HNLMS Van Amstel (F831)
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| Career |  |
|---|---|
| Laid down: | 3 May 1987 |
| Launched: | 19 May 1990 |
| Commissioned: | 27 May 1993 |
| General characteristics | |
| Displacement: | 3,300 tons |
| Length: | 122 metres |
| Beam: | 14.4 m |
| Draught: | 6.2 m |
| Propulsion: | 2 Rolls Royce (Spey 1A) 16700 hp (12.45 MW) gasturbines 2 Stork-Werkspoor 4895 hp (3.650 MW) diesel engines |
| Speed: | 29 knots (54 km/h) |
| Complement: | 154 |
| Armament: | Oto Melara 76 mm anti-air/anti-surface gun Oerlikon 20 mm light cannon Sea Sparrow Missile Vertical Launch System (VLS) Harpoon Missile Goalkeeper (point defence guns) Mk. 46 Torpedoes |
| Aircraft carried: | Lynx helicopter |
HNLMS Van Amstel (F831) is a ship of the Karel Doorman class of multi-purpose frigates (also known as "M-fregat" class) of the Royal Netherlands Navy.
In 1995 it assisted in the response after Hurricane Luis at the island of Saint Martin in the Netherlands Antilles. It also was deployed in a multinational force in the Oman Sea in 2001/2002 in Operation Enduring Freedom. In 2005 it assisted in the Dutch response to Hurricane Katrina.
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