Karel Doorman-class frigate


Class overview
NameKarel Doorman class
BuildersDamen Schelde Naval Shipbuilding
Operators
Preceded by
Succeeded byNetherlands & Belgium: ASWF class
Costƒ445 million per unit[1]
Built1985–1995
In commission1991–present
Completed8
Active7
Laid up1
General characteristics
TypeMulti-purpose frigate
Displacement3,320 tons
Length401 feet (122 m)
Beam47 feet (14 m)
Draught20 feet (6.1 m)
Propulsion
Speed30 knots (56 km/h)
Complement154
Sensors and
processing systems
  • Thales Smart-S Mk.1 long-range 3D surveillance and tracking radar
  • Thales LW08 long-range surveillance radar
  • Thales SeaWatcher 100 active phased array surface detection and tracking radar (NLD and BE ships only)
  • Thales GateKeeper Electro-optical 360° survaillance system (NLD and BE ships only)
  • Thales STIR 1.8 Tracking and Illumination Radar system
  • Thales Scout surface surveillance and tactical navigation radar
  • Thales PHS-36 hull-mounted sonar
  • Thales Anaconda DSBV 61 VLF passive tactical towed array sonar
  • Ultra Electronics Multi-static Low Frequency Active Passive Sonar (NLD ships only)
Electronic warfare
& decoys
Armament
Aviation facilitiesHangar and flight deck

The Karel Doorman-class frigates are a series of eight multi-purpose vessels built for the Royal Netherlands Navy. Its namesake is Karel Doorman, a Dutch naval officer whose ship was struck by a Japanese torpedo in the Battle of the Java Sea in 1942, and went down with his ship as a result.

  1. ^ Karremann, J. (20 March 2018). "Karel Doormanklasse fregatten (M-gregatten)". Marineschepen.nl (in Dutch). Retrieved 20 March 2018.