HNLMS Zeeland – SeaWaves Magazine

Dutch Navy orders Hull Vane® for HNLMS Zeeland

November 25, 2020 admin

November 25, 2020 – The Dutch Defence Materiel Organization has recently confirmed the order for a Hull Vane® for the 108m Oceangoing Patrol Vessel HNLMS Zeeland, marking two firsts for the Dutch company. It is the first Hull Vane® on a naval ship and the first Hull Vane® on a vessel over 100-metre in length. Sometimes called “underwater spoiler”, the…

HNLMS Zeeland 350 Kilo Drug Bust

June 9, 2020 admin

June 5, 2020 (Google Translation) – Patrol ship Zeeland intercepted a drug transport in the Caribbean on the night of June 1. Defense announced this today. It was about 350 kilos of cocaine in a small boat. Both crew members of the so-called go-fast have been arrested. The Coast Guard’s shore radar and Dash-8 patrol aircraft detected the vessel earlier…

HNLMS Zeeland to Take Over as Antilles Guardship

March 28, 2020 admin

March 28, 2020 (Google Translation) – The patrol ship Zeeland will be the new station ship in the Caribbean. Friday the ship leaves for Curaçao to relieve Groningen who is temporarily returning to the Netherlands. The switch is a result of the corona pandemic. Zeeland, with an NH90 attack helicopter on board, will remain in ‘the West’ for three months.…