HNLMS Van Amstel (F831) explained

HNLMS Van Amstel (F831) is a ship of the of multi-purpose frigates (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 Jan van Amstel.

History

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.[1] [2]

2010s

On 11 May 2012, Van Amstel apprehended 11 Somali pirates after the ship's Lynx helicopter sighted a suspicious fishing dhow towing two skiffs, 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.[3]

In 2016, Van Amstel joined Standing NATO Maritime Group 2 (SNMG2).[4]

In April 2017, Van Amstel seized nearly of cocaine in two separate drug busts. The busts happened in waters between Curaçao and Colombia.[5]

From 26 June to 6 July 2018, Van Amstel participated in Exercise Dynamic Mongoose 2018 along with units from other nations.[6]

2020s

In May 2022, Van Amstel participated in the Mjølner exercise off Andøy Island, Norway.[7]

On 9 October 2022, Van Amstel along with deployed to conduct drills with the aircraft carrier .[8]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Photograph by Mark Wolfe taken on 09/12/2005 in Mississippi. fema.gov. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20170515065549/https://www.fema.gov/media-library/assets/images/45878. 2017-05-15.
  2. Web site: Photograph by Mark Wolfe taken on 09/12/2005 in Mississippi. fema.gov. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20170515065549/https://www.fema.gov/media-library/assets/images/45879. 2017-05-15.
  3. News: Somali Pirates Jailed by Seychelles Court . 26 September 2022 . Marine Link . 4 October 2013.
  4. News: Dutch and French ships assigned to NATO's SNMG2 for deployment in Aegean Sea . 12 September 2022 . Naval Technology . 22 March 2016.
  5. News: Stickland . Katy . Dutch Navy seizes 700kg of cocaine in two busts in the Caribbean . 26 September 2022 . YBW . Yachting & Boating World . 20 April 2017.
  6. News: Nilsen . Thomas . Photos from NATO's anti-submarine warfare exercise outside Harstad . 26 September 2022 . The Independent Barents Observer . The Barents Observer . 4 July 2018 . en.
  7. News: Edvarsen . Astri . Allied Maritime Sharpshooting Exercise Started Monday off Andøy Island, Norway . 26 September 2022 . High North News . 10 May 2022.
  8. News: Karremann . Jaime . Van Amstel en De Zeven Provinciën gaan oefenen met nieuwste Amerikaanse carrier . 10 October 2022 . Marine Schepen . 9 October 2022.

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