HNLMS Van Galen
frigate
Current position
No live position received yet. Identity and particulars below.
Identity & particulars
- Name
- HNLMS Van Galen
- IMO number
- 4610310
- MMSI
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- Call sign
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- Flag
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- Vessel type
- frigate
- Gross tonnage
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- Deadweight (DWT)
- —
- Length overall
- 122.3 m
- Beam
- 14.4 m
- Year built
- 1994
- Builder
- Damen Schelde Naval Shipbuilding
- Registered owner
- —
- Operator
- Portuguese Navy
Particulars are enriched from public sources as they become available. Position & identity are derived live from AIS.
About HNLMS Van Galen
HNLMS Van Galen (F834) (Dutch: Hr.Ms. Van Galen) is a ship of the Karel Doorman class of multi-purpose frigates of the Royal Netherlands Navy. Built by the shipyard Koninklijke Schelde Groep in Vlissingen. The ship is named after captain and convoy commander Johan van Galen and served from 1994 to 2008 with the Dutch navy. The radio call sign of the frigate was "PAMG". In 2009 HNLMS Van Galen was sold to Portugal. The ship was transferred in 2010 to the Portuguese Navy, where the ship was put into service as the NRP Dom Francisco de Almeida (F334). HNLMS Van Galen is one of eight Karel Doorman-class frigates and built at the Koninklijke Schelde Groep yard in Vlissingen. The keel laying took place on 7 June 1990 and the launching on 21 November 1992. The ship was put into service on 1 December 1994. The ship participated in the UNIFIL mission off the coast of Lebanon.
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is HNLMS Van Galen now?
- HNLMS Van Galen has not transmitted a live position recently. Its identity and particulars are kept on this page, and its position will appear here the moment it is detected on AIS again.
- What kind of ship is HNLMS Van Galen?
- HNLMS Van Galen is a frigate, built in 1994 by Damen Schelde Naval Shipbuilding. The vessel is 122.3 m long with a beam of 14.4 m.
- Who owns HNLMS Van Galen?
- HNLMS Van Galen is operated by Portuguese Navy. Ownership data is compiled from public registries and shown free on Seadar.
- Has HNLMS Van Galen been detained or sanctioned?
- No detentions or sanctions for HNLMS Van Galen appear in the public sources Seadar tracks (USCG PSIX inspections and the OFAC SDN list).