Roofdier-class frigate

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Class overview
Name	Roofdier class
Builders	Avondale Marine Inc. Ways, New Orleans General Shipbuilding & Engineering Works, Boston
Operators	Royal Netherlands Navy
Succeeded by	Karel Doorman class
Built	1951–1954
In commission	1954–1984
Planned	6
Completed	6
Retired	6
General characteristics [1]
Type	Frigate / patrol craft escort
Displacement	945 tons
Length	56.3 m (184 ft 9 in)
Beam	10.3 m (33 ft 10 in)
Draught	2.95 m (9 ft 8 in)
Propulsion	1,600 hp (1,200 kW) 2 propeller 2 General Motors diesel engines
Speed	15 knots (28 km/h; 17 mph)
Range	9,000 nmi (17,000 km; 10,000 mi)
Complement	65
Armament	1 × 3"/50 caliber gun 2 × 40 mm cannons 2 × 20 mm cannons Hedgehog 3 × depth charge launcher Depth depth racks

The Roofdier class (Dutch: Predator) was a class of six frigates that were built in the United States as Patrol Craft Escorts (PCE) for the Netherlands. The frigates were loaned to the Royal Netherlands Navy as part of the Mutual Defense Assistance Act (MDAP) and from 1954 to 1984 served as the Roofdier-class frigates.^[2]