Ship Flights and Aircraft-Carrying Ships

GM Patrol Boats (Seaplane Tender)
Several former Governments Marine (i.e. NEI coast guard) patrol boats were taken over at the outbreak of World War 2 and passed to the MLD for operational support of flying boat operations in outlying areas. The ferried fuel and provided a mobile maintenance base for the aircraft. All these ships were subsequently either sunk by enemy action of scuttled to prevent their capture.

Pennant Number	HrMS (Name)	Commissioned	Decommissioned	Deck Code
-	HrMS Arend	September 1939	(1-2 March 1942)	n/a
-	HrMS Valk	September 1939	(1-2 March 1942)	n/a
-	HrMS Fazant	September 1939	(1 March 1942)	n/a
-	HrMS Reiger	September 1939	(28 February 1942)	n/a
-	HrMS Merel	September 1939	(2 March 1942)	n/a
-	HrMS Poolster	September 1939	(1 March 1942)	n/a
-	HrMS Bellatrix	September 1939	(1 March 1942)	n/a

Java-class (Light Cruiser)
Carried one Fokker C.XI-W, which was launched by craning it over the side. Sunk in the Battle of Java Sea.

Pennant Number	HrMS (Name)	Commissioned	Decommissioned	Deck Code
n/a	HrMS Java	1 May 1925	(27 February 1942)	n/a

Tromp-class (Light Cruiser)
Survived World War 2 and retired in the mid 1950s. Carried one Fokker C.XI-W, which was launched by craning it over the side.

Pennant Number	HrMS (Name)	Commissioned	Decommissioned	Deck Code
D28*	HrMS Tromp	18 August 1938	1 December 1955	n/a

* postwar: KL-2, C804, A878

De Ruyter-class (Light Cruiser)
The only KM ship with a (Heinkel built) aircraft launching catapult. Torpedoed 27 February 1942 and sunk the following day in Battle of Java Sea. Carried one Fokker C.XI-W.

Pennant Number	HrMS (Name)	Commissioned	Decommissioned	Deck Code
n/a	HrMS De Ruyter	3 October 1936	(28 February 1942)	n/a

? class (Aircraft Carrier)
Escort Carrier, ex-HMS Nairana, from the Royal Navy on a two year loan commencing 20 March 1946. First Dutch commision 26 March 1946. Carried an air group of Fairey Firefly Is, later replaced by Mk4s and 5s. Returned to UK 9 March 1948.

Pennant Number	HrMS (Name)	Commissioned	Decommissioned	Deck Code
QH1	HrMS Karel Doorman	26 March 1946	9 March 1948	n/a

Colossus-class (Aircraft Carrier)
Light Fleet Carrier, ex-HMS Venerable, from the Royal Navy. Purchased by the Dutch 1 April 1948, and commisioned 28 May 1948. 2 year refit completed July 1958 (including angled flight deck, steam catapults, landing mirrors etc). The fighter squadron was withdrawn from the air group in 1964. Taken out of service in 1966 for refit, but sold to Argentina 15 October 1968 as 'Il 25 de Mayo'.
[See Air Pictorial November 1965 for ship operations].

Pennant Number	HrMS (Name)	Commissioned	Decommissioned	Deck Code
R81	HrMS Karel Doorman	28 May 1948	15 October 1968	KD

'Van Speijk'-class (General Purpose Frigate)
Based on the Royal Navy's 'Leander' class. One helicopter each - initially a Wasp, later a Lynx. All sold to Indonesia in the 1980s.

Pennant Number	HrMS (Name)	Commissioned	Decommissioned	Deck Code
F802	Van Speijk	14 February 1967	1986	S
F803	Van Galen	1 March 1967	1987	G
F804	Tjerk Hiddes	1967	1986	TH
F805	Van Nes	9 August 1967	1986	VN
F814	Isaac Sweers	15 May 1968	1 November 1990	IS
F815	Evertsen	21 December 1967	1989	EV

'Tromp'-class (Air Defence Frigate)
Up to two helicopters each, but usually only one - initially Wasp, later Lynx.

Pennant Number	HrMS (Name)	Commissioned	Decommissioned	Deck Code
F801	Tromp	3 October 1975	1999	TR
F806	De Ruyter	3 June 1976	2001	DR

S-class/'Kortenaer'-class (General Purpose Frigate)
Up to two helicopters each, but usually only one - initially Wasp, later Lynx.

Pennant Number	HrMS (Name)	Commissioned	Decommissioned	Deck Code
F807	Kortenaer	26 October 1978	1997	KN
F808	Callenburgh	26 July 1979	1994	CB
F809	Van Kinsbergen	24 April 1980	1995	KB
F810	Banckert	29 October 1980	1993	BK
F811	Piet Hein	14 April 1981	1998	PH
F816	Abraham Crijnssen	26 January 1983	1997	AC
F823	Philips Van Almonde	2 December 1981	2002	PA
F824	Bloys Van Treslong	25 November 1982	2003	BT
F825	Jan Van Brakel	14 April 1983	2001	JB
F826	Pieter Florisz	1 October 1983	2001	PF

'Poolster'-class (Fast Combat Support Ship)
Up to five helicopters each, but usually only one. (Zuiderkruis can only hold 2 helicopters). Initially Wasp, later Lynx.

Pennant Number	HrMS (Name)	Commissioned	Decommissioned	Deck Code
A832	Zuiderkruis	27 June 1975	current	ZK
A835	Poolster	10 September 1964	by 1997	PS

??-class (Survey Ship)
One helicopter - initially Wasp, later Lynx.

Pennant Number	HrMS (Name)	Commissioned	Decommissioned	Deck Code
A906	Tydeman	November 1976	1 February 2007	??

'Amsterdam'-class (Fast Combat Support Ship)
Normally two to three Lynx/NH.90 helicopters each.

Pennant Number	HrMS (Name)	Commissioned	Decommissioned	Deck Code
A836	Amsterdam	1995	current	??

'Rotterdam'-class (Amphibious Transport Ship)
Normally four to six Lynx/NH.90 helicopters each.

Pennant Number	HrMS (Name)	Commissioned	Decommissioned	Deck Code
L800	Rotterdam	1998	current	??
L801	Johan de Witt	2007	current	??

M-class/'Karel Doorman'-class (Multi-Purpose Guided Missile Frigate)
Normally one Lynx helicopter each.

Pennant Number	HrMS (Name)	Commissioned	Decommissioned	Deck Code
F827	Karel Doorman	1991	2005	??
F828	Van Speijk	1995	current	??
F829	Willem van der Zaan	28 November 1991	2005	??
F830	Tjerk Hiddes	1991	3 February 2006	??
F831	Van Amstel	1993	current	??
F832	Abraham van der Hulst	1993	Nov 2004	??
F833	Van Nes	1994	2006	??
F834	Van Galen	1994	2006	??

'De Zeven Provincien'-class (Guided Missile Frigate)
Normally one Lynx helicopter each.

Pennant Number	HrMS (Name)	Commissioned	Decommissioned	Deck Code
F802	De Zeven Provincien	26 April 2002	current	??
F803	Tromp	14 March 2003	current	??
F804	De Ruyter	March 2004	current	??
F805	Evertsen	10 June 2005	current	??