Improved Poolster class - AO - Support Ship IMO: MMSI: Flight Deck: ZK Call Sign: PAZI Shipyard: Verolme Scheepswerf Events ---Filter---OrderedLaid downLaunchedCommissionedDecommissionedPort VisitDeploymentHomeport History of Hr. Ms. Zuiderkruis A832 1972-octOrderedOrdered 1973-jul-16Laid downLaid down 1974-oct-15LaunchedLaunched 1975-jun-27CommissionedCommissioned 1988-sep-26Port VisitPort Visit HMAS Kuttabul Fleet Review: Australia Bi-centennial Naval Salute to Sydney for Australian Bi-centennial Fleet Review 1990-decDeploymentDeployment Embarked RN 826 Squadron C Flt until mid Jan 1991. 1994-jun Baltic Sea BALTOPS 94 participated with BALTOPS 94 2005-jun-24DeploymentDeployment Fleet Review: Trafalgar 200 Present at Trafalgar 200 Fleet Review 2005-jul-01Port VisitPort Visit Present at International Festival of the Sea 2005, Portsmouth 2011-jul-01HomeportHomeport Den Helder Marinehaven (naval base) naval days 2011 (marinedagen) 2011-dec-03Port VisitPort Visit Grand Harbour / il-Port il-Kbir / Valletta port visit Port of Valletta on board embarked Lynx 261 2012-feb-10DecommissionedDecommissioned 2012-mar-20 Den Helder Marinehaven (naval base) homeport Add new event for this unitYear:Month: <- (1/12) Optional Day: <- (1/31) Optional Text: Add Event Specifications Improved Poolster class 171.10length (m) Aircraft Typical Max Dutch Navy Westland Lynx 02 Builder Verolme Scheepswerf,