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Frigate F 831 HNLMS Van Amstel |
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class: Karel Doorman
class Frigate / Multipurpose Frigate (M-Fregat) Builder: Koninklijke Maatschappij De Schelde / KMS (Royal Schelde Shipbuilding, Vlissingen, The Netherlands) STATUS: Laid down: May 3, 1987 Launched: May 19, 1990 Commissioned: May 27, 1993 IN SERVICE Namesake: Jan van Amstel (1618-1669) Ship's motto: ? Technical Data: see INFO > Karel Doorman class Multipurpose Frigate |
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HNLMS Van Amstel (F 831): In 1995 the ship assisted in the response after Hurricane Luis at the island of Sint Maarten in the Netherlands Antilles. The ship was deployed in a multinational force in the Oman Sea in 2001/2002 in Operation Enduring Freedom. In September 2005 the ship assisted in the Dutch response to Hurricane Katrina by sending its sailors ashore to southern Mississippi to distribute aid supplies to hurricane victims in conjunction with Mexican marines, U.S. Navy sailors, and U.S. Marines. On 11 May 2012, Van Amstel apprehended 11 Somali pirates after the ship's Lynx helicopter sighted a suspicious fishing dhow towing two skiffs, 400 nautical miles (740 km; 460 mi) off the Somali coast. When the ship's boarding team approached the dhow, the team found 11 suspected pirates of Somali origin and a total of 17 hostages on board. After taking the suspected pirates to the Van Amstel, the boarding team found significant evidence that linked the 11 men to an armed attack on the motor tanker Super Lady a few days prior. The 17 hostages were freed. They were Iranian fishermen. In 2016, Van Amstel joined Standing NATO Maritime Group 2 (SNMG2). That same year Van Amstel also rescued migrants in the Mediterranean Sea. In April 2017, Van Amstel seized nearly 700 kilograms (1,500 lb) of cocaine in two separate drug busts. The busts happened in waters between Curaçao and Colombia. From 26 June to 6 July 2018, Van Amstel participated in Exercise Dynamic Mongoose 2018 along with units from other nations. In May 2022, Van Amstel participated in the Mjølner exercise off Andøy Island, Norway. On 9 October 2022, Van Amstel along with HNLMS De Zeven Provinciën deployed to conduct drills with the aircraft carrier USS Gerald R. Ford. source: wikipedia |
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Jan van Amstel (December 12, 1618 - September 29, 1669): Van Amstel was born in Gemert on December 12, 1618. Van Amstel is buried in Schijndel with the poem that Joost van den Vondel wrote about his exploits at sea on his gravestone. Little is known about Van Amstel's youth. When he cripples his father's horse at a young age, he leaves for Amsterdam. There he moves in with his family, the well-known mayoral Bicker family. He only appears again in the historiography in 1654, when he goes on a mission to Russia as a commander. Van Amstel distinguished himself in the Republic's struggle for free trade at sea. This was especially evident in the so-called Northern War (1655-1660). Amsterdam fought against Charles X Gustavus of Sweden. This Charles endangered Amsterdam's trade through his plans for conquest in the Baltic Sea. During the campaign against the Swedes in November 1659 under De Ruyter, Jan van Amstel was commander of the ship De Zeven Provinciën. On this journey he conquered the strong fortress city of Nyborg. The promulgation of the Act of Navigation through England (1651) deteriorated the Republic's relationship with England. Van Amstel was particularly active during the Second English War (1665-1667). Van Amstel was then commander of the ship De Vrijheid with 60 guns. He took part in the Four Days Battle (1666), during which his ship was severely damaged. In 1667 he was commander of the ship Tijdverdruk with 64 artillery pieces, with which he took part in the famous Journey to Chatham. On April 18, 1668 he was still living in Amsterdam, on the Rouaan quay. This is evident from the will he made on that day. He is then ready to carry out a mission with his warship for his principals. He was probably injured during this assignment and subsequently transferred to Schijndel. Jan van Amstel died there on September 29, 1669.
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