West Indies Guard Ship (Netherlands)

The West Indies Guard Ship (WIGS) is a ship of the Royal Netherlands Navy that rotates about every four to six months in support of the Dutch Caribbean Coast Guard. It can be a frigate but more commonly one of the navy's Holland-class offshore patrol vessels is deployed to the region.[1][2] This vessel usually carries an NHIndustries NH90 helicopter for search and rescue tasks and pursuit of suspect vessels.[3]

West Indies Guard Ship
Stationsschip in de West
Country Netherlands
Part ofRoyal Netherlands Navy
HeadquartersParera Naval Base
Commanders
CommanderBrigadier general Frank Boots

A special boarding team from the U.S. Coast Guard can be embarked on board the WIGS, authorized to carry out boardings beyond the territorial waters of the Dutch Caribbean islands. This cooperation between Aruba, Curaçao, the Netherlands, Sint Maarten, the United States, and other actors is formalized in the Joint Interagency Task Force South, situated in Key West, Florida, United States.

Stationed ships
HNLMS Zeeland during a narcotics recovery operation
  Current West Indies Guard Ship
Period served as WIGS Ship Note
May 2023–present HNLMS Groningen (P843) [4]
October 2022 – May 2023 HNLMS Holland (P840) [5]
April 2022 – October 2022 HNLMS Groningen (P843)
January 2022 – April 2022 HNLMS Friesland (P842) [6]
May 2021 – January 2022 HNLMS Holland (P840) [7]
December 2020 – May 2021 -Vacant- [8]
July 2020 – December 2020 HNLMS Groningen (P843) [9]
April 2020 – July 2020 HNLMS Zeeland (P841) [10]
April 2019 – April 2020 HNLMS Groningen (P843) [11]
December 2018 – April 2019 HNLMS Zeeland (P841) [12]
July 2018 – December 2018 HNLMS Friesland (P842) [13]
April 2018 – July 2018 HNLMS Holland (P840)
October 2017 – April 2018 HNLMS Van Speijk (F828) [14]
June 2017 – October 2017 HNLMS Zeeland (P841) [15]
March 2017 – June 2017 HNLMS Van Amstel (F831) [16]
October 2016 – March 2017 HNLMS Holland (P840) [17]
June 2016 – October 2016 HNLMS Groningen (P843)
January 2016 – June 2016 HNLMS De Zeven Provinciën (F802)
September 2015 – January 2016 HNLMS Friesland (P842)
June 2015 – September 2015 HNLMS Van Amstel (F831)
February 2015 – June 2015 HNLMS Zeeland (P841)
August 2014 – February 2015 HNLMS Holland (P840)
May 2014 – August 2014 HNLMS Groningen (P843)
January 2014 – May 2014 HNLMS Zeeland (P841) [18]
August 2013 – January 2014 HNLMS Amsterdam (A836)
May 2013 – August 2013 HNLMS Holland (P840) [19]
January 2013 – May 2013 HNLMS Friesland (P842) [20]

See also

References
  1. "Holland class Offshore Patrol Vessel OPV Royal Netherlands Navy". Retrieved 13 February 2023.
  2. "Royal Netherlands Navy to Upgrade Four Holland-Class Ocean-going Patrol Vessels". 24 December 2020. Retrieved 13 February 2023.
  3. "Holland Class Offshore Patrol Vessels". Retrieved 13 February 2023.
  4. "Fijne reis en tot snel. Marineschip Zr.Ms. Groningen is op weg naar Caribisch gebied om stationsschip Zr.Ms. Holland af te lossen" (in Dutch). Curacao.nu. 16 October 2022. Retrieved 23 May 2023.
  5. "Zr.Ms. Holland nieuwe stationsschip Caribisch gebied" (in Dutch). Curacao.nu. 16 October 2022. Retrieved 13 February 2023.
  6. "1.900 kilo aan drugsvangsten door Zr.Ms. Friesland in de West" (in Dutch). Rijksoverheid.nl. 14 April 2022. Retrieved 13 February 2023.
  7. "Zr.Ms. Holland vertrekt naar Caribisch gebied" (in Dutch). Marineschepen.nl. Retrieved 13 February 2023.
  8. "Stationsschip naar huis, onbekend wanneer marine weer schip naar Caribisch gebied stuurt" (in Dutch). Marineschepen.nl. Retrieved 13 February 2023.
  9. "Record voor Zr.Ms. Groningen: 5 drugsvangsten in een maand" (in Dutch). Marineschepen.nl. Retrieved 13 February 2023.
  10. "Zr.Ms. Zeeland nieuwe stationsschip Caribisch gebied" (in Dutch). Ministerie van Defensie. 28 March 2020. Retrieved 13 February 2023.
  11. "Patrouilleschip Zr.Ms. Groningen vertrekt zondag voor twee jaar naar Caribisch gebied" (in Dutch). Marineschepen.nl. Retrieved 13 February 2023.
  12. "Zr.Ms. Zeeland viert Kerstmis op zee" (in Dutch). Marineschepen.nl. Retrieved 13 February 2023.
  13. "Zr.Ms. Friesland vangt drugs" (in Dutch). Marineschepen.nl. Retrieved 13 February 2023.
  14. "Stationsschip Zr.Ms. Van Speijk vangt 500 kg cocaïne" (in Dutch). Marineschepen.nl. Retrieved 13 February 2023.
  15. "Stationsschip Zeeland heeft voortstuwingsproblemen" (in Dutch). Marineschepen.nl. Retrieved 13 February 2023.
  16. "Dubbele drugsvangst Zr.Ms. Van Amstel" (in Dutch). Marineschepen.nl. Retrieved 13 February 2023.
  17. "Zr.Ms. Holland en Pelikaan gaan hulp verlenen aan Haïti" (in Dutch). Marineschepen.nl. Retrieved 13 February 2023.
  18. "Zr.Ms. Evertsen en Zr.Ms. Zeeland vertrokken" (in Dutch). Marineschepen.nl. Retrieved 13 February 2023.
  19. "Zr.Ms. Holland redt opvarenden verdacht schip" (in Dutch). Marineschepen.nl. Retrieved 13 February 2023.
  20. "Hr.Ms. Friesland zet laatste schoten op de "i"" (in Dutch). Marineschepen.nl. Retrieved 13 February 2023.
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