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HNLMS Abraham Crijnssen (F816)

HNLMS Abraham Crijnssen (F816)

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imageHNLMS ABRAHAM CRIJNSSEN (F-816).JPEG
image_captionAbraham Crijnssen
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countryNetherlands
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nameAbraham Crijnssen
namesakeAbraham Crijnssen
builderKM de Schelde, Vlissingen
laid_down25 October 1978
launched16 May 1981
commissioned6 January 1983
decommissioned1997
fateSold to the United Arab Emirates Navy
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countryUnited Arab Emirates
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nameAbu Dhabi
acquired31 October 1997
decommissioned2008
identificationF01
section4{{Infobox ship/characteristics
class
displacement*3500 LT standard
*{{convert3800LTtabbron}} full load
length130 m
beam14.4 m
draft4.4 m
propulsion*Combined gas or gas (COGOG) system:
*2 × Rolls-Royce Tyne RM1C gas turbines, {{convert4900shpabbron}} each
*2 × Rolls-Royce Olympus TM3B gas turbines, {{convert25700shpabbron}} each (boost)
speed*20 kn cruise
endurance
complement176–196
aircraft2 × Sea Lynx helicopters (1 in peacetime)
  • 3800 LT full load
  • 2 × Rolls-Royce Tyne RM1C gas turbines, 4900 shp each
  • 2 × Rolls-Royce Olympus TM3B gas turbines, 25700 shp each (boost)
  • 2 shafts
  • 30 kn maximum
  • 2 × 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

HNLMS Abraham Crijnssen (F816) () was a frigate of the . The ship was in service with the Royal Netherlands Navy from 1983 to 1997. The frigate was named after Dutch naval hero Abraham Crijnssen. The ship's radio call sign was "PAVX".

Dutch service history

''Abraham Crijnssen'' in 1989

HNLMS Abraham Crijnssen was built at KM de Schelde in Vlissingen. The keel laying took place on 25 October 1978 and the launching on 16 May 1981. The ship was put into service on 6 January 1983.

Abraham Crijnssen served as escort for the British aircraft carrier during UNPROFOR in the Adriatic Sea in May 1993.

In June 1994 the ship participated in the BALTOPS 94 naval exercise with vessels from several other navies.

In 1997 the vessel was decommissioned and was sold to the United Arab Emirates Navy.

United Arab Emirates service history

The ship was commissioned on 31 October 1997 to the United Arab Emirates Navy where the ship was renamed Abu Dhabi and decommissioned in 2008. Construction work started in 2009 to rebuild the ship into a yacht.

Notes

References

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