NRP Bartolomeu Dias (F333)
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Name | Van Nes |
Namesake | Aert Jansse van Nes |
Builder | Koninklijke Schelde Groep, Vlissingen |
Laid down | 10 January 1990 |
Launched | 16 May 1992 |
Commissioned | 2 June 1994 |
Decommissioned | 20 December 2007 |
Status | sold to Portugal |
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Name | Bartolomeu Dias |
Namesake | Bartolomeu Dias |
Owner | Portuguese Navy |
Acquired | 16 January 2009 |
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Status | in active service |
General characteristics | |
Class and type | Template:Sclass- |
Displacement | 3,320 tons |
Length | 122.25 m (401.1 ft) |
Beam | 14.37 m (47.1 ft) |
Draught | 4.3 m (14 ft) |
Propulsion |
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Speed | 29 kn (54 km/h; 33 mph) |
Complement | 174 |
Armament |
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Aircraft carried | 1 × Lynx helicopter |
HNLMS Van Nes (Dutch: Hr.Ms. Van Nes) is a ship of the Template:Sclass- of multi-purpose frigates of the Royal Netherlands Navy where it used the radio call sign was "PAMI".[1] Built by the shipyard Koninklijke Schelde Groep in Vlissingen. The ship is named after the Dutch Admiral Aert Jansse van Nes. She was sold to the Portuguese Navy where the ship was renamed Bartolomeu Dias.
Dutch service
HNLMS Van Nes is one of eight Template:Sclass-s and built at the Koninklijke Schelde Groep yard in Vlissingen. The keel laying took place on 10 January 1990 and the launching on 16 May 1992. The ship was put into service on 2 June 1994.[1]
The ship served in the NATO squadron STANAVFORLANT from 9 October to 31 December 1999 and again in 2001.
Van Nes also took part in Operation Enduring Freedom around the Arabian Peninsula.[2]
On 20 December 2007 the vessel was decommissioned and sold to the Portuguese Navy.[1]
Portuguese service
In May 2018, the Bartolomeu Dias arrived at Den Helder to undergo a mid-life upgrade, which is expected to be completed in late 2019.[3]
References
- ^ a b c "helis.com". Retrieved 9 September 2018.
- ^ "mindef.nl". Retrieved 9 September 2018.
- ^ Barreira, Victor (May 4, 2018). "Portuguese M-class frigates prepare for mid-life upgrade". Jane's Information Group.
Work on first-of-class NRP Bartolomeu Dias (F333) will be carried out at the Royal Netherlands Navy's (RNLN's) shipyard from May and is expected to conclude in late 2019, the Portuguese Navy told Jane's . Work on sister ship NRP D Francisco de Almeidais (F334) will begin shortly after and is expected to complete in December 2021.