Name Van Nes Laid down 10 January 1990 Decommissioned 20 December 2007 Launched 16 May 1992 Weight 3,373 tons Beam 14 m | Namesake Aert Jansse van Nes Commissioned 2 June 1994 Status sold to Portugal Length 122 m Displacement 3.012 million kg Builder Flushing | |
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HNLMS Van Nes 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 Aert Jansse van Nes. She was sold to the Portuguese Navy where the ship was renamed Bartolomeu Dias.
Dutch service
Van Nes served in the NATO squadron STANAVFORLANT from 9 October to 31 December 1999 and again in 2001. The ship took part in Operation Enduring Freedom around the Arabian Peninsula.
References
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