_(2158_009646).jpg) HNLMS Karel Doorman
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| History | |
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 Netherlands | |
| Name | Karel Doorman |
| Namesake | Schout-bij-nacht Karel Doorman |
| Builder | Koninklijke Schelde Groep, Vlissingen (Netherlands) |
| Laid down | 26 February 1985 |
| Launched | 20 April 1988 |
| Commissioned | 31 May 1991 |
| Decommissioned | 2006 |
| Identification | F827 |
| Fate | Sold to Belgium on 22 December 2005, and transferred on 29 March 2007 |
 Belgium | |
| Name | Leopold I |
| Namesake | King Leopold I of Belgium |
| Christened | 29 March 2007, by Queen Fabiola of Belgium |
| Acquired | Purchased on 22 December 2005, from the Royal Netherlands Navy |
| In service | 29 March 2007 |
| Homeport | Zeebrugge Naval Base |
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| Motto | Audaces Fortuna Juvat ("Fortune favours the bold"; Latin) |
| Status | Active |
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| General characteristics | |
| Class and type | Karel Doorman-class frigate |
| Displacement | 2,800 tonnes |
| Length | 122.325 m (401 ft 3.9 in) |
| Beam | 14.37 m (47 ft 2 in) |
| Draught | 6.2 m (20 ft 4 in) |
| Speed | 24 knots (44 km/h; 28 mph) |
| Complement | 15 officers, 70 NCOs, 60 sailors |
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| Aircraft carried | 1 x NH90 NFH helicopter |
Leopold I (F930) is a Karel Doorman-class frigate of the Marine Component of the Belgian Armed Forces. Prior to 29 March 2007, the ship was known as HNLMS Karel Doorman (F827). It is one of the two frigates of this class purchased from the Royal Netherlands Navy on 22 December 2005.