HNLMS Bloys van Treslong

Bloys van Treslong) was a frigate of the Kortenaer class.

She was named after Dutch naval hero Willem Bloys van Treslong, and the ship's radio call sign was "PADG".

[1] HNLMS Bloys van Treslong was built at Wilton-Fijenoord in Schiedam.

[2] In 1996, she made a trip to Norway with the frigates Jacob van Heemskerck, Willem van der Zaan, Tromp, and the replenishment ship Amsterdam.

[1] The ship was transferred in 2003 to the Hellenic Navy where she was renamed Nikiforos Fokas using the radio call sign "SZCH".

Bloys van Treslong off Gibraltar