ALMIRANTE BLANCO ENCALADA (FF-15)

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ALMIRANTE BLANCO ENCALADA was laid down as ABRAHAM VAN DER HULST on 8 February 1989.
ABRAHAM VAN DER HULST named after the 17th century Dutch Admiral Abraham van der Hulst.
Launched on 7 September 1991. Commissioned into the Dutch Navy on
15 December 93. Decommissioned on 16 January 2005.

Type: Karel Doorman class multi-purpose frigate
Displacement: 2,800 tons standard; 3,320 tons full load
Length: 401ft (122.3m) Beam: 47ft (14.4m) Draught: 20ft (6.1m)
Propulsion: 2 Rolls Royce (Spey 1A) 16700 hp (12.45 MW) gas turbines
2 Stork-Werkspoor 4895 hp (3.650 MW) diesel engines Speed: 29 knots (54 km/h)
Complement: 154
Armament: 1 Oto Melara 76 mm anti-air/anti-surface gun
1 Oerlikon 20 mm light cannon
1 Sea Sparrow Missile Vertical Launch System (VLS)
8 Harpoon Missiles
1 Goalkeeper (point defence guns)
Mk. 46 Torpedoes
Armour: none
Aircraft carried: AS 532 Cougar.
Aviation facilities: helicopter hangar.

Under Dutch flag she took part in 1998 in the evacuation of the Western citizen from Eritrea.
In total she brought 132 persons from the European Union, Canada the USA and New Zealand to Hodeida, Yemen.
Took part in the Operation Enduring Freedom gathering intelligence, and escorted other vessel in and around the Arabian Gulf.
05 July 2002 after Operation Freedom she returned in the Dutch navy base Den Helder.

2005 Sold to Chile and renamed.

2019 In service.


Sources: Wikipedia. Combat Fleets of the World 2005 – 2006.
Chile 2010 $430 sg?, scott? and 2018 $600 sg?, scott? (More on this stamp is given on: viewtopic.php?f=2&t=16799

Peter Crichton