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{{Short description|Frigate of the Royal Netherlands Navy}}
{{other ships|HNLMS Van Amstel}}
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 | Ship country = Netherlands
 | Ship flag =  {{shipboxflag|Netherlands}}
 | Ship name =  HNLMS ''Van Amstel''
 | Ship namesake =  [[Jan van Amstel (captain)|Jan van Amstel]]
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 | Ship builder = [[Koninklijke Schelde Groep]], [[Vlissingen]]
 | Ship laid down =  3 May 1987
 | Ship launched =  19 May 1990
 | Ship commissioned =  27 May 1993
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 | Ship identification = *{{MMSI Number|245965000}}
*[[Maritime call sign|Callsign]]: PAME
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 | Ship status = in active service
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 | Ship badge = [[File:KM Zr Ms Van Amstel (F831).svg|100px]]
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 | Ship class =  {{sclass|Karel Doorman|frigate|3}}
 | Ship displacement =  3,300 tons
 | Ship length =        {{convert|122|m|ftin|abbr=on}}
 | Ship beam =    {{convert|14.4|m|ftin|abbr=on}}
 | Ship draught = {{convert|6.2|m|ftin|abbr=on}}
 | Ship propulsion =*2 [[Rolls-Royce plc|Rolls-Royce]] ([[Rolls-Royce Spey|Spey 1A]]) {{cvt|16700|hp|kW|order=flip}} gas turbines
* 2 Stork-Werkspoor {{cvt|4895|hp|order=flip}} diesel engines
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|Ship speed=*{{convert|29|kn}} (gas turbines)
* {{convert|21|kn}} (diesels)
|Ship range={{convert|5000|nmi|abbr=on|lk=in}} at {{convert|18|kn|abbr=on}}
|Ship endurance=30 days
|Ship complement=154
|Ship sensors=*Thales Nederland LW-08 early warning radar
* Thales Nederland SMART-S 3-D air-search
* SeaWatcher 100 active phased array surface detection and tracking radar
* Thales Gatekeeper
* Staring Electro-Optic Ship Security System
* Thales Scout surface search radar
* 2 × [[STIR (radar)|Thales STIR-18 fire control radar]]
* Decca 1609/9 navigation radar
* PHS-36 active bow sonar
|Ship EW=Thales Vigile APX Radar Electronic Support Measures
|Ship armament=*1 × [[Otobreda 76 mm|Oto Melara 76 mm]] anti-air/anti-surface gun
* 16-cell Mark 48 Vertical Launch System (VLS) - 16 [[RIM-7 Sea Sparrow|Sea Sparrow]] missile
* 8 × [[Boeing Harpoon|Harpoon]] anti-ship missiles
* 1 × [[Goalkeeper CIWS]] (point defence gun)
* 4 × Mk 32 324 mm torpedo tubes, [[Mark 46 torpedo]]es
|Ship aircraft=[[NHIndustries NH90|NH90 NFH]] (as of 2013) helicopter
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'''[[His/Her Netherlands Majesty's Ship|HNLMS]] ''Van Amstel'' (F831)''' is a ship of the {{sclass|Karel Doorman|frigate|0}} of multi-purpose [[frigate]]s (also known as "M-fregat" class) of the [[Royal Netherlands Navy]]. Built by the [[shipyard]] [[Koninklijke Schelde Groep]] in [[Vlissingen]]. The ship is named after the Dutch [[Captain (nautical)|Captain]] [[Jan van Amstel (captain)|Jan van Amstel]].

==History==
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===1990s===
In 1995 the ship assisted in the response after [[Hurricane Luis]] at the island of [[Sint Maarten]] in the [[Netherlands Antilles]].

===2000s===
The ship was deployed in a multinational force in the Oman Sea in 2001/2002 in [[Operation Enduring Freedom]].

