HNLMS Van Amstel

Last updated November 08, 2021

HNLMS Van Amstel (Dutch : Hr.Ms. or Zr.Ms. Van Amstel) may refer to following ships of the Royal Netherlands Navy:

HNLMS Van Amstel (F806), a Cannon-class destroyer escort launched in 1943 as USS Burrows, renamed on transfer to the Netherlands in 1950; she was scrapped in 1968
HNLMS Van Amstel (F831), a Karel Doorman-class frigate launched in 1990

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