the portuguese frigates NRP Comandante João Belo (F480) and NRP Comandante Sacadura Cabral (F483) will be transferred to the Uruguayan Navy until end of September 2007.
These 2 ships will be replaced by the 2 M-type F833 Van Nes and F834 Van Galen in 2008 and 2009 respectively.
Unfortunately I only have the Navy Info in portuguese….
GRUPO DE PROJECTO PARA ABATE E TRANSFERÊNCIA DAS FRAGATAS “COMANDANTE JOÃO BELO” E “COMANDANTE SACADURA CABRAL” PARA A MARINHA DO URUGUAI. CRIAÇÃO:
– DETERMINAÇÃO:
——- Despacho do Almirante Chefe do Estado-Maior da Armada nº 23/2007, de 14 de Maio:
Foi cometida à Marinha a missão de conduzir a transferência das fragatas NRP “Comandante João Belo” e NRP “Comandante Sacadura Cabral” para a República Oriental do Uruguai.
A multidisciplinaridade das actividades e o prazo limitado para a sua realização, a concluir até 30 de Setembro, configuram a natureza de projecto para a missão em causa, recomendando, em consequência, a constituição de uma estrutura temporária dedicada a agilizar a respectiva gestão.
Considerando que, no que respeita às actividades intrínsecas às diversas áreas funcionais da Marinha, deverão existir elementos de ligação ao grupo de projecto.
Considerando, finalmente, que as matérias em estudo, por serem transversais à organização da Marinha, aconselham a colocação da estrutura a criar na subordinação do Vice-chefe do Estado-Maior da Armada:
Determino:
1. É criado um Grupo de Projecto (GP) para planear, dirigir, executar, através dos órgãos e serviços da Marinha organicamente competentes, e controlar as tarefas necessárias ao abate das fragatas “Comandante João Belo” e “Comandante Sacadura Cabral” e sua transferência para a Marinha do Uruguai.
Are there any drawings, pics of models, etc, to have a better idea of this so called Fastwind project???
Thx
MConrads
Just to congratulate you on your extraordinary work!!!!
Absolutely wondefull!:) 🙂
Keep them comming!
Regards from Portugal;)
don’t they have still some old UK-built frigates, from the time of the Shah?
i think the contract, everything included, was valued at 250 million euro.
For Portugal, the purchase of the Van Nes (F833) and Van Galen (F834) was valued at 240 million Euro, officially
name?
the ship recieved the name F-930 “Leopold I” and is the first of 2 ex-RNLN M-frigates to be delivered, the second frigate, “Koningin Elisabeth II“, will be handed over in 2008.
wasn’t the second the “Louise Marie”:confused:
from ALIDE
Business news
Severnaya Verf launches Stoiky corvette for Russian Navy
11.13.2006 13:46
St. Petersburg’s Severnaya Verf shipyard laid the keel Friday of the Stoiky corvette for Russia’s Navy.The Stoiky will be the fourth corvette of the Project 20380 series, after the Steregushchy, the Soobrazitelny and the Boiky, designed by the Almaz Central Marine Design Bureau and built at the shipyard.
Deputy Navy Commander Mikhail Zakharenko, who took part in the keel-laying ceremony, said that the first ship built in the series, the Steregushchy corvette, shipped out Friday for testing.
Navy Commander Admiral Vladimir Masorin said in May at the Steregushchy launch ceremony that the event marked the beginning of a new stage in the development of Russian military shipbuilding.
“Russia must maintain its Navy,” he said, adding that Russia planned to launch a new ship in each design series every year starting in 2006, and that construction of new combat ships will ensure security at sea and global stability.
“Ships of this series [project 20380] will also help ensure Russia’s energy security,” Masorin said.
Russia has designated energy security its number one priority during its tenure this year as chairman of the Group of Eight leading industrialized nations.
Masorin said the corvettes will protect oil and gas transportation routes, especially in the Baltic Sea and the Black Sea.
The Boiky and the Soobrazitelny, ships of the same series, are still being constructed at the shipyard.
