| The Standard Frigate of the Kortenaer class has been a
successful design. Conceived as a general purpose frigate for operations in
the Eastern Atlantic area, it is equipped with an AAW suite for point air
defence and an MC gun and ASM Harpoon for ASW. With good seakeeping behaviour,
low underwater noise, low self-noise and two-helicopter capacity the platform
provides a powerful ASW capability.
The design has attracted keen international interest. The Federal German
Republic acquired the design for the F122, the Bremen class. Subsequently the Hellenic Navy acquired two
vessels, Elli and Limnos.
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Since then, Bankert, Callenburg, van Kinsbergen, Kortenaer, Jan van
Brakel and Pieter Florisz , Philips van Almonde and Bloys van Treslong have been sold to the HN.
Abraham Crijnssen and Piet
Hein have been sold to the UAE Naval Force.
A number of the HN Standard Frigates is undergoing a moajor refit/modernisation
involving platform and combat systems.
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