HNLMS Abraham van der Hulst (F832)

Abraham van der Hulst in 2000
History
Netherlands
Name	Abraham van der Hulst
Namesake	Abraham van der Hulst
Builder	Koninklijke Schelde Groep, Vlissingen
Laid down	8 February 1989
Launched	7 September 1991
Commissioned	15 December 1993
Decommissioned	2004
Fate	Sold to Chile
Chile
Name	Almirante Blanco Encalada
Namesake	Manuel Blanco Encalada
Owner	Chilean Navy
Commissioned	16 December 2005
Status	in active service
General characteristics
Class and type	Karel Doorman-class frigate
Displacement	3,320 tons
Length	122.25 m (401.1 ft)
Beam	14.37 m (47.1 ft)
Draught	4.3 m (14 ft)
Propulsion	2 Rolls-Royce (Spey 1A) 16700 hp (12.45 MW) gasturbines 2 Stork-Werkspoor 4895 hp (3.650 MW) diesel engines
Speed	29 kn (54 km/h; 33 mph)
Complement	174
Armament	16 × RIM-7 Sea Sparrow anti-air VLS 1 × Oto Melara 76 mm anti-air/anti-surface gun 1 × Goalkeeper CIWS (point defence gun) 4 × Mk 32 324 mm torpedo tubes, Mark 46 torpedoes
Aircraft carried	1 × Lynx helicopter

HNLMS Abraham van der Hulst (Dutch: Hr.Ms. Abraham van der Hulst) was a ship of the Karel Doorman-class of multi-purpose frigates of the Royal Netherlands Navy where it used the radio call sign was "PAMF".^[1] Built by the shipyard Koninklijke Schelde Groep in Vlissingen. The ship is named after the Dutch Admiral Abraham van der Hulst. She was sold to the Chilean Navy where the ship was renamed Almirante Blanco Encalada.