The Stoiky corvette has a displacement of 2,000 metric tons, a maximum speed of 27 knots, a crew of 100 and is equipped with stealth technology.
News source: en.rian.ru
@HAMMER
http://i56.photobucket.com/albums/g191/snake65/20380_1.jpg
Portuguese Navy announcement
Finally the News of the purchase have been published in the Official Portuguese Navy Website
van nes
a picture of the VAN NES (F833) with the Portuguese Flag hoisted in the mast.
(from http://www.dutchfleet.net forum)
I assume it was taken last 1st of November when the Portuguese MoD visited the ship after signing the contract for the Portuguese Navy.
Can anyone tell me if the Van Nes will be decommissioned soon or will she still sail under the Dutch Flag for some more time, before starting preparations for the transfer to the Portuguese Navy?
Thanks in advance,
Regards.
Portugal signed contract for the purchase of VAN NES and VAN GALEN
http://www.mindef.nl/actueel/nieuws/2006/11/20061101_ministerportugal.aspx
NIEUWS
01-11-2006 09:30
PORTUGAL KOOPT TWEE NEDERLANDSE FREGATTENDe Portugese minister van Defensie, Nuno Severiano Teixeira, heeft vandaag een werkbezoek gebracht aan het ministerie. Bij die gelegenheid ondertekende hij ook een contract voor de aankoop van twee Nederlandse M-fregatten.
De Portugese bewindsman werd door minister Kamp met militaire eer ontvangen op het winderige en koude Plein in Den Haag, waar de eerste herfststorm van dit jaar overheen raasde. De Koninklijke Militaire Kapel Johan Willem Friso zorgde voor de muzikale omlijsting van het bezoek en bracht onder meer beide volksliederen ten gehore.
Minister Teixeira en staatssecretaris Van der Knaap zetten later die ochtend hun handtekening onder het contract voor de verkoop van twee multipurpose fregatten aan Portugal. De Van Nes verwisselt op 1 december 2008 van eigenaar. Hr.Ms. Van Galen werkt eerst nog een misssie af voor de kust van Zuid-Libanon en zal vanaf 1 november 2009 onder Portguese vlag varen. Beide schepen werden in 1994 bij de Koninklijke Marine in dienst gesteld.
In the first half of the 80s (1983?-84?, I cannot precise) during a NATO Exercise, the Portuguese Submarine “NRP Barracuda”(S-164), Daphne-type, (currently the sole submarine in service with the PN , until the commissioning of the 2 new U-209PN being built in Germany takes place, in 2010 and 2011), also “sanked” the US Carrier USS Einsenhower (CVN-69)
According to reports of that time, the Admiral in command of the CVN-69 was relieved from duty due to this action of the small Portuguese Submarine.
And look who’s here:
Leopold I, first for Belgium.
Congrats to our Belgian friends: you are getting a couple of fine ships.
Same here! 🙂
Hope Portugal can join you not far from now 😉
Dang, only 50% right, hate it when that happens….

No problem!
I send you a bottle of champagne (half empty) to celebrate 😉
Ah,
According the Portuguese Media, an official source of the Navy informed that the final contract should be sign still this month.
Let’s see…
from:
http://www.scheldeshipbuilding.com/products.html#
click on Karel Doorman photo:
The design of the Karel Doorman class reflects the increasing priority that the Royal Netherlands Navy gives to survivability. Designed to reduce the Radar, Under Water Noise, Infra-Red and magnetic signatures the ships have an extensive NBCD arrangement.The hull design is based on extensive research into seakeeping and propulsion, giving high sustained speed in seaway and a wide weather window for helicopter operation. Equipped with a rudder roll stabilising system.Highly automated in machinery control and C³I systems the class has a characteristically low manning level. International interest in the M-frigates as well as changes in the Royal netherlands Navy prompted the sale of two frigates each to Chile, Belgium and Portugal. New names are:
F827 Leopold 1 Belgium
F829 Louise Marie Belgium
F830 Almirante Riveros Chile
F832 Almirante Blanco Encalada Chile
F833 Unknown Portugal
F834 Unknown Portugal