Netherlands Navy Losses, Sinkings & Commissionings
Every recorded change to the Netherlands fleet: warships sunk, destroyed, delivered, commissioned or retired, each with a date and source. View all navy events.
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2022–2026
2026 is a partial year: the bars run to 7 Nov 2026.
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6 events logged · 0 hulls lost
These totals count what GlobalMilitary.net has logged from public reports since 2022, not a complete register: an event we have not recorded is not an event that did not happen. Coverage of the tracked wars is much denser than coverage of peacetime events, so the two do not compare directly.
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Netherlands navy losses, sinkings & commissionings
- FEB 272026 HNLMS Vlissingen (Vlissingen) Delivered 🇳🇱 Netherlands · Delivered at Den Helder, first rMCM mine countermeasures vessel for the Dutch fleet.
- OCT 22025 HNLMS Den Helder (Den Helder) Commissioned 🇳🇱 Netherlands · Commissioned at Den Helder, restoring Dutch underway replenishment capability.
- JUN 262025 HNLMS Vlaardingen (Alkmaar) Retired 🇳🇱 Netherlands · Transferred to Ukraine at Zeebrugge with the Belgian minehunter Narcis, renamed Melitopol.
- MAR 252025 HNLMS Den Helder (Den Helder) Delivered 🇳🇱 Netherlands · Handed over by Damen at Den Helder, new combat support ship for the Dutch fleet.
- NOV 252024 HNLMS Makkum (Alkmaar) Retired 🇳🇱 Netherlands · Decommissioned by the Royal Netherlands Navy after about four decades; transferred to Ukraine in June 2026 as Henichesk.
- OCT 122023 HNLMS Walrus (Walrus) Retired 🇳🇱 Netherlands · Decommissioned at Den Helder after 31 years; first Walrus-class submarine retired.