Succeeded by Karel Doorman class Built 1975–1982 | Preceded by Van Speijk class Subclasses Elli class | |
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The Kortenaer class was a class of anti-submarine frigates of the Royal Netherlands Navy. As some of the other frigates of the 1970s and 1980s, they featured a COGOG (combined gas or gas) propulsion system with separate cruise and sprint gas turbines. Ten were built by de Schelde in Vlissingen and two by Wilton-Fijenoord in Schiedam between 1978 and 1982. Only 10 served with the Royal Netherlands Navy: two were sold to Greece while still under construction and replaced by two Jacob van Heemskerck-class frigates which are basically an anti-air warfare (AAW) variant of the Kortenaer class. The Greek frigates were renamed the Elli class.
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Eight similar ships were built by Germany during the same period as the Bremen class.
Service
By 2003 all ships were transferred to the navies of Greece and the United Arab Emirates.
In Dutch service the frigates were armed with a Goalkeeper CIWS placed on top of the helicopter hangar. In Greek service the Goalkeepers were replaced with Phalanx CIWS due to high maintenance costs.
Both ships of the United Arab Emirates, Al Emirat and Abu Dhabi are being converted into a super luxury Giga yachts known as Swift 141 (launched as Yas) and Swift 135.
Two ships, Elli and Limnos, were built for the Greek Navy in 1981, they are referred to as the Elli-class frigates by the Hellenic Navy and have different equipment and weapons from the Dutch ships.
The Imperial Iranian Navy ordered eight modified ships from Royal Schelde but the contract was canceled after the Iranian Revolution.
Ships in the class
The ships were named after Dutch captains and admirals: