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Damen Schelde Naval Shipbuilding

Dutch military shipyard

Summary

Dutch military shipyard

Field	Value
name	Damen Naval
logo	Damen_logo.svg
logo_size	150px
type	Private
industry	Defence, Shipbuilding
founded	in Vlissingen
founder	Arie Smit
hq_location_city	Vlissingen
hq_location_country	Netherlands
area_served	worldwide
products	Warships and Patrol boats
homepage	www.damen.com

Damen Naval is a Dutch shipyard, and a continuation of the Koninklijke Maatschappij De Schelde, responsible for a number of ships used by the Royal Netherlands Navy. It is owned by the Damen Group. Damen Naval is situated in Vlissingen.

History

The company was founded on 8 October 1875 as the NV Koninklijke Maatschappij De Schelde (KMS) after shipbuilder Arie Smit had taken over the Marine Etablissement, the wharf owned by the Dutch navy. Besides shipbuilding and repair, the company also builds machines, engines, steam turbines, airplanes, and light-metal products. Koninklijk is a royal title granted by the Dutch Crown.

In 1965 the company merged with the NV Rotterdamsche Droogdok Maatschappij (RDM) and the NV Motorenfabriek Thomassen of De Steeg, which resulted in the founding, on 4 March 1966, of the Rijn-Schelde Machinefabrieken en Scheepswerven NV (RSMS). Pressured by the Dutch government the Verolme Verenigde Scheepswerven NV was added, and this was the start of Rijn-Schelde-Verolme Machinefabrieken en Scheepswerven NV (RSV). RSV went under and split up, and its shares were taken over by the government and the province of Zeeland. Its name was changed to Koninklijke Schelde Groep BV (KSG) in 1991. In 2000 the government and the province sold their shares to the Damen Group of Gorinchem, and KSG became the company's branch charged with building larger ships for naval and coastguard duty.

Aircraft projects

De Schelde Scheldemusch
De Schelde S.20
De Schelde S.21

Warships built

Name	Class	Customer	Launched	Fate	Note
			29 September 1894	Decommissioned in 1913

Name	Class	Customer	Launched	Fate	Note
			September 2006	In active service
			September 2006	In active service
			May 2006	In active service
			June 2008	In active service

Launched	Fate	Note
20 March 1897	Decommissioned in 1924
1 March 1900	Scuttled in 1940	After her decommissioning in 1920 the ship was rebuilt as an accommodation ship.
6 August 1921	Sunk on 27 February 1942	Got hit by a Long Lance torpedo during the Battle of the Java Sea. The torpedo was fired from the Japanese cruiser {{ship	Japanese cruiser	Nachi

Name	Class	Customer	Launched	Fate	Note
{{HNLMS	Wolf	2}}			1910	Decommissioned in 1924
{{HNLMS	Fret	2}}			1910	Decommissioned in 1922
{{HNLMS	Bulhond	2}}			1911	Decommissioned in 1927
{{HNLMS	Jakhals	2}}			1912	Decommissioned in 1928
{{HNLMS	Lynx	2}}			1912	Decommissioned in 1928
{{HNLMS	Hermelijn	2}}			1913	Decommissioned in 1925
			23 October 1926	Scuttled on 15 February 1942	Scuttled by the Dutch destroyer .
Philips van Almonde			-	not completed due to WWII	Demolished on the slipway on 17 May 1940. Wreck scrapped by the Germans.
			16 March 1940	Sunk on 13 November 1942	Hit by two torpedoes from the German submarine {{GS	U-431
			27 June 1953	Decommissioned in 1979
			28 November 1953	Decommissioned in 1974	She was decommissioned after being severely damaged in a collision.
			5 September 1955	Sold to the Peruvian Navy in 1980	In the Peruvian Navy known as
			2 June 1956	Sold to the Peruvian Navy in 1980	In the Peruvian Navy known as

Name	Class	Customer	Launched	Fate	Note
			19 June 1965	Sold to Indonesia in 1987	Known in the Indonesian Navy as KRI Yos Sudarso.
			26 March 1966	Sold to Indonesia in 1986	Known in the Indonesian Navy as KRI Oswald Siahaan.
			18 June 1966	Sold to Indonesia in 1989	Known in the Indonesian Navy as KRI Abdul Halim Perdanakusuma.
			4 June 1973	Decommissioned in 1999
			9 March 1974	Decommissioned in 2001	Her bridge, radar, and gun have been preserved by the Dutch Navy Museum in Den Helder, North Holland.
			18 December 1976	Decommissioned in 1997	Sold to the Hellenic Navy as Kountouriotes (Κουντουριώτης).
			26 March 1977	Decommissioned in 1994	Sold to the Hellenic Navy as Adrias (Αδρίας).
			16 April 1977	Decommissioned in 1995	Sold to the Hellenic Navy as Navarinon (Ναυαρίνον).
			30 September 1978	Decommissioned in 1993	Sold to the Hellenic Navy as Aegaeon (Αιγαίον).
			3 June 1978	Decommissioned in 1998	Sold to the United Arab Emirates as Al Emirat.
			16 May 1981	Decommissioned in 1997	Sold to the United Arab Emirates as Abu Dhabi.
			16 May 1981	Decommissioned in 2001	Sold to the Hellenic Navy as Kanaris (Κανάρης).
			8 May 1982	Decommissioned in 2001	Sold to the Hellenic Navy as Bouboulina (Μπουμπουλίνα). Decommissioned in 2013.
			5 November 1983	Sold to Chile in 2005	Known in the Chilean Navy as Almirante Latorre (named after Juan José Latorre). The frigate is in active service.
			25 August 1984	Sold to Chile in 2005	Known in the Chilean Navy as Capitán Prat (named after Arturo Prat). The frigate is in active service.
			20 April 1988	Decommissioned in 2006	Sold to Belgium as in 2005.
			21 January 1989	Decommissioned in 2006	Sold to Belgium as in 2005.
			9 December 1989	Decommissioned on 3 February 2006	Sold to Chilean Navy in 2007, renamed as Almirante Riveros.
			19 May 1990	In active service
			7 September 1991	Decommissioned in 2004	Sold to Chilean Navy in 2006, renamed as Almirante Blanco Encalada.
			16 May 1992	Decommissioned on 20 December 2007	Sold to Portuguese Navy in 2006, renamed as Bartolomeu Dias.
			21 November 1992	Decommissioned in 2009	Sold to Portuguese Navy in 2006, renamed as D. Francisco de Almeida.
			26 March 1994	In active service
			8 April 2000	In active service
			7 April 2001	In active service
			13 April 2002	In active service
			19 April 2003	In active service
{{ship	Moroccan frigate	Tarik Ben Ziyad	2}}			12 July 2010	In active service
{{ship	Moroccan frigate	Sultan Moulay Ismail	2}}			4 February 2011	In active service
{{ship	Moroccan frigate	Allal Ben Abdellah	2}}			October 2011	In active service
			18 January 2016	In active service	Two modules of this frigate were built at Damen Schelde Naval Shipbuilding, while the remaining four were built at PT PAL.
			29 September 2016	In active service	Two modules of this frigate were built at Damen Schelde Naval Shipbuilding, while the remaining four were built at PT PAL.
	Reformador class		6 February 2020	In active service	Two modules of this frigate were built at Damen Schelde Naval Shipbuilding, while the remaining four were built at ASTIMAR 20

Name	Class	Customer	Launched	Fate	Note
	Johan Maurits van Nassau class		20 August 1932	Sunk on 14 May 1940	Sunk when attacked by multiple aircraft of Germany.

Name	Class	Customer	Launched	Fate	Note
	Karel Doorman-class JSS		17 October 2012	In active service	This ship was built partly in the Damen Shipyards Galați. Furthermore, it is shared with the German Navy.

Name	Class	Customer	Launched	Fate	Note
	Rotterdam class		February 1997	In active service	The ship was the result of a joint project between the Netherlands and Spain, which resulted in the Enforcer design.
	Rotterdam class		13 May 2006	In active service	Improved design of , which was designed in conjunction between the Netherlands and Spain.

Launched	Fate	Note
2 February 2010	in active service
20 November 2010	in active service
4 November 2010	in active service	Built at Damen Shipyards Galați and fitting out by Damen Schelde Naval Shipbuilding.
21 April 2011	in active service	Built at Damen Shipyards Galați and fitting out by Damen Schelde Naval Shipbuilding.

Name	Class	Customer	Launched	Fate	Note
{{HNLMS	O 1	2}}	O 1 class		8 July 1905	Decommissioned in 1920
{{HNLMS	O 2	2}}			30 January 1911	Decommissioned in 1930
{{HNLMS	O 3	2}}			30 July 1912	Decommissioned in 1932
{{HNLMS	O 4	2}}			5 August 1913	Decommissioned in 1935
{{HNLMS	O 5	2}}			2 October 1913	Decommissioned in 1935
{{HNLMS	O 6	2}}	O 6 class		10 June 1915 or 15 July 1916	Decommissioned in November 1936
{{HNLMS	O 9	2}}			7 April 1925	Decommissioned on 1 December 1944
{{HNLMS	O 12	2}}			8 November 1930	Demolished on 22 January 1954.
{{HNLMS	O 13	2}}			18 April 1931	Lost while patrolling in 1940
{{HNLMS	O 14	2}}			3 October 1931	Decommissioned on 26 June 1943
{{HNLMS	O 16	2}}	O 16 class		27 January 1936	Sunk by mine on 15 December 1941
			15 January 1938	Decommissioned on 11 June 1940	Went missing during WWII.
{{HNLMS	O 21	2}}			21 October 1939	Decommissioned on 2 November 1957
{{HNLMS	O 22	2}}			20 January 1940	Lost during patrol in 1940
{{HNLMS	K I	2}}	K I class		20 May 1913	Decommissioned in 1928
{{HNLMS	K III	2}}			12 August 1919	Decommissioned in 1934
{{HNLMS	K IV	2}}			2 July 1920	Decommissioned in 1936
{{HNLMS	K VIII	2}}			28 March 1922	Decommissioned on 18 May 1942
{{HNLMS	K IX	2}}			23 December 1922	Decommissioned on 25 July 1942
{{HNLMS	K X	2}}			2 May 1923	Scuttled on 2 March 1942

Name	Class	Customer	Launched	Fate	Note
	Mercuur class		16 October 1987	in active service	Mercuur underwent maintenance between 2014 and 2016. During this maintenance several components were upgraded.

Name	Class	Customer	Launched	Fate	Note
	Amsterdam class		11 September 1992	Decommissioned on 4 December 2014	Sold to Peruvian Navy and is now known as .

Bibliography

G.A. de Kok, De Koninklijke Weg: Honderd jaar geschiedenis Koninklijke Maatschappij De Schelde te Vlissingen 1875–1975, Vlissingen, 1975. .
Piet Quite, Koninklijke Mij. 'De Schelde': 125 jaar scheepsbouw in Vlissingen, Alkmaar, 1999. .
Jeroen Verhoog, Jessica van der Hulst, Luctor et Emergo: 125 Jaar Koninklijke Schelde 1875–2000, Vlissingen, 2001.
Harm J. Hazewinkel, Vliegtuigbouw in Fokkers schaduw, Sassenheim, 1988. .
B. van der Klaauw, Armand van Ishoven, Peter van der Gaag, De geschiedenis van de Nederlandse en Belgische Luchtvaart (series De geschiedenis van de luchtvaart), Lekturama, 1982.
Theo Wesselink, Thijs Postma, De Nederlandse vliegtuigen, Haarlem, 1982. .
Hugo Hooftman, Nederlandse Vliegtuig Encyclopedie Scheldemusch en Scheldemeeuw, Bennekom: Cockpit, 1978.

References

"214 Koninklijke Maatschappij De Schelde (KMS). (Gemeentearchief Vlissingen)". www.archieven.nl.
"De Koninklijke Schelde". Andere Tijden.
Ibidem.

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