Goalkeeper

Built by Holland Signaal, nowadays named Thales. Developed in 1975 and from 1980 in use.
The gun is built around the General Electric GAU-8/A 30mm seven barrel Gatling gun.
Height above deck is 3.7 meter.

Close-In Weapon System · artillery
weight (tn):	9.9
height (m):	6.2
caliber (mm):	30
Rate of fire (round/min):	4200
range (km):	1.5

Used by

Year	Type	Class	Qty
1975	Guided-Missile Frigate	Tromp class
1978	Frigate	Kortenaer class
1991	Frigate	Karel Doorman class
1995	Support Ship	Amsterdam class
1998	Landing Ship/Platform Dock	Rotterdam class	2
2003	Landing Ship/Platform Dock	Albion class	2
2005	Landing Ship/Platform Dock	Improved Rotterdam class	2
2007	Assault Carrier	Dokdo class
2008	Guided-Missile Destroyer	Sejongdaewang (KDX-III) class
2015	Support Ship	Joint Support Ship class	2

Refits

Date	Ship	Class	Event
May 1986	HMS Invincible R05	Invincible class	to HMD Devonport for an extensive refit until Nov 1988 including work on the machinery, reconfiguring the ski jump, an operations room upgrade, new sonar, 3 sets of Goalkeeper CIWS (to replace post-South Atlantic conflict Phalanx) and an increase in the air group capacity. Returned to service in 1989.
Sep 1991	HMS Illustrious R06	Invincible class	until Sep 1993 at HMD Devonport.