Royal Netherlands Navy patrol vessel Holland starts undergoing mid-life upgrade

Dutch shipbuilder Royal IHC has begun implementing the mid-life upgrade (MLU) of the Royal Netherlands Navy (RNLN) offshore patrol vessel (OPV) HNLMS Holland.

Commissioned in 2012, Holland has completed numerous missions in Dutch coastal waters and in the Caribbean, including counter-drug operations in partnership with the US Coast Guard. Now, the OPV is undergoing an MLU, which Royal IHC said is typically carried out approximately 15 years after delivery.