Laid down 8 February 1989 Decommissioned 2004 Launched 7 September 1991 Weight 3,373 tons | Commissioned 15 December 1993 Status sold to Chile Length 122 m Displacement 3.012 million kg | |
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Builders Damen Schelde Naval Shipbuilding, Flushing | ||
HNLMS Abraham van der Hulst was a ship of the Karel Doorman-class of multi-purpose frigates of the Royal Netherlands Navy. Built by the shipyard Koninklijke Schelde Groep in Vlissingen. The ship is named after the Dutch Admiral Abraham van der Hulst. She was sold to the Chilean Navy where the ship was renamed Almirante Blanco Encalada.
Dutch service
13 February 1998 while of Corsica serving in the NATO squadron STANAVFORMED she receives orders to steam through the Suez canal to the Persian Gulf to join a UN operation to enforce a trade embargo on Iraq. This lasted until 31 May that year. After this she was sent to Eritrea and assist with the evacuation of European citizens.
The ship took part in Operation Enduring Freedom around the Arabian Peninsula.
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