NRP_Dom_Francisco_de_Almeida_(F334)

NRP <i>Dom Francisco de Almeida</i> (F334)

NRP Dom Francisco de Almeida (F334)

Frigate

For other ships with the same name, see HNLMS Van Galen.

HNLMS Van Galen (F834) (Dutch: Hr.Ms. Van Galen) 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.[2] The radio call sign of the frigate was "PAMG".[3] In 2009 HNLMS Van Galen was sold Portugal.[4] 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).[3][5]

D. Francisco de Almeida moored in London in 2017
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HNLMS Van Galen is one of eight Karel Doorman-class frigates and built at the Koninklijke Schelde Groep yard in Vlissingen. The keel laying took place on 7 June 1990 and the launching on 21 November 1992. The ship was put into service on 1 December 1994.[2] The ship participated in the UNIFIL mission off the coast of Lebanon.[2]

References

  1. [1]
    Baker 1998, pp. 531–533.
  2. [2]
    "Karel Doormanklasse fregatten (M-fregatten)". www.marineschepen.nl. 20 March 2018. Retrieved 28 May 2018.
  3. [3]
    "Van Galen (F834)". www.navyinside.nl. Retrieved 28 May 2018.
  4. [4]
    "F 834 - HNLMS Van Galen". www.seaforces.org. Retrieved 28 May 2018.
  5. [5]
    "Van Galen F 834". www.onzevloot.weebly.com. Retrieved 28 May 2018.

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