HNLMS ''Limburg'' (D814) () was a

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of the . The ship was in service with the

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from 1956 to 1980. The destroyer was named after the Dutch province of Limburg and was the first ship with this name. In 1980 the ship was taken out of service and sold to Peru where it was renamed ''Capitan Quiñones''. The ship's radio call sign was "PATM".

Dutch service history

HNLMS ''Limburg'' was one of eight s and was built at the KM de Schelde in Vlissingen. The

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took place on 28 November 1953 and the launching on 5 September 1955. The ship was put into service on 31 October 1956. Across the Channel in the United Kingdom, the appointment of

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lapsed on 31 March 1961. Seven days before, a closing ceremony took place, on 24 March 1961. At the ceremony, the station's Queen's Colour was formally laid up in the presence of members of the

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, several former Commanders-in-Chief, other civilian and military figures, "..and the Commander-in-Chief of the Netherlands Home Station flying his flag in the new Dutch destroyer ''Limburg'' who had been invited to attend."Cecil Hampshire, 1975, 208. In 1962 during the

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''Limburg'' attacked Indonesian planes during the defense of

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. On 1 February 1980 the vessel was decommissioned and sold to the

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Peruvian service history

The ship was put into service on 27 June 1980 where the ship was renamed ''Capitan Quiñones'' and decommissioned in 1991.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Limburg Friesland-class destroyers 1955 ships Ships built in Vlissingen Destroyers of the Cold War