HNLMS Van Speijk (F828)
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| Career |  |
| Laid down: | 1 October 1991 |
| Launched: | 26 March 1994 |
| Commissioned: | 7 September 1995 |
| General Characteristics | |
| Displacement: | 2,800 tons standard; 3,320 tons full load |
| Length: | 401 ft (122.3 m) |
| Beam: | 47 ft (14.4 m) |
| Draught: | 20 ft (6.1 m) |
| Propulsion: | 2× Rolls-Royce Spey 1A) 16700 hp (12.45 MW) gasturbines 2× Stork-Werkspoor 4895 hp (3.650 MW) diesel engines |
| Speed: | 29 knots (54 km/h) |
| Complement: | 154 |
| Armament: | Oto Melara 76 mm gun Oerlikon 20 mm light cannon RIM-7 Sea Sparrow Vertical Launch System Harpoon missiles Goalkeeper (point defence guns) Mk. 46 Torpedoes Westland Lynx helicopter |
HNLMS Van Speijk (F828) is the eighth and last ship in the Karel Doorman-class of multi-purpose frigates.
Van Speijk was laid down 1 October 1991, launched 26 March 1994, and commissioned 7 September 1995.
She is the seventh ship in the Royal Netherlands Navy to be named after Jan van Speijk, who during the Belgian Revolution blew up his ship rather than let it fall in Belgian hands. See HNLMS Van Speijk for other ships of this name.
[edit] References
- Koninklijke Marine - "Hr. Ms. Van Speijk" (Dutch). Retrieved on August 24, 2006.
