HNLMS Philips van Almonde (F823)

HNLMS Philips van Almonde (F823) (Dutch: Hr.Ms. Philips van Almonde) was a frigate of the Kortenaer class. The ship was in service with the Royal Netherlands Navy from 1981-2002. She was named after Dutch naval hero Philips van Almonde, and the ship's radio call sign was "PADF".^[1]

Philips van Almonde in the Persian Gulf, November 1990
History
Netherlands
Name	Philips van Almonde
Namesake	Philips van Almonde
Builder	Wilton-Fijenoord, Schiedam
Laid down	1 October 1977
Launched	11 August 1979
Commissioned	2 December 1981
Decommissioned	2002
Fate	Sold to the Hellenic Navy
Greece
Name	Themistoklis
Acquired	2003
Identification	F465
Status	active service
General characteristics
Class & type	Kortenaer-class frigate
Displacement	3,500 long tons (3,600 t) standard 3,800 long tons (3,900 t) full load
Length	130 m (426 ft 6 in)
Beam	14.4 m (47 ft 3 in)
Draft	4.4 m (14 ft 5 in)
Propulsion	Combined gas or gas (COGOG) system: 2 × Rolls-Royce Tyne RM1C gas turbines, 4,900 shp (3,700 kW) each 2 × Rolls-Royce Olympus TM3B gas turbines, 25,700 shp (19,200 kW) each (boost) 2 shafts
Speed	20 knots (37 km/h; 23 mph) cruise 30 knots (56 km/h; 35 mph) maximum
Endurance	4,700 nautical miles at 16 knots (8,700 km at 30 km/h)
Complement	176–196
Armament	2 × OTO-Melara Compatto 76 mm/62 cal. gun 2 × twin Mk46 torpedo tubes 2 × quad RGM-84 Harpoon anti-ship missile launchers 1 × 8-cell Sea Sparrow anti-aircraft missile launchers 1 × Goalkeeper in Dutch service 1 × Phalanx in Greek service
Aircraft carried	2 × Sea Lynx helicopters (1 in peacetime)

Dutch service history

HNLMS Philips van Almonde was built at the Wilton-Fijenoord in Schiedam. The keel laying took place on 1 October 1977, and she was launched on 11 August 1979. The ship was put into service on 2 December 1981.^[1]

She, Jacob van Heemskerck, and the replenishment ship Zuiderkruis participated in the Gulf War and were sent to replace Witte de With & Pieter Florisz on 4 and 5 December 1990.^[2]

From 2 July to 15 December 1984, the ship participated in STANAVFORLANT.^[1]

In 2001, after the 11 September attacks, the ship took part in Operation Enduring Freedom.^[3]

In 2002, the vessel was decommissioned and sold to the Hellenic Navy.^[1]

Greek service history

The ship was transferred in 2003 to the Hellenic Navy where she was renamed Themistoklis using the radio call sign "SZCG".^[4] It is in the Elli-class of frigates of the Hellenic Navy.