Karel Doorman class frigate

The Karel Doorman class is a class of eight multi-purpose frigates of the Royal Netherlands Navy. The class is also known as the "Multi-purpose" or "M" class.

Armament

These multi-purpose frigates can be used in the anti-submarine, anti-aircraft or surface combat roles. Their armament reflects that.

Related Topics:
Anti-submarine - Anti-aircraft

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Their primary armament consists of two quad launchers for the AGM-84 Harpoon anti-ship missile, which has a range of 120 kilometres. Backing this up is a 76 mm Oto Melara gun, which has both anti-ship and anti-air capabilities.

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Primary air defence is provided by the sea sparrow vertical launch system. 16 Sea Sparrows are carried, which uses semi-active radar to find its target and has a range of 14 km.

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The Goalkeeper system provides closeup air defence. It fires 30 mm rounds and can fire up to 4,000 rounds per minute, with a range of 200 metres to 3 km.

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For anti submarine warfare, each ship carries one Westland Lynx helicopter, which is armed with 2 Mark-46 torpedoes and carries dipping sonar as well as forward looking infrared (FLIR)systems.

Related Topics:
Westland Lynx - Dipping sonar

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Each ship has two twin torpedo launchers, which fire mark 46 torpedoes.

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