HNLMS Amsterdam (A836)
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HNLMS Amsterdam (A836) is one of two replenishment ships
serving with the Royal Netherlands Navy
. The Amsterdam entered service in 1995.
HNLMS Amsterdam deployed to the Middle East as part of Operation Enduring Freedom during 2005/2006 and provided assistance to two American naval vessels after a battle they had fought with pirates
on March 18, 2006.
The Amsterdam was assigned in December 2010 to the coast of Côte d'Ivoire
in order to assist in a possible evacuation of European Union
citizens from the country in the wake of unrest after the 2010 presidential election.
The Amsterdam is scheduled to be decommissioned in 2014, when the new Joint Logistic Support Ship HNLMS Karel Doorman is scheduled to be commissioned.
Auxiliary ship
An auxiliary ship is a naval ship which is designed to operate in any number of roles supporting combatant ships and other naval operations. Auxiliaries are not primary combatants, although they may have some limited combat capacity, usually of a self defensive nature.Auxiliaries are extremely...
serving with the Royal Netherlands Navy
Royal Netherlands Navy
The Koninklijke Marine is the navy of the Netherlands. In the mid-17th century the Dutch Navy was the most powerful navy in the world and it played an active role in the wars of the Dutch Republic and later those of the Batavian Republic and the Kingdom of the Netherlands...
. The Amsterdam entered service in 1995.
HNLMS Amsterdam deployed to the Middle East as part of Operation Enduring Freedom during 2005/2006 and provided assistance to two American naval vessels after a battle they had fought with pirates
Action of 18 March 2006
The Action of 18 March 2006 occurred when two United States naval vessels were attacked by pirates. The U.S. ships were part of Combined Task Force 150.-Background:...
on March 18, 2006.
The Amsterdam was assigned in December 2010 to the coast of Côte d'Ivoire
Côte d'Ivoire
The Republic of Côte d'Ivoire or Ivory Coast is a country in West Africa. It has an area of , and borders the countries Liberia, Guinea, Mali, Burkina Faso and Ghana; its southern boundary is along the Gulf of Guinea. The country's population was 15,366,672 in 1998 and was estimated to be...
in order to assist in a possible evacuation of European Union
European Union
The European Union is an economic and political union of 27 independent member states which are located primarily in Europe. The EU traces its origins from the European Coal and Steel Community and the European Economic Community , formed by six countries in 1958...
citizens from the country in the wake of unrest after the 2010 presidential election.
The Amsterdam is scheduled to be decommissioned in 2014, when the new Joint Logistic Support Ship HNLMS Karel Doorman is scheduled to be commissioned.