HNLMS Abraham Crijnssen (F816)

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Abraham Crijnssen
History
Flag of the Netherlands.svgNetherlands
NameAbraham Crijnssen
Namesake Abraham Crijnssen
Builder KM de Schelde, Vlissingen
Laid down25 October 1978
Launched16 May 1981
Commissioned6 January 1983
Decommissioned1997
FateSold to the United Arab Emirates Navy
Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svgUnited Arab Emirates
NameAbu Dhabi
Acquired31 October 1997
Decommissioned2008
IdentificationF01
General characteristics
Class and type Kortenaer-class frigate
Displacement
  • 3,500 long tons (3,600 t) standard
  • 3,800 long tons (3,900 t) full load
Length130 m (426 ft 6 in)
Beam14.4 m (47 ft 3 in)
Draft4.4 m (14 ft 5 in)
Propulsion
Speed
  • 20 knots (37 km/h; 23 mph) cruise
  • 30 knots (56 km/h; 35 mph) maximum
Endurance4,700 nautical miles at 16 knots (8,700 km at 30 km/h)
Complement176–196
Armament
Aircraft carried2 × Sea Lynx helicopters (1 in peacetime)

HNLMS Abraham Crijnssen (F816) (Dutch : Hr.Ms. Abraham Crijnssen) was a frigate of the Kortenaer class. The ship was in service with the Royal Netherlands Navy from 1983 to 1997. The frigate was named after Dutch naval hero Abraham Crijnssen. The ship's radio call sign was "PAVX". [1]

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Dutch service history

Abraham Crijnssen in 1989 Het standaardfregat van de Kortenaer-klasse Hr.Ms. Abraham Crijnssen (F816) (2158 000025).jpg
Abraham Crijnssen in 1989

HNLMS Abraham Crijnssen was built at KM de Schelde in Vlissingen. The keel laying took place on 25 October 1978 and the launching on 16 May 1981. The ship was put into service on 6 January 1983. [1]

Abraham Crijnssen served as escort for the British aircraft carrier HMS Ark Royal during UNPROFOR in the Adriatic Sea in May 1993. [1]

In June 1994 the ship participated in the BALTOPS 94 naval exercise with vessels from several other navies. [1]

In 1997 the vessel was decommissioned and was sold to the United Arab Emirates Navy. [1]

United Arab Emirates service history

The ship was commissioned on 31 October 1997 to the United Arab Emirates Navy where the ship was renamed Abu Dhabi and decommissioned in 2008. Construction work started in 2009 to rebuild the ship into a yacht. [1]

Notes

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "helis.com" . Retrieved 14 September 2018.

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