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History
Netherlands
NameHNLMS Jan van Brakel (F825)
NamesakeJan van Brakel
BuilderKoninklijke Maatschappij de Schelde (KMS), Vlissingen[1]
Laid down16 November 1979[1]
Launched16 May 1981[1]
Commissioned14 April 1983[1]
Decommissioned12 October 2001[1]
FateSold to Greece, 29 November 2002[2]
Greece
NameHS Kanaris (F464)
NamesakeConstantine Kanaris
Acquired29 November 2002
Statusin active service, as of 2016
General characteristics
Class and typeKortenaer-class frigate
Displacement
  • 3,500 long tons (3,600 t) standard
  • 3,800 long tons (3,900 t) full load
Length130 m (426 ft 6 in)
Beam14.4 m (47 ft 3 in)
Draft4.4 m (14 ft 5 in)
Propulsion
Speed
  • 20 knots (37 km/h; 23 mph) cruise
  • 30 knots (56 km/h; 35 mph) maximum
Endurance4,700 nautical miles @ 16 knots (8,700 km @ 30 km/h)
Complement176–196
Armament
Aircraft carried2 × Sea Lynx helicopters (1 in peace-time)

HNLMS Jan van Brakel (F825) was a Kortenaer-class frigate of the Royal Netherlands Navy. It was named after Jan van Brakel, a Dutch naval commander from the seventeenth century.[2]

It was launched on 16 May 1981, commissioned by the Dutch Navy on 14 April 1983, and was transferred to the Hellenic Navy on 29 November 2002 as Kanaris (F464) (Greek: Κανάρης).[2]

References

  1. ^ a b c d e "F825 HNLMS Jan van Brakel". seaforces.org. 2010. Retrieved 9 February 2012.
  2. ^ a b c "HS Kanaris". hellenicnavy.gr. 2012. Retrieved 9 February 2012.