She was named after Dutch naval hero Gerard Callenburgh, and the ship's radio call sign was "PADB".

In the early 1970s, the Royal Netherlands Navy developed a 'Standard' frigate design to replace the destroyers of the Holland- and Friesland classes.

[2] Callenburgh's main anti-aircraft armament was an 8-round NATO Sea Sparrow surface-to-air missile launcher in front of the bridge.

Goalkeeper was not available when the ships were built, however, and Callenburgh was completed with a second Oto Melara 76 mm gun in its place.

[7] On 8 February 1982, the ship, together with the frigates Tromp, Van Speijk, Piet Hein, the destroyer Overijssel, and the replenishment ship Zuiderkruis, departed from Den Helder for a trip to the United States to show the flag and to celebrate 200 years of diplomatic relations.

[8] The ship was sold to the Hellenic Navy on 30 March 1994,[6] and commissioned under the name Adrias and with the pennant number F 459 on 30 June 1995.