NRP Bartolomeu Dias (F333) - Misplaced Pages

For other ships with the same name, see HNLMS Van Nes and NRP Bartolomeu Dias.

History
Van Nes in 2002
Netherlands
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
Fate	Transferred to Portuguese Navy
Portugal
Name	Bartolomeu Dias
Namesake	Bartolomeu Dias
Owner	Portuguese Navy
Acquired	16 January 2009
Identification	MMSI number: 26302000 Callsign: CTFM Hull number: F333
Status	in active service
General characteristics
Class and type	Karel Doorman-class frigate / Bartolomeu Dias-class frigate
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	2 Rolls-Royce (Spey 1A) 16,700 hp (12.5 MW) gasturbines 2 Stork-Werkspoor 4,895 hp (3.650 MW) diesel engines
Speed	29 kn (54 km/h; 33 mph)
Complement	174
Armament	1 × Oto Melara 76 mm anti-air/anti-surface gun 1 × Goalkeeper CIWS (point defence gun) 4 × Mk 32 324 mm torpedo tubes, Mark 46 torpedoes
Aircraft carried	1 × helicopter (Super Lynx Mk.95 for Portuguese Navy and Westland Lynx for Royal Netherlands Navy

HNLMS Van Nes (Dutch: Hr.Ms. Van Nes) is a ship of the Karel Doorman class of multi-purpose frigates of the Royal Netherlands Navy where it used the radio call sign was "PAMI". 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 NRP Bartolomeu Dias.

Dutch service

HNLMS Van Nes is one of eight Karel Doorman-class frigates 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.

The ship served in the NATO squadron STANAVFORLANT from 9 October to 31 December 1999 and again in 2001.

On 20 December 2007 the vessel was decommissioned and sold to the Portuguese Navy.

For other ships with the same name, see NRP Bartolomeu Dias.

In May 2018, the Bartolomeu Dias arrived at Den Helder to undergo a mid-life upgrade, which was completed in late 2019.

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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. On march 23 2021 the b. dias suffered a major surface accident leaving the port in Netherlands. No injuries no systems affected but will require additional repairs once they arrive at Lisbon naval base.

v t e Karel Doorman-class frigates
Royal Netherlands Navy	Karel Doorman Van Speijk Willem van der Zaan Tjerk Hiddes Van Amstel Abraham van der Hulst Van Nes Van Galen
Belgian Navy	Leopold I (ex-Karel Doorman) Louise-Marie (ex-Willem van der Zaan)
Chilean Navy	Almirante Blanco Encalada (ex-Abraham van der Hulst) Almirante Riveros (ex-Tjerk Hiddes)
Portuguese Navy	Bartolomeu Dias (ex-Van Nes) Dom Francisco de Almeida (ex-Van Galen)
Preceded by: Jacob van Heemskerck class Followed by: De Zeven Provinciën class

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