1991    

NL Karel Doorman class

NL Kortenaer class

Frigate

ships



Frigate Karel Doorman class



Also known as the Multi-purpose or M class they replaced both the Predator and van Speijk ships still in use in early 1990s. As of 2009, only two of eight units built remain in Dutch service being the others transferred to other navies



  Specifications


154crew
2800light (tn)
3300full load (tn)
122.30length (m)
14.40beam (m)
6.10draught (m)
5000range (nm)
29max speed (knots)

2Naval Engine diesel - Stork Werkspoor
2Naval Engine gas turbine - Rolls Royce Spey
1Naval Engine propulsion system: CODOG

2Missile Launcher Mk 141 quad Harpoon
1Missile Launcher Sea Sparrow VLS

1Naval Gun Oto Melara 76 mm
1Naval Gun single 20 mm
1Close-In Weapon System Goalkeeper

1Naval Radar air search radar LW-08
2Naval Radar fire direction radar STIR 180
1Naval Radar navigation radar DECCA 1226

helicopter   Aircraft


Typical Max
PT Portuguese Navy Westland Lynx 11
NL Dutch Navy Westland Lynx 11
CL Chilean Navy EC AS532SC Cougar 11
BE Belgian Navy SNIA SA316B Alouette III 11
BE Belgian Air Force NHI NH90 10
NL Dutch Navy NHI NH90 NFH 11






  Shipyards


NL Royal Schelde - 8



  List of Ships


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19912006NLRoyal Netherlands NavyF827Hr.Ms. Karel DoormanPAMA - KD
2007-- BE Belgian Navy F930 Leopold I
19912006NLRoyal Netherlands NavyF829Hr.Ms. Willem van der ZaanPAMC - WZ
2008-- BE Belgian Navy F931 Louise-Marie
19932006NLRoyal Netherlands NavyF830Hr.Ms. Tjerk HiddesPAMD - TH
2007-- CL Chilean Navy FF-18 Almirante Riveros
1993--NLRoyal Netherlands NavyF831Hr.Ms. Van Amstel PAME - VA
19932004NLRoyal Netherlands NavyF832Hr.Ms. Abraham van der HulstPAMF
2005-- CL Chilean Navy FF-15 Blanco Encalada
19942007NLRoyal Netherlands NavyF833Hr.Ms. Van NesPAMI - VN
2009-- PT Portuguese Navy F333 NRP Bartolomeu Dias
19942009NLRoyal Netherlands NavyF834Hr.Ms. Van GalenPAMG - VG
2009-- PT Portuguese Navy F334 NRP Francisco de Almeida
1995--NLRoyal Netherlands NavyF828Hr.Ms. Van SpeijkPAMB

