HNLMS Abraham van der Hulst (F832)

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Het M-fregat Hr.Ms. Abraham van der Hulst (F832) voor de kust van Curacao (2158 054113).jpg
Abraham van der Hulst in 2000
History
Flag of the Netherlands.svgNetherlands
NameAbraham van der Hulst
Namesake Abraham van der Hulst
Builder Koninklijke Schelde Groep, Vlissingen
Laid down8 February 1989
Launched7 September 1991
Commissioned15 December 1993
Decommissioned2004
FateSold to Chile
Flag of Chile.svgChile
NameAlmirante Blanco Encalada
Namesake Manuel Blanco Encalada
Owner Chilean Navy
Commissioned16 December 2005
Statusin active service
General characteristics
Class and type Karel Doorman-class frigate
Displacement3,320 tons
Length122.25 m (401.1 ft)
Beam14.37 m (47.1 ft)
Draught4.3 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
Speed29 kn (54 km/h; 33 mph)
Complement174
Armament
Aircraft carried1 × 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.

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Dutch service

Aft view of the hangar and flight deck Hr.Ms. Abraham van der Hulst (F832) (2158 054190).jpg
Aft view of the hangar and flight deck

HNLMS Abraham van der Hulst was one of six Karel Doorman-class frigates that were built at the Koninklijke Schelde Groep in Vlissingen. The keel laying took place on 8 February 1989 and the launching on 7 September 1991. The ship was put into service on 15 December 1993. [1]

13 February 1998 while off Corsica serving in the NATO squadron STANAVFORMED she received orders to steam through the Suez Canal to the Persian Gulf to join a UN operation to enforce a trade embargo on Iraq. This lasted until 31 May that year. After this she was sent to Eritrea to assist with the evacuation of European citizens.

After 9/11 the ship part was deployed to the Caribbean in 2002, to execute counter narcotics operation, as backfill for US Navy and Coast Guard units, that were deployed to Operation Enduring Freedom.

In 2003 the ship participated in Operation Active Endeavour, being the flagship op STANAVFORMED. The last operational mission of the ship, while in service of the Koninklijke Marine, was protecting US cargovessels that had to sail through the Strait of Gibraltar, on their way to the Persian Gulf region in 2003. The last foreign port of call was Lisbon, before the ship returned to its homeport in Den Helder.

In 2004 the vessel was decommissioned and sold to the Chilean Navy. [1]

Chilean service history

The ship was put into service on 16 December 2005 where the ship was renamed Almirante Blanco Encalada. [1]

Notes

  1. 1 2 3 4 "helis.com" . Retrieved 8 September 2018.


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