HNLMS Tromp (F801)
HNLMS "Tromp" (F801) () was a frigate of the . The ship was in service with the Royal Netherlands Navy from 1975 to 1999. The frigate was named after Dutch naval hero "Tromp". The ship's radio call sign was "PADE". Service history. HNLMS "Tromp" was one of two s and was built at the KM de Schelde in Vlissingen. The keel laying took place on 4 August 1971 and the launching on 3 June 1973. The ship was put into service on 3 October 1975. In July 1976 "Tromp", together with the frigates , , the destroyers , , the submarine and  the replenishment ship visited New York in commemoration of the city's 200 years anniversary. On 12 March 1979 she and the frigate , the destroyer and the replenishment ship "Poolster" departed for a trip to the Far East to show the flag. The ship was part off NATO STANAVFORLANT '86 for which it was sent to North America. During the trip a fire broke out in the engine room. In 1986 the future King of the Netherlands Willem-Alexander would also serve aboard the ship. 8 February 1982 the ship together with the frigates , , , the destroyer and replenishment ship departed  from Den Helder for a trip to the US to show the flag and for 200 years diplomatic relations. The ships returned to Den Helder on 19 May 1982. In 1996 she made a trip to Norway with the frigates , , and the replenishment ship . In 1999 the vessel was decommissioned and later scrapped.