HNLMS ''Abraham Crijnssen'' (F816) ( nl, Hr.Ms. Abraham Crijnssen) was a

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of the . The ship was in service with the

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from 1983 to 1997. The frigate was named after Dutch

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Abraham Crijnssen Abraham Crijnssen (died 1 February 1669) was a Dutch naval commander, notable for capturing the English colony in Suriname in 1667 during the Second Anglo-Dutch War, resulting in the establishment of a long-term colony under Dutch control. Th ...

. The ship's radio call sign was "PAVX".

Dutch service history

HNLMS ''Abraham Crijnssen'' was built at KM de Schelde in Vlissingen. The

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took place on 25 October 1978 and the launching on 16 May 1981. The ship was put into service on 6 January 1983. ''Abraham Crijnssen'' served as escort for the British

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during UNPROFOR in the

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in May 1993. In June 1994 the ship participated in the BALTOPS 94

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with vessels from several other navies. In 1997 the vessel was decommissioned and was sold to the

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United Arab Emirates service history

The ship was commissioned on 31 October 1997 to the United Arab Emirates Navy where the ship was renamed ''Abu Dhabi'' and decommissioned in 2008. Construction work started in 2009 to rebuild the ship into a

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Abraham Crijnssen Kortenaer-class frigates 1981 ships Ships built in Vlissingen