Sr.Ms. Evertsen air defence and command frigate.
Zr.Ms. Evertsen is the Netherlands' fourth air defence and command frigate of the De Zeven Provinciën class.
NATO designation of the frigate: F805.
It is the eighth ship in the Dutch navy to be named after the Evertsen family from Zeeland, which produced many sailors in the 17th century, some of whom died in battle.
Keel of this ship was laid on 6 September 2001.
Launching was on 19 April 2003.
Commissioned on 10 July 2005.
Builder: Koninklijke Schelde Groep of Flushing.
This photo was taken on 20 August 2025 along the North Sea Canal during the SAIL-IN of Sail Amsterdam 2025.
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