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HNLMS Den Helderlarger figure on 1 of 1
Type 920 hospital shiplarger figure on 0 of 1
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Measured figures
Range
Single source10,000 nmi (19,000 km; 12,000 mi)[source]
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Configuration
| Specification | HNLMS Den Helder | Type 920 hospital ship |
|---|---|---|
| Name | Den Helder class[source] | — |
| Builders | Damen Schelde Naval Shipbuilding Damen Shipyards Galați[source] | Guangzhou Shipyard International[source] |
| Operators | Royal Netherlands Navy[source] | People's Liberation Army Navy[source] |
| Preceded by | HNLMS Amsterdam[source] | — |
| Cost | € 374 million (2019) (equivalent to € 434 million in 2025)[source] | — |
| Built | 2020 –2025[source] | — |
| Planned | — | |
| Completed | ||
| Active | ||
| Namesake | City of Den Helder[source] | — |
| Awarded | 19 February 2020[source] | — |
| Builder | Damen Schelde Naval Shipbuilding Damen Shipyards Galați[source] | — |
| Yard number | 312421000 / 421000[source] | — |
| Laid down | 2 June 2021[source] | — |
| Launched | October 2022[source] | — |
| Christened | 22 February 2025[source] | — |
| Commissioned | 1 October 2025[source] | — |
| Home port | Den Helder[source] | — |
| Identification | Pennant number : A834 IMO number : 4763959 MMSI number : 244936000[source] | — |
| Status | Delivered and on sea trials[source] | — |
| Type | Replenishment oiler[source] | Hospital ship[source] |
| Propulsion | 4 × Wärtsila 31 2 x GE Vernova electric motors[source] | — |
| Boats & landing craft carried | 2 × LCVPs in davits[source] | — |
| Sensors & processing systems | Thales NS100 Air & Surface radar Thales Pharos-radar[source] | — |
| Armament | 1 x OTO Melara 76 mm gun, incl. DART ammunition 1 × RAM RIM-116 , 21 missiles each 4 x 12.7 mm Lion Fish[source] | — |
| Aircraft carried | 2 NH90 NFH (medium sized helicopters)[source] | — |
| In service | — | 2008–present[source] |
| Building | — | |
| Aviation facilities | — | Hangar Helicopter pad[source] |