Leopold I 2010
Name | No | Yard No | Builder | Laid down | Launched | Comp | Fate |
Leopold I (ex-Karel Doorman) | F930 | 364 | KM De Schelde, Vlissingen, Netherlands | 26.2.1985 | 20.4.1988 | 31.5.1991 // 22.12.2005 | in service (2019) |
Louise-Marie (ex-Willem van der Zaan) | F931 | 365 | KM De Schelde, Vlissingen, Netherlands | 6.11.1985 | 21.1.1989 | 28.11.1991 // 22.12.2005 | in service (2019) |
Displacement standard, t |
2800 |
Displacement full, t |
3320 |
Length, m |
114.4 pp 122.3 oa |
Breadth, m |
14.4 |
Draught, m |
4.30 hull 6.05 propellers |
No of shafts |
2 |
Machinery |
F930: CODOG: 2 Rolls-Royce Spey RM-1A gas turbines / 2 Werkspoor-Wärtsilä 12SW 280V12 diesels F931: CODOG: 2 Rolls-Royce Spey RM-1C gas turbines / 2 Werkspoor-Wärtsilä 12SW 280V12 diesels |
Power, h. p. |
F930: 37530 / 9800 F931: 48900 / 9800 |
Max speed, kts |
F930: 29 F931: 30 |
Fuel, t |
gas turbine oil / diesel oil |
Endurance, nm(kts) |
5000(18) |
Armament |
2 x 4 Harpoon SSM (8 RGM-84C), 1 x 16 Sea Sparrow SAM (VLS, 16 RIM-7M), 1 x 1 - 76/62 OTO Melara Compact SR, 1 x 7 - 30/77 Goalkeeper, 2 x 1 - 12.7/90, 4 - 324 Mk 32 mod. 9 TT (Mk 46 mod. 5), 1 helicopter (SH-14D Sea Lynx) |
Electronic equipment |
F930: Decca 1690/9, SMART-S, Scout, LW-08, 2x STIR-1.8, Goalkeeper radars, PHS-36 sonar, AR700, 2x APECS-II ECM suites, 2x Mk 36 SRBOC decoy RL, SLQ-25 Nixie torpedo decoy, SEWACO VIIA CCS F931: Decca 1690/9, SMART-S, Scout, LW-08, 2x STIR-1.8, Goalkeeper radars, PHS-36 sonar, AR700, 2x APECS-II ECM suites, 2x Mk 36 SRBOC decoy RL, SLQ-25 Nixie torpedo decoy, SEWACO VIIB CCS |
Complement |
154 |
Project history: Former Dutch frigates of Karel Doorman class, transferred in December 2005 and commissioned by Belgian Navy after refit and modernization 29.3.2007 and 8.4.2008 respectively.
Modernizations: 2008, Leopold I; 2010, Louise-Marie: - SH-14D Sea Lynx helicopter; + 1 NH90 helicopter, length oa became 124.3m (helipad was lengthened)
2013, Leopold I: - AR700 ECM suite, SEWACO VIIA CCS; + Seastar radar, APX Vigile ECM suite, SEWACO XI CCS
2015, Louise-Marie: - AR700 ECM suite, SEWACO VIIB CCS; + Seastar radar, APX Vigile ECM suite, SEWACO XI CCS
Naval service: No significant events.
Leopold I 2013
Many thanks to Wolfgang Stoehr for additional information on this page.
© Ivan Gogin, 2019