HNLMS Evertsen (F805)

In July 2023, the new Otobreda 127/64 naval gun for the Evertsen was delivered.^[2] This gun would replace the old Otobreda 127/54 Compact naval gun.^[3][4] In March 2025, it was reported that the new naval gun had been installed on the ship.^[5]

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 BBC Togo.^[6]

In 2014, Commander Jos Oppeneer became HNLMS Evertsen's commanding officer.^{[citation needed]}

In 2017, Evertsen was active in the Baltic Sea as part of Standing NATO Maritime Group 1.^[7]

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 relationship between both navies.^[8][9][10]

In 2021, Evertsen joined UK Carrier Strike Group 21 on a deployment to the Asia-Pacific.^[11] The aircraft carrier was also accompanied by six British ships, a British submarine and an American destroyer. The ships sailed from Portsmouth to the Mediterranean Sea, where an exercise followed with the fleet of the French aircraft carrier Charles de Gaulle. The strike group crossed the South China Sea to Japan via the Suez Canal, India and Singapore. A number of ships, including Evertsen, made an interim visit to the Black Sea.^[12] During the visit to the Black Sea, Russian jets conducted mock attacks on the frigate.^[13]

On 29 August 2024, a fire broke out on board the Evertsen while undergoing maintenance in Den Helder.^[14][15] It was first reported as a major fire, but a day later was revealed to be contained to an exhaust pipe of a generator with minimal damage.^[16][17]

On 3 March 2026 the Dutch government received a request from France to support the French aircraft carrier Charles de Gaulle in the eastern Mediterranean with HNLMS Evertsen.^[18] The aircraft carrier was deployed to Cyprus as a result of the Iran War.^[19] While the Dutch government was taking the request in consideration, the Evertsen had already been sent to the eastern Mediterranean alongside Charles de Gaulle.^[18] On 9 March 2026 it was announced that the Evertsen will support Charles de Gaulle and other naval ships that are part of the carrier strike group.^[20][21] In addition, it will also provide missile defense against attacks by Iran on European Union member states and NATO allies in the region.^[20]

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  Evertsen at anchor near Plymouth Hoe, England, in May 2007
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  Evertsen fires a SM-2
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  Evertsen at the magnetic measurement facility in Wilhelmshaven