8 units



  Events


1985-feb-26Laid downLaid down NL F827 Hr.Ms. Karel Doorman
1985-nov-06Laid downLaid down NL F829 Hr.Ms. Willem van der Zaan
1986-apr-10OrderedOrdered NL F832 Hr.Ms. Abraham van der Hulst
1986-apr-10OrderedOrdered NL F833 Hr.Ms. Van Nes
1986-apr-10OrderedOrdered NL F834 Hr.Ms. Van Galen
1986-apr-10OrderedOrdered NL F828 Hr.Ms. Van Speijk
1986-oct-28Laid downLaid down NL F830 Hr.Ms. Tjerk Hiddes
1988-apr-20LaunchedLaunched NL F827 Hr.Ms. Karel Doorman
1988-may-03Laid downLaid down NL F831 Hr.Ms. Van Amstel
1989-jan-21LaunchedLaunched NL F829 Hr.Ms. Willem van der Zaan
1989-feb-08Laid downLaid down NL F832 Hr.Ms. Abraham van der Hulst
1989-dec-09LaunchedLaunched NL F830 Hr.Ms. Tjerk Hiddes
1990-jan-10Laid downLaid down NL F833 Hr.Ms. Van Nes
1990-jun-07Laid downLaid down NL F834 Hr.Ms. Van Galen
1991-may-19LaunchedLaunched NL F831 Hr.Ms. Van Amstel
1991-may-31CommissionedCommissioned NL F827 Hr.Ms. Karel Doorman
1991-jul-01Laid downLaid down NL F828 Hr.Ms. Van Speijk
1991-sep-07LaunchedLaunched NL F832 Hr.Ms. Abraham van der Hulst
1991-nov-28CommissionedCommissioned NL F829 Hr.Ms. Willem van der Zaan
1992-may-16LaunchedLaunched NL F833 Hr.Ms. Van Nes
1992-nov-21LaunchedLaunched NL F834 Hr.Ms. Van Galen
1993-feb-26CommissionedCommissioned NL F830 Hr.Ms. Tjerk Hiddes
1993-may-27CommissionedCommissioned NL F831 Hr.Ms. Van Amstel
1993-dec-15CommissionedCommissioned NL F832 Hr.Ms. Abraham van der Hulst
1994-mar-26LaunchedLaunched NL F828 Hr.Ms. Van Speijk
1994-jun NL F830 Hr.Ms. Tjerk Hiddes BALTOPS 94 participated with BALTOPS 94
1994-jun-02CommissionedCommissioned NL F833 Hr.Ms. Van Nes
1994-dec-01CommissionedCommissioned NL F834 Hr.Ms. Van Galen
1995-sep-07CommissionedCommissioned NL F828 Hr.Ms. Van Speijk
1996-junDeploymentDeployment NL F827 Hr.Ms. Karel Doorman Operation Sharp Guard participated in operations to enforce UN trade and arms embargo in the Adriatic Sea.
1998-apr-04Port VisitPort Visit NL F828 Hr.Ms. Van Speijk Apr98 STANAVFORMED embarked Lynx 267
1998-octDeploymentDeployment NL F829 Hr.Ms. Willem van der Zaan Operation Tellar Hurricane relief operations in western Caribbean Sea
2004 NL F830 Hr.Ms. Tjerk Hiddes sold to Chile
2004DecommissionedDecommissioned NL F832 Hr.Ms. Abraham van der Hulst
2005Fate: transferedFate: transfered NL F832 Hr.Ms. Abraham van der Hulst to Chile as Blanco Encalada
2005-dec-16CommissionedCommissioned CL FF-15 Blanco Encalada
2005-dec-22StruckStruck NL F827 Hr.Ms. Karel Doorman sold to Belgium
2005-dec-22 NL F829 Hr.Ms. Willem van der Zaan sold to Belgium
2006-feb-03DecommissionedDecommissioned NL F830 Hr.Ms. Tjerk Hiddes
2006-aug-25DecommissionedDecommissioned NL F829 Hr.Ms. Willem van der Zaan
2006-nov-01 NL F833 Hr.Ms. Van Nes sold to Portugal
2006-nov-01 NL F834 Hr.Ms. Van Galen sold to Portugal
2007-mar-29Fate: transferedFate: transfered NL F827 Hr.Ms. Karel Doorman to Belgium as Leopold I
2007-mar-29CommissionedCommissioned BE F930 Leopold I
2007-aprCommissionedCommissioned CL FF-18 Almirante Riveros
2007-aprPort VisitPort Visit NL F831 Hr.Ms. Van Amstel visited West India Dock in early Apr
2007-dec-20DecommissionedDecommissioned NL F833 Hr.Ms. Van Nes
2008Fate: transferedFate: transfered NL F829 Hr.Ms. Willem van der Zaan to Belgium as Louise-Marie
2008-apr-08CommissionedCommissioned BE F931 Louise-Marie
2009-jan-16Fate: transferedFate: transfered NL F833 Hr.Ms. Van Nes to Portugal as Bartolomeu Dias
2009-jan-16CommissionedCommissioned PT F333 NRP Bartolomeu Dias
2009-jan-16DecommissionedDecommissioned NL F834 Hr.Ms. Van Galen
2009-novFate: transferedFate: transfered NL F834 Hr.Ms. Van Galen to Portugal as Francisco de Almeida
2009-novCommissionedCommissioned PT F334 NRP Francisco de Almeida
2010-jul-03HomeportHomeport BE F931 Louise-Marie 3+4 July participated with Fleet Days Zeebrugge Belgium
