LCF frigate set to deploy to Japan

摘要

After a six-week period of maintenance, Damen Shiprepair Amsterdam has delivered the De Zeven Provincien class frigate Hr.Ms. Evertsen (F 805) to the Royal Netherlands Navy (RN1N). The ship-yard worked hard - together with its Dutch suppliers - to prepare the frigate for deployment on, among other things, the voyage of nearly 40,000km that she will soon be making to Japan together with the UK Carrier Strike Group (CSG). Under the leadership of Damen Naval in Vlissingen, these frigates were built between 1998 and 2005 by the Dutch maritime industry. At the time, more than 80 percent of the pro-duction value was accounted for by Damen's Dutch maritime suppliers, mostly SMEs, which underlines the self-creative capabilities of this sector. The maintenance works were carried out between 1 March and 13 April on behalf of the RNlN's Naval Maintenance and Sustain-ment Agency (DMI). These activities also engaged various Dutch companies such as Braspenning Coatings from Amsterdam, instal-lation company FMJ NW from Amsterdam, ARP Valve Repair from Middelburg, BUKO Algeco (Beverwijk) and RBC Safety from Rotter-dam. The maintenance of the propeller shafts was carried out by Damen Shiprepair Amsterdam under the supervision of Wartsila Nederlands, in collaboration with Wagenborg Nedlift and PMR Hydraulics, among others. Furthermore, various minor repairs and paintwork were carried out on the ship.