Kortenaer class frigate
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The Kortenaer class was a class of frigates of the Royal Netherlands Navy. They were built to be a general purpose frigate; able to combat all surface, submarine and aircraft targets. Like some of the other frigates of the 1970s and 1980s, they featured a COGOG (Combined gas or gas) propulsion system. 10 were built by de Schelde in Vlissingen and 2 by Wilton Fijenoord in Rotterdam between 1978 and 1982. Only 10 served with the Royal Netherlands Navy: 2 were sold to Greece while still under construction and replaced by 2 Jacob van Heemskerck class frigates which are basically an AAW variant of the Kortenaer class.
8 similar ships were built by Germany during the same period in the Bremen class. By 2003 all ships were transferred to the navies of Greece and the United Arab Emirates. The Greek frigates were renamed the Elli class.
[edit] General characteristics (As built)
- Displacement: 3500 tons standard (3,800 tons max)
- Length: 130 m (427 ft)
- Beam: 14.5 m (47 ft)
- Draft: 4.4 m (14 ft 3 in)
- Propulsion: combined gas or gas (COGOG) system
- 2 Rolls Royce Tyne RM1C gas turbines, 4,900 shp each
- 2 Rolls Royce Olympus TM3B gas turbines, 25,700 shp each (boost)
- 2 shafts
- Range: 4,700 nm at 16 kts
- Cruise speed: 20 kts
- Maximum speed: 30 kts
- Armament:
- 1 OTO-Melara Compatto 76 mm/62 cal. gun (Elli and Limnos have 2)
- 4 Mk46 torpedo tubes (2 twin mounts)
- 8 RGM-84 Harpoon anti-ship missile launchers (2 quad mounts)
- 8 Sea Sparrow anti-aircraft missile launchers (1 mount)
- Complement: 176-196
- Aircraft:
- 2 Sea Lynx helicopters (1 in peace-time)
[edit] Ships
The ships were named after Dutch Admirals
| Ship | Penant number | Named after | builder | Laid down | Launched | Commisioned | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kortenaer | F807 | Egbert Bartholomeusz Kortenaer | Royal Schelde | 8/4/75 | 18/12/76 | 26/10/1978 | sold to the Greek Navy as F-462 Kountouriotes (Κουντουριώτης) |
| Callenburgh | F808 | Gerard Callenburgh | Royal Schelde | 2/9/75 | 26/3/77 | 26/7/79 | sold to the Greek Navy as the F-459 Adrias (Αδριάς) |
| Van Kingsbergen | F809 | Jan Hendrik van Kinsbergen | Royal Schelde | 2/9/75 | 16/4/77 | 24/4/80 | sold to the Greek Navy as the F-461 Navarinon (Ναυαρίνον) |
| Banckert | F810 | Joost Banckert | Royal Schelde | 25/2/76 | 30/9/78 | 29/10/80 | sold to the Greek Navy as the F-460 Aegaeon (Αιγαίον) |
| Piet Hein | F811 | Piet Pieterszoon Hein | Royal Schelde | 28/4/77 | 3/6/78 | 14/4/81 | sold to the UAE Navy as the Al Emirat |
| Abraham Crijnssen | F816 | Royal Schelde | 25/10/78 | 16/5/81 | 26/1/83 | sold to the UAE Navy as the Abu Dhabi | |
| Philips van Almonde | F823 | Philips van Almonde | Wilton-Fijenoord | 1/10/77 | 11/8/79 | 2/12/81 | sold to the Greek Navy |
| Bloys van Treslong | F824 | Willem Bloys van Treslong | Wilton-Fijenoord | 1/5/78 | 15/11/80 | 25/11/82 | sold to the Greek Navy |
| Jan van Brakel | F825 | Jan van Brakel | Royal Schelde | 16/11/79 | 16/5/81 | 14/4/83 | sold to the Greek Navy |
| Pieter Florisz (ex-Willem van der Zaan) | F826 | Royal Schelde | 21/1/81 | 8/5/82 | 1/10/83 | sold to the Greek Navy as the F-463 Bouboulina (Μπουμπουλίνα) |
Two ships Elli and Limnos were built for the Greek Navy in 1981, They are referred to as the Elli class frigates by the Hellenic Navy and have different equipment and weapons from the Dutch ships.
The Imperial Iranian Navy ordered 8 modified ships from Royal Schelde but the contract was cancelled after the Iranian revolution.
