HNLMS ''Witte de With'' (F813) ( nl, Hr.Ms. Witte de With) was a

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of the . The ship was in service with the

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from 1986 to 2006. The frigate was named after Dutch

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Witte Corneliszoon de With Witte Corneliszoon de With (28 March 1599 – 8 November 1658) was a Dutch naval officer. He is noted for planning and participating in a number of naval battles during the Eighty Years War and the First Anglo-Dutch war. Early life and chil ...

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

Dutch service history

HNLMS ''Witte de With'' was one of two s and was built at the KM de Schelde in Vlissingen. The

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took place on 15 December 1981 and the launching on 25 August 1984. The ship was put into service on 17 September 1986. The ship participated in Operation Desert Shield/Storm from September 1990 to December 1990. and

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in July 1993 In 1988 ''Witte de With'' and the frigates and and the replenishment ship made a trip to the far east visiting Egypt, India, Indonesia, Australia and New Zealand to show the flag and for practice. On 12 May 2006 the vessel was decommissioned and sold to the

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Chilean service history

The ship was put into service on 17 July 2006 where the ship was renamed ''Capitán Prat'' using the radio call sign was "CCPT".

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Witte de With Jacob van Heemskerck-class frigates Jacob van Heemskerck-class frigates of the Chilean Navy 1984 ships Ships built in Vlissingen