The CSS is the first RNLN ship to be named after the city which is home to the Netherlands’ main naval base.
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The future HNlMS Den Helder (A834) sailed from the Damen Shipyards shipyard in Galati, Romania for sea trials in the Black Sea, on 16 November 2024. The Combat Support Ship subsequently headed to Vlissingen for final fitting-out with military hardware.
Her introduction, planned for the first half of 2025, will provide the Royal Netherlands Navy with its own fleet replenishment ship for the first time since 2014, after HNLMS Amsterdam was sold to Peru.