HNLMS Karel Doorman (A833)

	Karel Doorman at Rotterdam in September 2017
Class overview
Name	Karel Doorman class
Operators	Royal Netherlands Navy
Preceded by	HNLMS Zuiderkruis, HNLMS Amsterdam
Cost	363 million euro (480 million USD)
Built	2011–2014
Planned	1
Completed	1
History
Netherlands
Name	Karel Doorman
Namesake	Karel Doorman
Builder	Galați shipyard, Romania; Damen Schelde Naval Shipbuilding, Netherlands (fitting out);
Laid down	7 June 2011
Launched	17 October 2012
Commissioned	24 April 2015
Homeport	Den Helder
Identification	MMSI number: 244173000; Callsign: PADA; Deck code: KD;
Motto	"All Ships Follow Me"
Status	Active
General characteristics
Type	Joint support ship
Displacement	27,800 tonnes (27,361 long tons) full load
Length	204.7 m (671 ft 7 in)
Beam	30.4 m (99 ft 9 in)
Draught	7.8 m (25 ft 7 in)
Propulsion	Diesel-electric; 4 × Rolls-Royce Bergen V12A diesel generators 5.5 MW; 1 × Rolls-Royce Bergen L6A diesel generator 2.8 MW; 2 × Converteam/GE electric motors 8.9 MW; 2 × Rolls-Royce CPP propellers; 2 × Wärtsilä Bow thruster, 1.25 MW; 1 × Wärtsilä Stern thruster, 0.75 MW;
Speed	18 knots (33 km/h; 21 mph)
Range	9,800 nmi (18,100 km; 11,300 mi) at 12 kn (22 km/h; 14 mph)
Complement	150 crew, 150 non-enlisted persons (Helicopter crews, medical teams)
Sensors &; processing systems	Thales Nederland integrated mast; Thales SeaMaster 400 SMILE air warning radar; Thales SeaWatcher 100 SeaStar surface detection radar; Thales Gatekeeper electro-optical surveillance system; Thales SCOUT Mk 3 low probability of intercept shipborne surveillance radar;
Armament	Guns:; 2 × Goalkeeper CIWS; 2 × 30 mm Marlin WS rapid fire gun; 4 × 12.7 mm Hitrole NT machine gun; 6–8 x 7.62 mm FN MAG machine gun;
Aircraft carried	Up to 6 × NH90 NFH or H215M Cougar with blades folded or 2 × CH-47F Chinook with blades spread.
Aviation facilities	Two-spot helideck and hangar for up to 6 medium helicopters

HNLMS Karel Doorman (Dutch: Zr.Ms. Karel Doorman) is a multi-function support ship for amphibious operations of the Royal Netherlands Navy, which is also used by the German Navy. The ship replaced both of the navy's replenishment oilers: HNLMS Zuiderkruis (scrapped in February 2014) and HNLMS Amsterdam (sold to Peru in December 2014). At 204.7 m (671 ft 7 in) she is the largest ship in service with the Royal Netherlands Navy.

She was built at the Damen yard in Galați, Romania, being the largest warship ever built in Romania. On 16 August 2013 the ship arrived in Vlissingen, the Netherlands, where final outfitting and installation of the weapon systems took place. In September 2013, it was announced that as part of a series of Dutch defense budget cuts, the vessel would not enter military service, but this decision was reversed by the Dutch government. The vessel cost €400 million.

On 4 February 2016, German minister Ursula von der Leyen, and Dutch minister Jeanine Hennis-Plasschaert signed a Letter of Intent to share Karel Doorman.

The ship is named after Dutch naval officer Karel Doorman who was killed in action in World War II during the Battle of the Java Sea.

Class overview
Karel Doorman at Rotterdam in September 2017
Name	Karel Doorman class
Operators	Royal Netherlands Navy
Preceded by	HNLMS Zuiderkruis, HNLMS Amsterdam
Cost	363 million euro (480 million USD)
Built	2011–2014
Planned	1
Completed	1
History
Netherlands
Name	Karel Doorman
Namesake	Karel Doorman
Builder	Galați shipyard, Romania Damen Schelde Naval Shipbuilding, Netherlands (fitting out)
Laid down	7 June 2011
Launched	17 October 2012
Commissioned	24 April 2015
Homeport	Den Helder
Identification	MMSI number: 244173000 Callsign: PADA Deck code: KD
Motto	"All Ships Follow Me"
Status	Active
General characteristics
Type	Joint support ship
Displacement	27,800 tonnes (27,361 long tons) full load
Length	204.7 m (671 ft 7 in)
Beam	30.4 m (99 ft 9 in)
Draught	7.8 m (25 ft 7 in)
Propulsion	Diesel-electric 4 × Rolls-Royce Bergen V12A diesel generators 5.5 MW 1 × Rolls-Royce Bergen L6A diesel generator 2.8 MW 2 × Converteam/GE electric motors 8.9 MW 2 × Rolls-Royce CPP propellers 2 × Wärtsilä Bow thruster, 1.25 MW 1 × Wärtsilä Stern thruster, 0.75 MW
Speed	18 knots (33 km/h; 21 mph)
Range	9,800 nmi (18,100 km; 11,300 mi) at 12 kn (22 km/h; 14 mph)
Complement	150 crew, 150 non-enlisted persons (Helicopter crews, medical teams)
Sensors & processing systems	Thales Nederland integrated mast Thales SeaMaster 400 SMILE air warning radar Thales SeaWatcher 100 SeaStar surface detection radar Thales Gatekeeper electro-optical surveillance system Thales SCOUT Mk 3 low probability of intercept shipborne surveillance radar
Armament	Guns: 2 × Goalkeeper CIWS 2 × 30 mm Marlin WS rapid fire gun 4 × 12.7 mm Hitrole NT machine gun 6–8 x 7.62 mm FN MAG machine gun
Aircraft carried	Up to 6 × NH90 NFH or H215M Cougar with blades folded or 2 × CH-47F Chinook with blades spread.
Aviation facilities	Two-spot helideck and hangar for up to 6 medium helicopters