Schelde off Breskens, Netherlands 22 June 2014
Schelde off Vlissingen, Netherlands 22 June 2014
Of the Karel Doorman-class consisted just of one ship. She is the largest warships the Royal Netherlands Navy ever possessed and is name after rear admiral Karel Doorman who was killed during the battle of the Java Sea on 28 February 1942 while commanding an allied squadron against a Japanese fleet. With a displacement of 28.246 tons/27.800 long tons (full load) and as dimensions 204,7 x 30,4 x 7,8 metres or 671’7”x 99’9” x 25’7’, Her speed is 18 knots and with a speed of 12 knots the range is 9.800 nautical miles. Her crew numbers 150 men/women to which 150 enlisted men/women are added belonging to helicopter-crews and medical teams. Her armament consist of 2 Goalkeepers CIWS, 2-3cm guns, 4-12,7mm machineguns and between 6 and 8 7,62mm machineguns. Further more she carries with her 2 lading crafts vehicle personnel and 2 RHIBS. She carriers with six NH90 helicopters with their blades folded or 2 Chinook helicopters with their blades spread. The hull is laid down at the Damen shipyard at Galati, Romania on 7 June 2011 and launched on 17 October 2012. She arrived on 16 August at 2013 at Flushing-East to be completed and fitted out. The planning is to commission her in 2015,.
