Francisco De Almeida - F334

NameFrancisco De Almeida - F334
CategoryMilitary ships - War ships - Surface ships
FlagPortugal
Year of built1994
Place of builtNetherlands
Length, m122.30
Width, m14.40
Draught, m6.10
Other namesVan Galen F834 - 2006
ShipbuilderDamen Royal Schelde
Speed, kts30.0
OwnerPortuguese Navy
OperatorPortuguese Navy
StatusIn Service

Was sold from Netherland Royal Navy to Portugese Navy in 2006.

Data as of VanGalen F834:

Type: Karel Doorman class multi-purpose frigate

Displacement: 2,800 tons standard; 3,320 tons full load

Propulsion:

CODOG

2 × Rolls Royce (Spey 1A) 16700 hp (12.45 MW) gas turbines

2 × Stork-Werkspoor 4895 hp (3.650 MW) diesel engines

Complement: 154

Sensors and processing systems:

Thales Smart-S Mk.1 long-range 3D survaillance and tracking radar

Thales LW08 long-range surveillance radar

Thales SeaWatcher 100 active phased array surface detection and tracking radar (NLD and BE ships only)

Thales GateKeeper Electro-optical 360° survaillance system (NLD and BE ships only)

Thales STIR 1.8 Tracking and Illumination Radar system

Thales Scout surface surveillance and tactical navigation radar

Thales PHS-36 Hull-mounted sonar

Thales Anaconda DSBV 61 VLF passive tactical towed array sonar

Ultra Electronics Multi-static Low Frequency Active Passive Sonar (NLD ships only)

Electronic warfare & decoys:

Thales Vigile APX Radar Electronic Support Measures

Sippican Hycor Mk36 SRBOC Chaff and Decoy Launching System

Armament:

Guns:

1 x Oto Melara 76mm (3 inch) gun

1 x Goalkeeper CIWS

2-4 x Browning M2 12.7mm machine gun

2-6 x FN MAG 7.62mm machine gun

Missiles & Torpedoes:

16 x VLS firing RIM-7 Sea Sparrow Anti-air Missile

8 x Launcher firing Boeing Harpoon Anti-Ship missile

2 x Twin torpedo tubes firing Mk.46 Torpedoes

Aircraft carried: Chilean Navy: AS 532 Cougar, Portuguese Navy: Westland Super Lynx, Dutch & Belgian Navy: NH-90

Aviation facilities: helicopter hangar and flightdeck

  • Francisco De Almeida - F334

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    Francisco De Almeida F334 is alongside to Dutch Navy destroyer Tromp F803 during her visit to Istanbul.
    March 4th, 2018
    July 26th, 2015
    Tsarik Ruslan - ReX
    Istanbul, Turkey
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