In 1973 the ship was taken out of service, after which it was given a berth in Amsterdam for the Technical Training Royal Navy (TOKM) school.

HNLMS Gelderland was one of four Holland-class destroyers and built at the Wilton-Fijenoord yard in Schiedam.

Afterward, she returned to her builder to correct some minor building errors.

In 1959 New York was visited during the festivities around the 350th anniversary of Henry Hudson’s voyage.

[3] After being decommissioned in 1973, Gelderland was given a position as an instruction vessel on the quay of the Marine Etablissement Amsterdam for the Technical Training Royal Navy (TOKM) school.