Shell M,
Reference your comments in post 11, perhaps the reason the government of the Netherlands elected not to reduce the Navy much in the defence cutbacks is simply because there is not much of a Navy left to cut!
Current forces stand at:
6 Frigates
2 OPVs
4 SSKs
10 MCMs (presumably these are in line for cuts as you suggest)
A small number of support vessels.
In the last 10 years the Netherlands government has disposed of the following naval assets:
2001 2 Frigates to Greece
2002 1 Frigate to Greece
2003 1 Frigate to Greece
2004 2 Frigates to Chile
2005 2 Frigates to Chile
2 Frigates to Belgium
2006 2 Frigates to Portugal
Hardly the act of a nation keen to maintain a strong maritime naval presence.
Indeed, I believe the Dutch Navy is now refered to as a "green water" navy as opposed to a "blue water" water. Those in the know will appreciate the difference!