Belgian frigate Westhinder
1978–1993 Wielingen-class frigate
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Westhinder was a Wielingen-class frigate of the Belgian Navy.
NameWesthinder
BuilderCockerill Yards, Hoboken, Antwerp[1]
Laid down5 March 1974[1]
Launched30 March 1976[1]
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| Name | Westhinder |
| Builder | Cockerill Yards, Hoboken, Antwerp[1] |
| Laid down | 5 March 1974[1] |
| Launched | 30 March 1976[1] |
| Christened | 20 January 1978[1] |
| Decommissioned | 1993[1] |
| Home port | Zeebrugge Naval Base |
| Fate | Scrapped[1] |
| General characteristics [2] | |
| Class & type | Wielingen-class frigate |
| Displacement | 2,390 t (2,350 long tons) full load |
| Length | 106.38 m (349.0 ft) |
| Beam | 12.30 m (40.4 ft) |
| Draught | 5.30 m (17.4 ft) |
| Propulsion |
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| Speed | 28 knots (52 km/h) |
| Range | 6,000 mi (9,700 km) at 16 knots (30 km/h) |
| Complement | 14 officers, 71 NCOs and 74 sailors |
| Sensors & processing systems | Holland Signaal DA 05 |
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Construction and career
Westhinder was launched on 30 March 1976 at the Cockerill Yards in Hoboken, Antwerp, and christened by Queen Fabiola of Belgium, on 20 January 1978. The patronage of the Westhinder was accepted by the city of Malmedy. Westhinder was the last ship in the Wielingen-class, and had pennant number F913.
It sustained damage during a NATO exercise off the coast of Norway.[1]
