Hr.Ms. De Ruyter (F806)

Royal Netherlands Navy

1976-2001

Call Sign:	PAEP
Shipyard:	Royal Schelde

Tromp class

Timeline

Date	Event
Dec 22, 1971	Laid down
Mar 9, 1974	Launched
Jun 3, 1976	Commissioned
Aug 27, 1978	Port Visit	HMNB Portsmouth present for Portsmouth Navy Days, with AH-12A Wasp 247 embarked Navy Days
Jan 1981	Aircraft	hosted HMS Arethusa ships flt Wasp XT437 until Mar 1981
Jan 29, 2001		Den Helder Marinehaven (naval base) departure
Oct 3, 2001	Decommissioned	Den Helder Marinehaven (naval base)