Part of the Roofdier-class consisting of the Wolf, Fret, Hermelijn, Vos, Panter en Jaguar. Laid down as the PCE 1609 by Avondale Marine Incorporation Ways, New Orleans, USA on 10 December 1952, launched on 20 March 1954, commissioned at New Orleans on 11 June 1954, decommissioned on 22 December 1983, stricken on 1 January 1983 and with her sister ships Panter, Hermelijn and Vos sold for totally ƒ 164.096,00 to the firm Heuvelman B.V., Veenendaal, Netherlands to be broken up on 30 June 1987.
Maximum displacement 945 tons and as dimensions 56,7 x 10,29 x 2,95 metres. Machinery consisted of 2 diesels allowing a maximum speed of 15 knots. Crew numbered 80 men. Armament consisted of 1-7,6cm gun, 2-4cm guns, 2-2cm guns, hedgehog depth charge mortar.
