The F930 Leopold I, formerly the HNLMS Karel Doorman
Career Belgium
Class and type:	Karel Doorman class frigate
Named after:	King Leopold I of Belgium
Builder:	KSM, Flushing (Netherlands)
Laid down:	26 February 1985
Launched:	20 April 1988
Christened:	29 March 2007
Acquired:	Purchased on 22 December 2005, from the Royal Netherlands Navy
Commissioned:	31 May 1991
Decommissioned:	2006
In service:	29 March 2007
Renamed:	29 March 2007, from HNLMS Karel Doorman to F930 Leopold I
Status:	Active
Homeport:	Zeebrugge Naval Base
General characteristics
Displacement:	2,800 tonnes
Length:	122325 m
Beam:	14.37 m
Draught:	6.2 m
Speed:	30 knots
Complement:	15 officers, 70 NCO's, 60 sailors
Motto:	"Audaces Fortuna Juvat"
Nickname:	ORJP

The F930 Leopold I is a Karel Doorman class frigate of the Naval Component of the Belgian Armed Forces. Prior to March 29, 2007, the ship was known as the HNLMS Karel Doorman (F827). It is one of the two frigates of this class that was purchased from the Royal Netherlands Navy on December 22, 2005. Image File history File links Naval_Ensign_of_Belgium. ... The Karel Doorman class is a class of eight multi-purpose frigates of the Royal Netherlands Navy. ... For the bird, see Frigatebird. ... Leopold I of the Belgians (Leopold George Christian Frederick of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld, later of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha) (b. ... Vlissingen (help· info) (occasionally British English: Flushing) is a municipality and a city in the southwestern Netherlands on the former island of Walcheren. ... is the 57th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... This article is about the year. ... is the 110th day of the year (111th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1988 (MCMLXXXVIII) was a leap year starting on Friday (link displays 1988 Gregorian calendar). ... is the 88th day of the year (89th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the AD/CE era in the 21st century. ... is the 356th day of the year (357th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... This article is about the Royal Navy of the Netherlands. ... is the 151st day of the year (152nd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1991 (MCMXCI) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the 1991 Gregorian calendar). ... Year 2006 (MMVI) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... is the 88th day of the year (89th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the AD/CE era in the 21st century. ... is the 88th day of the year (89th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the AD/CE era in the 21st century. ... A vessels home port, or hailing port, is its port of origin as shown on its registration documents[1] and lettered on the stern of the ships hull. ... The church of Zeebrugge Zeebrugge (French: Zeebruges) is a harbour-town at the coast of Belgium, a subdivision of Bruges, for which it is the modern port. ... The beam of a ship is its width at the widest point, or a point alongside the ship at the mid-point of its length. ... The draft of a ships hull is the vertical distance from the bottom of the hull to the waterline. ... A non-commissioned officer (sometimes noncommissioned officer), also known as an NCO or Noncom, is an enlisted member of an armed force who has been given authority by a commissioned officer. ... The Karel Doorman class is a class of eight multi-purpose frigates of the Royal Netherlands Navy. ... For the bird, see Frigatebird. ... Ensign of the Belgian Navy The Naval Component, formerly the Belgian Navy, is the naval service of Belgium. ... Military branches: Army Component, Naval Component and Air Component Military manpower - military age: 16 years of age (2001) Military manpower - availability: males age 16-49: 2,436,736 (2005 est. ... is the 88th day of the year (89th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the AD/CE era in the 21st century. ... This article is about the Royal Navy of the Netherlands. ... is the 356th day of the year (357th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ...

