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KAREL DOORMAN-class frigate

Country of Origin: Netherlands

 2 KAREL DOORMAN-class FRIGATES (FF)

 Name          Pendant    Launched          Commissioned     Status
 VAN AMSTEL    F-831      May 19, 1990      May 27, 1993     Active
 VAN SPEIJK    F-828      March 26, 1994    Sept. 7, 1995    Active

In peacetime, these ships patrol the Netherlands' 200-nm exclusive economic zone (EEZ) and carry out fishery protection and as search-and-rescue missions. In wartime, the ships are designed for use as oceangoing escorts, combining...

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