2010-sep-29HomeportHomeport NL F831 Hr.Ms. Van Amstel Den Helder
2010-sep-29Port VisitPort Visit BE F930 Leopold I Den Helder, Netherlands
2011-mar-01TrialsTrials BE F930 Leopold I First trials with NH.90
2012-mar-20 NL F828 Hr.Ms. Van Speijk homeport
2012-apr-24AircraftAircraft BE F931 Louise-Marie Alouette 3 M-1 onboard
2012-may-22Port VisitPort Visit BE F931 Louise-Marie at Plymouth Sound, UK
2012-novDeploymentDeployment NL F831 Hr.Ms. Van Amstel operating in Caribbean on counter-narcotics mission with Royal Navy PCRS RFA Argus.
2013-may-23Port VisitPort Visit BE F931 Louise-Marie Battle of the Atlantic 70th Anniversary at Alexandra Dock, Liverpool for BOA70 commemorations
2013-nov-29Port VisitPort Visit BE F931 Louise-Marie brought 70 sandbags of soil from Flanders, for WWI commemorations. Departed 2 Dec.
2014-mar-31DeploymentDeployment NL F828 Hr.Ms. Van Speijk Exercise Joint Warrior 14-1 JW 14-1
2015-jan-16Port VisitPort Visit NL F831 Hr.Ms. Van Amstel visit to Liverpool Cruise Terminal until 18 Jan.
2015-apr-11DeploymentDeployment NL F831 Hr.Ms. Van Amstel Exercise Joint Warrior 15-1 participated in JW 15-1, off NW Scotland
2015-apr-11DeploymentDeployment BE F930 Leopold I Exercise Joint Warrior 15-1 participated in JW 15-1, off NW Scotland
2015-jul-04Port VisitPort Visit NL F828 Hr.Ms. Van Speijk Marinedagen 2015 4 Jul 2015 at Den Helder for 350th Anniversary of Royal Netherlands Marine Corps, Marinedagen, with 860 Sq NH-90 N-318 embarked.
2015-octDeploymentDeployment PT F334 NRP Francisco de Almeida Exercise Trident Juncture 2015 participated in multi-national NATO Maritime Command exercise, until Nov 2015
2015-novDeploymentDeployment CL FF-18 Almirante Riveros Exercise UNITAS Atlantic 2015 in Brazil for UNITAS 2015
2015-nov-18DeploymentDeployment BE F930 Leopold I Opération Chammal Joined French carrier Charles de Gaulle battlegroup, until Jan 2016
2016-feb-06AircraftAircraft NL F831 Hr.Ms. Van Amstel Torpedo fire exercise with NH90 N-324
2016-feb-29DeploymentDeployment PT F333 NRP Bartolomeu Dias Exercise Real Thaw 2016 Departed Almada Naval Base to participate in later stages of RT16.
2016-jun NL F831 Hr.Ms. Van Amstel SNMG2 part of SNMG2
2016-oct-09DeploymentDeployment BE F930 Leopold I Exercise Joint Warrior 16-2 Participated in Ex JW16-2,
2017-mar-22DeploymentDeployment BE F931 Louise-Marie Exercise Joint Warrior 17-1 Participated in Joint Warrior 17-1, in Scottish Training Areas
2017-nov-28Port VisitPort Visit PT F334 NRP Francisco de Almeida visited West India Docks on 28 Nov, departed 2 Dec 2017
2018-janDeploymentDeployment BE F931 Louise-Marie two month deployment to Mediterranean, from late Jan
2018-febAircraftAircraft BE F931 Louise-Marie Alouette III M-3 embarked by Feb 2018
2019-aug-06Port VisitPort Visit PT F334 NRP Francisco de Almeida noted departing Brest.
2019-novPort VisitPort Visit NL F828 Hr.Ms. Van Speijk visited Pool of London, departed 11 Nov.
2019-nov-04Port VisitPort Visit PT F334 NRP Francisco de Almeida SNMG1 visited HMNB Portsmouth as part of NATO SNMG1.
2021-mayDeploymentDeployment NL F831 Hr.Ms. Van Amstel Exercise Strike Warrior 2021 Strike Warrior, Joint Warrior 21-1 and formidabile Shield 2021 operations
2021-mayDeploymentDeployment BE F930 Leopold I Formidable Shield 2021
2021-may-06DeploymentDeployment NL F831 Hr.Ms. Van Amstel Exercise Strike Warrior 2021 received RAS from RFA Tidespring, off NW Scotland
2022-jun-20Port VisitPort Visit PT F333 NRP Bartolomeu Dias departed HMNB Devonport after visit.
2022-17-15Port VisitPort Visit BE F930 Leopold I visited Pool of London with NATO MCM group.
2023-feb-26DeploymentDeployment PT F333 NRP Bartolomeu Dias departed Almada for 5 month NATO deployment, returned to Lisbon on 25 Jun.









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