HNLMS Evertsen (F805)
HNLMS ''Evertsen'' (F805) (Dutch: Zr.Ms. ''Evertsen'') is the fourth of the Royal Netherlands Navy. Service history ''Evertsen'' visited South Africa in late 2007 as part of a NATO task force on a friendship visit. From February till June 2008 she was patrolling the Somali waters for the World Food Programme. The ship was back in these same waters in 2009 for Operation Atalanta. In early December 2009, she was involved in the capture of a group of Somali pirates, who had allegedly attacked the merchant ship . In 2014, Commander Jos Oppeneer became HNLMS ''Evertsen''s commanding officer. In October 2020, the ship served a defensive role as part of the HMS ''Queen Elizabeth'' Task Group for GROUPEX and Joint Warrior Exercises. She became one of eight ships escorting the British aircraft carrier, including six other Royal Navy vessels and the US destroyer USS ''The Sullivans''. In a statement, Commanding Officer Cdr Rick Ongering praised the close and long-standing relationsh ...
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Evertsen Family
Eight ships of the Royal Netherlands Navy have been named HNLMS ''Evertsen'', after a family from Zeeland with many sea heroes: *''Admiral Evertsen'' (1803–1814), cannon schooner; *''Admiral Evertsen'' (1808–1819), ship-of-the-line; * , frigate with additional steam power, renamed ''Neptunus'' (Neptune); * , armored ship; * (1926–1942), torpedo-boat destroyer; * (1946–1962), ex-''Scourge'', torpedo-boat destroyer; * (1967–1989), ; * (2005– ), . References

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