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Class overview | |
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Name | Karel Doorman class |
Builders | Damen Schelde Naval Shipbuilding |
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Succeeded by | Netherlands & Belgium: ASWF class |
Cost | ƒ445 million per unit[1] |
Built | 1985–1995 |
In commission | 1991–present |
Completed | 8 |
Active | 7 |
Laid up | 1 |
General characteristics | |
Type | Multi-purpose frigate |
Displacement | 3,320 tons |
Length | 401 feet (122 m) |
Beam | 47 feet (14 m) |
Draught | 20 feet (6.1 m) |
Propulsion |
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Speed | 30 knots (56 km/h) |
Complement | 154 |
Sensors and processing systems |
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Electronic warfare & decoys |
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Armament |
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Aviation facilities | Hangar and flight deck |
The Karel Doorman-class frigates are a series of eight multi-purpose vessels built for the Royal Netherlands Navy. Its namesake is Karel Doorman, a Dutch naval officer whose ship was struck by a Japanese torpedo in the Battle of the Java Sea in 1942, and went down with his ship as a result.