The HNLMS Karel Doorman was the first ship of the Karel Doorman class of multi-purpose frigates (also known as "M-fregat" class). She was the third ship in the Royal Netherlands Navy to be named after admiral Karel Doorman, who was killed during the battle of the Java Sea. It was laid down on 26 February 1985, launched on 20 April 1988 and commissioned on 31 May 1991. The Karel Doorman class is a class of eight multi-purpose frigates of the Royal Netherlands Navy. ... For the bird, see Frigatebird. ... This article is about the Royal Navy of the Netherlands. ... Karel Willem Frederik Marie Doorman (April 23, 1889 – February 28, 1942) was a Schout-bij-Nacht (the Dutch equivalent of a Rear Admiral) during World War II. He was originally a naval aviator in the Royal Netherlands Navy but quickly rose through the ranks to become Schout-bij-Nacht in... Combatants Netherlands United States United Kingdom Australia Imperial Japanese Navy Commanders Karel Doorman â€  Conrad Helfrich Takeo Takagi Strength 2 heavy cruisers 3 light cruisers 12 destroyers 2 heavy cruisers 2 light cruisers 14 destroyers 10 transports Casualties 5 cruisers sunk 5 destroyers sunk 2,300 sailors killed 4 loaded troop... is the 57th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... This article is about the year. ... is the 110th day of the year (111th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1988 (MCMLXXXVIII) was a leap year starting on Friday (link displays 1988 Gregorian calendar). ... is the 151st day of the year (152nd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1991 (MCMXCI) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the 1991 Gregorian calendar). ...

She took part in anti-drug operations in the Caribbean together with the U.S. Navy, was part of the UN operations in the Adriatic Sea during the conflicts in the former republics of Yugoslavia, as well as various NATO exercises. The United States Navy (USN) is the branch of the United States armed forces responsible for naval operations. ... A satellite image of the Adriatic Sea. ... Yugoslavia (Jugoslavija in the Latin alphabet, Југославија in Cyrillic; English: South Slavia, or literary The Land of South Slavs) describes three political entities that existed one at a time on the Balkan Peninsula in Europe, during most of the 20th century. ... This article is about the military alliance. ...

Sale to Belgium

On 20 July 2005, the Belgian government decided to buy two of the remaining six Dutch M-class frigates to replace the two remaining frigates of the Wielingen class (Wielingen and Westdiep) currently in service with the Belgian Naval Component. On 22 December 2005, Karel Doorman and Willem van der Zaan were sold to Belgium, they will be known in the Belgian Naval Component as Leopold I (F930) and Louise-Marie (F931) respectively. The Wielingen class is a class of four multifunctional frigates of the Belgian Navy. ...

The HNLMS Karel Doorman was taken out of service in 2006 and turned over to the Belgian Naval Component on March 29, 2007 when it was christened the F930 Leopold I, in honour of the first King of the Belgians, by Queen Fabiola of Belgium at the Zeebrugge Naval Base. The patronage of the F930 Leopold I was accepted by the city of Nivelles. The Willem van der Zaan will be commissioned into the Belgian Naval Component as the Louise-Marie in March 2008. Year 2006 (MMVI) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... is the 88th day of the year (89th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the AD/CE era in the 21st century. ... The christening of the USCGC Mackinaw (WLBB-30) The ceremonies involved in naming and launching naval ships are based in traditions thousands of years old. ... Successive Belgian kings are 1831-1865: Léopold I (34) 1865-1909: Léopold II (44) 1909-1934: Albert I (25) 1934-1951: Léopold III (16) 1944-1950: Charles, reigned as Prince Regent 1951-1993: Baudouin I (42) Since 1993: Albert II (13) None of these were King of... Queen Fabiola of Belgium (born June 11, 1928) was the Spanish-born Queen consort of King Baudouin I of the Belgians, until the Monarchs death in 1993. ... The church of Zeebrugge Zeebrugge (French: Zeebruges) is a harbour-town at the coast of Belgium, a subdivision of Bruges, for which it is the modern port. ... Nivelles (Dutch: Nijvel) is a municipality located in the Belgian province of Walloon Brabant. ... March is the third month of the year in the Gregorian Calendar and one of seven Gregorian months with the length of 31 days. ... 2008 (MMVIII) will be a leap year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

See also

• HNLMS Karel Doorman, for other ships that had the name Karel Doorman.

Three ships of the Royal Netherlands Navy have been named HNLMS Karel Doorman after Admiral Karel Doorman: The first Karel Doorman (QH1), originally escort carrier HMS Nairana, was the Netherlands first aircraft carrier. ...

External links

• Homepage of Hr. Ms. Karel Doorman (in Dutch)