NRP D Francisco
de Almeida (F334)
On November 1, 2006, the Portuguese Defense Minister Nuno Severiano
Teixeira signed a contract for the purchase of the former Dutch frigates Van Nes and Van Galen. Van Nes, was renamed NRP Bartolomeu Dias (F333), was
transferred to Portugal on January 16, 2009 and Van Galen, was renamed NRP D Francisco de Almeida (F334) was transferred on January 15, 2010
Nrp D Francisco de Almeida is a former Karel Doorman (or M Class)
Frigate; the design was originally intended to play a role similar to the
current Holland class for patrol duties in the North Sea and Caribbean, with
high automation and a crew of 80-100.
She is seen below alongside in Leith on the 4th October 2015.
