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BNaval support & landing craft
Dive tender (YDT) & General purpose research ship (AGE)
Measured figures
Configuration
| Specification | HNLMS Karel Doorman (A833) | Type 904 dive tender |
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| Complement | 150 crew, 150 non-enlisted persons (Helicopter crews, medical teams)[source] | — |
| Power | Diesel-electric 4 × Rolls-Royce Bergen V12A diesel generators 5.5 MW 1 × Rolls-Royce Bergen L6A diesel generator 2.8 MW 2 × Converteam/GE electric motors 8.9 MW 2 × Rolls-Royce CPP propellers 2 × Wärtsilä Bow thruster, 1.25 MW 1 × Wärtsilä Stern thruster, 0.75 MW[source] | — |
| Name | Karel Doorman class[source] | — |
| Operators | Royal Netherlands Navy[source] | — |
| Preceded by | HNLMS Zuiderkruis , HNLMS Amsterdam[source] |
Beam
Single source30.4 m (99 ft 9 in)[source]
full load
Single source27,800 tonnes (27,361 long tons) full load[source]
Maximum; Speed
Single source18 knots (33 km/h; 21 mph)[source]
at 12 kn (22 km/h; 14 mph)
Single source9,800 nmi (18,100 km; 11,300 mi) at 12 kn (22 km/h; 14 mph)[source]
Bars compare reported quantities only. A larger figure does not make a system better; configurations and test conditions differ.
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| Cost | 363 million euro (480 million USD)[source] | — |
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| Built | 2011–2014[source] | — |
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| Completed | — |
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| Namesake | Karel Doorman[source] | — |
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| Builder | Galați shipyard , Romania Damen Schelde Naval Shipbuilding , Netherlands (fitting out)[source] | — |
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| Laid down | 7 June 2011[source] | — |
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| Launched | 17 October 2012[source] | — |
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| Commissioned | 24 April 2015[source] | — |
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| Home port | Den Helder[source] | — |
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| Identification | MMSI number : 244173000 Callsign : PADA Deck code : KD[source] | — |
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| Motto | "All Ships Follow Me"[source] | — |
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| Status | Active[source] | Active[source] |
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| Type | Joint support ship[source] | Dive tender (YDT) & General purpose research ship (AGE)[source] |
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| Boats & landing craft carried | 2 × Landing craft vehicle personnel 2 × RHIB Landing beach for Landing craft utility[source] | — |
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| Sensors & processing systems | Thales Nederland integrated mast Thales SeaMaster 400 SMILE air warning radar Thales SeaWatcher 100 SeaStar surface detection radar Thales Gatekeeper electro-optical surveillance system Thales SCOUT Mk 3 low probability of intercept shipborne surveillance radar[source] | Navigation radar[source] |
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| Armament | 2 × Goalkeeper CIWS 2 × 30 mm Marlin WS rapid fire gun 4 × 12.7 mm Hitrole NT machine gun 6–8 x 7.62 mm FN MAG machine gun[source] | Unarmed[source] |
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| Aircraft carried | Up to 6 × NH90 NFH or H215M Cougar with blades folded or 2 × CH-47F Chinook with blades spread.[source] | None[source] |
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| Aviation facilities | Two-spot helideck and hangar for up to 6 medium helicopters[source] | None[source] |
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| Class & type | — | Yan Qian class[source] |
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| Propulsion | — | Marine Diesel[source] |
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| Electronic warfare & decoys | — | None[source] |
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| Armour | — | None[source] |
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| Country of origin | — | China[source] |
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