Name HNLMS Van Amstel Laid down 3 May 1987 Status in active service Launched 19 May 1990 Weight 3,353 tons Draft 6.2 m | Namesake Jan van Amstel Commissioned 27 May 1993 Construction started 3 May 1987 Length 122 m Displacement 2.994 million kg Builder Koninklijke Schelde Groep | |
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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. Built by the shipyard Koninklijke Schelde Groep in Vlissingen. The ship is named after the Dutch Captain Jan van Amstel.
In 1995 it assisted in the response after Hurricane Luis at the island of Sint Maarten 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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