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HNLMS Karel Doorman Class:
A class made up out of 8 frigates.
Karel Doorman
Willem van der Zaan
Tjerk Hiddes
Van Amstel
Abraham van der Hulst
Van Nes
Van Galen
Van Speijk
Currently only the Van Amstel and Van Speijk are in service.
2 have been sold to Belgium
2 have been sold to Portugal
2 have been sold to Chile
Build: between 1985-1995
In commision: 1991 till now
Displacement: 2,800 tons standard; 3,320 tons full load
Length: 401ft (122.3m)
Beam: 47ft (14.4m)
Draught: 20ft (6.1m)
Propulsion:
CODOG
2 × Rolls Royce (Spey 1A) 16700 hp (12.45 MW) gas turbines
2 × Stork-Werkspoor 4895 hp (3.650 MW) diesel engines
Speed: 30 knots (54 km/h)
Complement: 154
Sensors and
processing systems:
Thales Smart-S Mk.1 long-range 3D survaillance and tracking radar
Thales LW08 long-range surveillance radar
Thales SeaWatcher 100 active phased array surface detection and tracking radar (NLD and BE ships only)
Thales GateKeeper Electro-optical 360° survaillance system (NLD and BE ships only)
Thales STIR 1.8 Tracking and Illumination Radar system
Thales Scout surface surveillance and tactical navigation radar
Thales PHS-36 Hull-mounted sonar
Thales Anaconda DSBV 61 VLF passive tactical towed array sonar
Ultra Electronics Multi-static Low Frequency Active Passive Sonar (NLD ships only)
Electronic warfare
& decoys:
Thales Vigile APX Radar Electronic Support Measures
Sippican Hycor Mk36 SRBOC Chaff and Decoy Launching System
Armament:
Guns:
1 x Oto Melara 76mm (3 inch) gun
1 x Goalkeeper CIWS
2-4 x Browning M2 12.7mm machine gun
2-6 x FN MAG 7.62mm machine gun
Missiles & Torpedoes:
16 x VLS firing RIM-7 Sea Sparrow Anti-air Missile
8 x Launcher firing Boeing Harpoon Anti-Ship missile
2 x Twin torpedo tubes firing Mk.46 Torpedoes
Aircraft carried:
Chilean Navy: AS 532 Cougar
Portuguese Navy: Westland Super Lynx
Dutch & Belgian Navy: NH-90
Aviation facilities: helicopter hangar and flightdeck for one medium sized helicopter
The following specs will be made for the drawings:
-As build Karel Doorman
-As refitted-IPMS(midlife) Van Speijk
-With added support for Somalia Mission (Extra weapons, freezer, cooling systems on deck)
-With added support for NH-90 Van Amstel
And if anyone can help me with true colours from the Portugeese and Chilian/Belgium navy
-Portugeese Van Galen as bought
-Portugeese Van Galen as refitted-IPMS
-Chilian Tjerk Hiddes as bought
-Belgium Karel Doorman as bought
-Belgium Karel Doorma as refitted-IPMS
HNLMS Van Speijk F828 in 2012
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Fryssian AU with Lt.Maverick 114
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Embarked on: HNLMS Karel Doorman A833
To do list:
-Zeven Provincien class cruiser
-Joint support ship all sides
-F124 Sachsen class frigate
-F125 Baden-Württemberg class frigate
-Clemencau class aircraft carrier
-Zeven provincien class frigate
-Poolster class AOR
-Amsterdam class AOR
-Minas Gerais aircraft carrier