The Karel Doorman-class frigates are a series of eight multi-purpose vessels built for the Royal Netherlands Navy. Its namesake is Karel Doorman, a Dutch naval officer whose ship was struck by a Japanese torpedo in the Battle of the Java Sea in 1942, and went down with his ship as a result.
HNLMS Van Amstel (F831) is a ship of the Karel Doorman-class of multi-purpose frigates of the Royal Netherlands Navy. Built by the shipyard Koninklijke Schelde Groep in Vlissingen. The ship is named after the Dutch Captain Jan van Amstel.
HNLMS Van Galen (F834) is a ship of the Karel Doorman class of multi-purpose frigates of the Royal Netherlands Navy. Built by the shipyard Koninklijke Schelde Groep in Vlissingen. The ship is named after captain and convoy commander Johan van Galen and served from 1994 to 2008 with the Dutch navy. The radio call sign of the frigate was "PAMG". In 2009 HNLMS Van Galen was sold Portugal. The ship was transferred in 2010 to the Portuguese Navy, where the ship was put into service as the NRP Dom Francisco de Almeida (F334).
The Buyskes class was a class of two hydrographic survey vessels that were part of the Dutch Hydrographic Service of the Royal Netherlands Navy. Together with HNLMS Tydeman the ships of this class were the main ships of the Dutch Hydrographic Service during the last quarter of the 20th century. While the ships of the Buyskes class were built for performing hydrographic research, the Tydeman was focused on oceanography.
The Linge class are a series of tugboats used by the Royal Netherlands Navy to dock their larger ships at the Nieuwe Haven Naval Base.
The Breezand class are a class of tugboats used by the Royal Netherlands Navy, primarily to dock their smaller ships at the Nieuwe Haven Naval Base. In winter they are also used as icebreakers.
The Balder-class patrol vessels were a class of five patrol vessels built for the Royal Netherlands Navy in the 1950s at the Rijkswerf in Willemsoord, Den Helder. They were paid for by the United States under the Mutual Defense Assistance Program (MDAP). The ships were used to patrol the Dutch coast and waterways.
The Dokkum class was a ship class of eighteen minesweepers that were built in the Netherlands for the Royal Netherlands Navy. They were paid for by the United States under the Mutual Defense Assistance Program (MDAP).
The Onversaagd class was a ship class of six minesweepers that were built in the United States for the Royal Netherlands Navy (RNN). They were paid for by the United States under the Mutual Defense Assistance Program (MDAP). The minesweepers were based on the design of the Aggressive class and taken into service of the RNN between 1954 and 1955.
The Borndiep-class was a ship class of 10 minesweepers that served between 1946 and 1962 in the Royal Netherlands Navy (RNN). They were former British Yard Mine Sweepers (BYMS) that were transferred from the Royal Navy to the RNN in 1946.
The Bolder class, formerly known as the Line Handling Work Boat, was announced on 21 November 2022 by the Royal Netherlands Navy. Its primary task will be the moving of large fenders and helping to dock larger ships at the Nieuwe Haven Naval Base by moving lines. The LHWB ships will replace the five ships from the Schelde class. They will be built by Stormer Marine in Hoorn. Delivery of the first vessel took place on 22 November 2023, the second on 9 July 2024, and the last should be delivered near the end of 2024.
The Noorderhaaks class are a pair of harbour patrol boats used by the Royal Netherlands Navy primarily to patrol the Nieuwe Haven Naval Base and its surroundings. They were built by Jongert and put into service on 2 June 2015.
HNLMS Wamandai (A870) was a tugboat of the Royal Netherlands Navy (RNN). She was built in the Netherlands and served between 1962 and 1985 in the RNN.
HNLMS Wambrau (A871) was a tugboat of the Royal Netherlands Navy (RNN). She served in the RNN between 1957 and 1987.
HNLMS Orkaan (A837) was a tugboat of the Royal Netherlands Navy (RNN). She served in the RNN between 1949 and 1961. It was at the time the largest tugboat to be built in the Netherlands for the RNN.
The Berkel class was a ship class of four tugboats that were built in the Netherlands for the Royal Netherlands Navy.
The Westgat class was a ship class of two tugboats that were built in the Netherlands for the Royal Netherlands Navy. One of the vessels was later sold to the Belgian Navy.
The Bambi class was a ship class of two tugboats that were built in the Netherlands for the Royal Netherlands Navy.
HNLMS Pelikaan (A801) was a logistic support vessel of the Royal Netherlands Navy.
The Keeten class was a ship class of three minesweepers that served in the Royal Netherlands Navy (RNN) between 1946 and 1964. They were former Royal Navy harbour defence motor launches sold to the RNN in 1946.
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