In September 2005 the ship assisted in the [[Dutch response to Hurricane Katrina]] by sending its sailors ashore to southern Mississippi to distribute aid supplies to hurricane victims in conjunction with Mexican marines, U.S. Navy sailors, and U.S. Marines.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Photograph by Mark Wolfe taken on 09/12/2005 in Mississippi|website=fema.gov|url=https://www.fema.gov/media-library/assets/images/45878|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20170515065549/https://www.fema.gov/media-library/assets/images/45878|archivedate=2017-05-15}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Photograph by Mark Wolfe taken on 09/12/2005 in Mississippi|website=fema.gov|url=https://www.fema.gov/media-library/assets/images/45879|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20170515065549/https://www.fema.gov/media-library/assets/images/45879|archivedate=2017-05-15}}</ref>

===2010s===
On 11 May 2012, ''Van Amstel'' apprehended 11 [[Piracy in Somalia|Somali pirates]] after the ship's [[Westland Lynx|Lynx]] helicopter sighted a suspicious fishing dhow towing two [[skiff]]s, {{convert|400|nmi}} off the Somali coast. When the ship's boarding team approached the [[dhow]], the team found 11 suspected pirates of Somali origin and a total of 17 hostages on board. After taking the suspected pirates to the ''Van Amstel'', the boarding team found significant evidence that linked the 11 men to an armed attack on the motor tanker ''Super Lady'' a few days prior. The 17 hostages were freed. They were Iranian fishermen.<ref>{{cite news |title=Somali Pirates Jailed by Seychelles Court |url=https://www.marinelink.com/news/seychelles-pirates-jailed359463 |access-date=26 September 2022 |publisher=Marine Link |date=4 October 2013}}</ref>

In 2016, ''Van Amstel'' joined [[Standing NATO Maritime Group 2]] (SNMG2).<ref>{{cite news |title=Dutch and French ships assigned to NATO's SNMG2 for deployment in Aegean Sea |url=https://www.naval-technology.com/uncategorized/newsdutch-and-french-ships-assigned-to-natos-snmg2-for-deployment-in-aegean-sea-4846494/ |access-date=12 September 2022 |publisher=Naval Technology |date=22 March 2016}}</ref>

In April 2017, ''Van Amstel'' seized nearly {{convert|700|kg}} of [[cocaine]] in two separate drug busts. The busts happened in waters between [[Curaçao]] and Colombia.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Stickland |first1=Katy |title=Dutch Navy seizes 700kg of cocaine in two busts in the Caribbean |url=https://www.ybw.com/news-from-yachting-boating-world/dutch-navy-seize-700kg-of-cocaine-in-two-busts-in-the-caribbean-51303 |access-date=26 September 2022 |work=YBW |publisher=Yachting & Boating World |date=20 April 2017}}</ref>

From 26 June to 6 July 2018, ''Van Amstel'' participated in Exercise Dynamic Mongoose 2018 along with units from other nations.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Nilsen |first1=Thomas |title=Photos from NATO's anti-submarine warfare exercise outside Harstad |url=https://thebarentsobserver.com/en/security/2018/07/see-photos-natos-anti-submarine-warfare-exercise-outside-harstad |access-date=26 September 2022 |work=The Independent Barents Observer |publisher=The Barents Observer |date=4 July 2018 |language=en}}</ref>

===2020s===
[[File:Royal Dutch Navy frigate Zr.Ms. Van Amstel (F831) underway in the Atlantic Ocean on 21 May 2023 (230521-N-AL206-1032).JPG|thumb|left|''Van Amstel'' on 23 May 2023]]

In May 2022, ''Van Amstel'' participated in the  Mjølner exercise off Andøy Island, Norway.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Edvarsen |first1=Astri |title=Allied Maritime Sharpshooting Exercise Started Monday off Andøy Island, Norway |url=https://www.highnorthnews.com/en/allied-maritime-sharpshooting-exercise-started-monday-andoy-island-norway |access-date=26 September 2022 |publisher=High North News |date=10 May 2022}}</ref>

On 9 October 2022, ''Van Amstel'' along with {{HNLMS|De Zeven Provinciën|F802|6}} deployed to conduct drills with the aircraft carrier {{USS|Gerald R. Ford}}.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Karremann |first1=Jaime |title=Van Amstel en De Zeven Provinciën gaan oefenen met nieuwste Amerikaanse carrier |url=https://marineschepen.nl/nieuws/Van-Amstel-en-De-Zeven-Provincien-gaan-oefenen-met-USS-Ford-091022.html |access-date=10 October 2022 |publisher=Marine Schepen |date=9 October 2022}}</ref>

==References==
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==External links==
* {{Commonscatinline}}
* {{Official|https://www.defensie.nl/organisatie/marine/inhoud/eenheden/schepen/zr-ms-van-amstel }} {{in lang|nl}}

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