HNLMS Utrecht (D817)
HNLMS ''Utrecht'' (D817) ( nl, Hr.Ms. Utrecht) was a destroyer of the . The ship was in service with the Royal Netherlands Navy from 1957 to 1980. The destroyer was named after the Dutch province of Utrecht (province), Utrecht and was the eighteenth ship with this name. In 1980 the ship was taken out of service and sold to Peru where it was renamed ''Castilla''. The ship's radio call sign was "PAEY". Dutch service history HNLMS ''Utrecht'' was one of eight s and was built at the Damen Schelde Naval Shipbuilding, KM de Schelde in Vlissingen. The keel laying took place on 15 February 1954 and the Ceremonial ship launching, launching on 2 June 1956. The ship was put into service on 1 October 1957. In 1959 the ship received eight torpedo tubes so it could use the British MK 20E torpedo. After a few years these were removed however, because the Dutch navy favored American torpedoes. In 1962 during the West New Guinea dispute ''Utrecht'' and the frigate engaged Proa’s and fast a ...
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Utrecht
Utrecht ( , , ) is the List of cities in the Netherlands by province, fourth-largest city and a List of municipalities of the Netherlands, municipality of the Netherlands, capital and most populous city of the Provinces of the Netherlands, province of Utrecht (province), Utrecht. It is located in the eastern corner of the Randstad conurbation, in the very centre of mainland Netherlands, about 35 km south east of the capital Amsterdam and 45 km north east of Rotterdam. It has a population of 361,966 as of 1 December 2021. Utrecht's ancient city centre features many buildings and structures, several dating as far back as the High Middle Ages. It has been the religious centre of the Netherlands since the 8th century. It was the most important city in the Netherlands until the Dutch Golden Age, when it was surpassed by Amsterdam as the country's cultural centre and most populous city. Utrecht is home to Utrecht University, the largest university in the Netherlands, as well as seve ...
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