrieved 17 August 2018.
  4. "scheepvaartmuseum.nl :: Maritieme kalender 1977". Archived from the original on 5 July 2015. Retrieved 4 July 2015.
  5. "onzevloot.weebly.com". www.onzevloot.weebly.com. Archived from the original on 30 May 2019. Retrieved 16 August 2018.
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