Egbert Kortenaer
Kortenaer class frigate
| Kortenaer class frigate | |
|---|---|
| Class Overview | |
| Class Type | General purpose frigate |
| Class Name | In honor of Admiral Egbert Kortenaer |
| Preceded By | Van Speijk-class frigate |
| Succeeded By | Karel Doorman-class multi-purpose frigate |
| General characteristics | |
| Displacement: | 3500 tons (3800 tons max) |
| Length: | 130m (417ft) |
| Beam: | 14.4m (47ft) |
| Draft: | 4.4m (14ft 3in) |
| 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 |
| Speed: | 30 knots (56 km/h) |
| Cruise speed: | 20 knots (38 km/h) |
| Range: | 4,700 nautical miles at 16 knots |
| Complement: | 176-196 |
| 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); 1 Goalkeeper in Dutch service - 1 Phalanx in Greek service (Elli and Limnos have 2) |
| Aircraft: | 2 Sea Lynx helicopters (1 in peace-time) |
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 Flushing and 2 by Wilton-Fijenoord in Schiedam 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.
In Dutch service the frigates were armed with a Goalkeeper CIWS on top of the helicopter-hangar. In Greek service they were replaced with Phalanx CIWS due to high maintenance costs.
Ships
The ships were named after Dutch captains and admirals
| Ship | Penant number | Named after | builder | Laid down | Launched | Commissioned | Decommissioned | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kortenaer | F807 | Egbert Bartholomeusz Kortenaer | Royal Schelde | April 8 1975 | December 18 1976 | October 26 1978 | 1997 | Sold to the as F462 Kountouriotes (Κουντουριώτης) |
| Callenburgh | F808 | Gerard Callenburgh | Royal Schelde | September 2 1975 | March 26 1977 | July 26 1979 | 1994 | Sold to the as the F459 Adrias (Αδριάς) |
| Van Kinsbergen | F809 | Jan Hendrik van Kinsbergen | Royal Schelde | September 2 1975 | April 16 1977 | April 241980 | 1995 | Sold to the as the F461 Navarinon (Ναυαρίνον) |
| Banckert | F810 | Joost Banckert | Royal Schelde | February 25 1976 | September 30 1978 | October 29 1980 | 1993 | Sold to the as the F460 Aegaeon (Αιγαίον) |
| Piet Hein | F811 | Piet Pieterszoon Hein | Royal Schelde | April 28 1977 | June 3 1978 | April 14 1981 | 1998 | Sold to the as the Al Emirat |
| Abraham Crijnssen | F816 | Abraham Crijnssen | Royal Schelde | October 25 1978 | May 16 1981 | January 26 1983 | 1997 | Sold to the as the Abu Dhabi |
| Philips van Almonde | F823 | Philips van Almonde | Wilton-Fijenoord | October 1 1977 | August 11 1979 | December 2 1981 | 2002 | Sold to the as the F465 Themistokles (Θεμιστοκλής ) |
| Bloys van Treslong | F824 | Willem Bloys van Treslong | Wilton-Fijenoord | May 5 1978 | November 15 1980 | November 25 1982 | 2003 | Sold to the as the F466 Nikiforos Fokas |
| Jan van Brakel | F825 | Jan van Brakel | Royal Schelde | November 16 1979 | May 16 1981 | April 14 1983 | 2001 | Sold to the as the F464 Kanaris (Κανάρης) |
| Pieter Florisz (ex-Willem van der Zaan) | F826 | Pieter Florisse | Royal Schelde | January 21 1981 | May 8 1982 | October 1 1983 | 2001 | Sold to the as the F463 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.
External links
HS ELLI (F-450)3d video
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