Belgian frigate Louise-Marie
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For other ships with the same name, see HNLMS Willem van der Zaan.
Louise-Marie (F931) is a Karel Doorman-class frigate of the Marine Component of the Belgian Armed Forces that was commissioned in 2008. It is the second of the two frigates of this class that were purchased from the Royal Netherlands Navy on 22 December 2005. It was originally commissioned in 1991 in the Netherlands, where it served as HNLMS Willem van der Zaan (F829).
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HNLMS Willem van der Zaan (F829) in 1995 | |
History | |
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Netherlands | |
Name | Willem van der Zaan |
Namesake | Schout-bij-nacht Willem van der Zaan |
Builder | Koninklijke Schelde Groep, Flushing (Netherlands) |
Laid down | 6 November 1985 |
Launched | 21 January 1989 |
Commissioned | 28 November 1991 |
Decommissioned | 25 August 2006 |
Fate | Sold to Belgium on 22 December 2005 |
Belgium | |
Name | Louise-Marie |
Namesake | Queen Louise-Marie of Belgium |
Christened | 8 April 2008 |
Acquired | 22 December 2005 |
Commissioned | 8 April 2008 |
Homeport | Zeebrugge Naval Base |
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Status | Active |
General characteristics | |
Class and type | Karel Doorman-class frigate |
Displacement | 2,800 tonnes |
Length | 122.325 m (401.33 ft) |
Beam | 14.37 m (47.1 ft) |
Draught | 6.2 m (20 ft) |
Speed | 30 knots (56 km/h; 35 mph) |
Complement | 15 officers, 70 NCO's, 60 sailors |
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Aircraft carried | 1 x NH-90 NFH helicopter |
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