HNLMS Jan van Brakel (F825)
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| Career (Netherlands) |  |
|---|---|
| Name: | HNLMS Jan van Brakel (F825) |
| Namesake: | Jan van Brakel |
| Builder: | Koninklijke Maatschappij de Schelde (KMS), Vlissingen[1] |
| Laid down: | 16 November 1979[1] |
| Launched: | 16 May 1981[1] |
| Commissioned: | 14 April 1983[1] |
| Decommissioned: | 12 October 2001[1] |
| Fate: | Sold to Greece, 29 November 2002[2] |
| Career (Greece) |  |
| Name: | HS Kanaris (F464) |
| Namesake: | Constantine Kanaris |
| Acquired: | 29 November 2002 |
| Status: | in active service, as of 2011[update] |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type: | Kortenaer-class frigate |
| Displacement: | 3,500 long tons (3,600 t) standard 3,800 long tons (3,900 t) full load |
| Length: | 130 m (426 ft 6 in) |
| Beam: | 14.4 m (47 ft 3 in) |
| Draft: | 4.4 m (14 ft 5 in) |
| Propulsion: | Combined gas or gas (COGOG) system: 2 × Rolls Royce Tyne RM1C gas turbines, 4,900 shp (3,700 kW) each 2 × Rolls Royce Olympus TM3B gas turbines, 25,700 shp (19,200 kW) each (boost) 2 shafts |
| Speed: | 20 knots (37 km/h; 23 mph) cruise 30 knots (56 km/h; 35 mph) maximum |
| Endurance: | 4,700 nautical miles @ 16 knots (8,700 km @ 30 km/h) |
| Complement: | 176–196 |
| Armament: | • 1 × OTO-Melara Compatto 76 mm/62 cal. gun • 2 × twin Mk46 torpedo tubes • 2 × quad RGM-84 Harpoon anti-ship missile launchers • 1 × 8-cell Sea Sparrow anti-aircraft missile launchers • 1 × Goalkeeper in Dutch service (Phalanx in Greek service) |
| Aircraft carried: | 2 × Sea Lynx helicopters (1 in peace-time) |
HNLMS Jan van Brakel (F825) was a Kortenaer-class frigate of the Royal Netherlands Navy. It was named after Jan van Brakel, a Dutch naval commander from the seventeenth century.[2]
It was launched on 16 May 1981, commissioned by the Dutch Navy on 14 April 1983, and was transferred to the Hellenic Navy on 29 November 2002 as Kanaris (F464) (Greek: Κανάρης).[2]
[edit] References
- ^ a b c d e "F825 HNLMS Jan van Brakel". seaforces.org. 2010. http://www.seaforces.org/marint/Netherlands-Navy/Frigate/F-825-HNLMS-Jan-van-Brakel.htm. Retrieved 9 February 2012.
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