The Adelaer-class is a class of eight multi-purpose frigates of the Royal Netherlands Navy. The class is also known as the "Multi-purpose" or M class. The ships are named after famous Dutch naval officers, the lead ship being named after Cort Adelaer.
A total of sixteen ships were built; eight for the Royal Netherlands Navy, two for the Belgian Navy, four for the Chilean Navy and two for the Portuguese Navy.
- This is basically the OTL Karel Doorman-class frigates of OTL with some changes for the AAOverse.
Specifications[]
- Type: Frigate
- Service Period: 1991-Present
- Characteristics:
- Length: 401 feet (122.22 meters)
- Beam: 47 feet (14.33 meters)
- Draught: 20 feet (6.1 meters)
- Displacement: 2,800 tons standard; 3,320 tons full load
- Crew: 154
- Propulsion: CODAG, 2 x Rolls Royce (Spey 1A) 16700 hp (12.45 MW) gas turbines, 2 x Stork-Werkspoor 4895 hp (3.650 MW) diesel engines
- Speed: 30 knots (55.56 km/h)
- Sensor Suite:
- Thales Smart-S Mk.1 long-range 3D surveillance and tracking RDF
- Thales LW08 long-range surveillance RDF
- Thales SeaWatcher 100 active phased array surface detection and tracking RDF
- Thales GateKeeper Electro-optical 360° surveillance system
- Thales STIR 1.8 Tracking and Illumination Radar RDF
- Thales Scout surface surveillance and tactical navigation RDF
- Thales PHS-36 Hull-mounted ASDIC
- Thales Anaconda VLF passive tactical towed array ASDIC
- Armament:
- 1 x OTO Melara 76mm/62-caliber Super Rapid naval gun
- 2 x 8-cell Mk.48 VLS (fires GWS.27 Sea Wolf AAMs)
- 1 x 8-cell AAM Launcher (fires Thunderbolt AAMs)
- 2 x 4-cannister SSM Launchers (fires Broadsword AShMs)
- 2 x 12.75" triple fire torpedo tubes (fires Raytheon Mk.54 MAKO lightweight torpedoes)
- 1 x 30mm Goalkeeper CIWS
- 6 x Browning M2 12.7mm machine guns
- 6 x FN MAG 7.62mm machine guns
- Aircraft Carried: HN90 (Belgium and Netherlands), AS.532 Cougar (Chile) and Westland Lynx (Portugal)
- Aviation Facilities: helicopter hangar and flightdeck
Unit Run[]
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- HNLMS Adelaer (FM 821)
- HNLMS Van Speijk (FM 822)
- HNLMS Aegidius van Braam (FM 823)
- HNLMS Tjerk Hiddes (FM 824)
- HNLMS Van Amstel (FM 825)
- HNLMS Abraham van der Hulst (FM 826)
- HNLMS Van Nes (FM 827)
- HNLMS Van Galen (FM 828)
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- Leopold I (F930)
- Louise-Marie (F931)
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- BAC Blanco Encalada (FF-15)
- BAC Almirante Merino (FF-16)
- BAC Almirante Carvajal (FF-17)
- BAC Almirante Riveros (FF-18)
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- NRP Diogo Rodrigues (F334)
- NRP Dom Francisco de Almeida (F335)