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Patrick H.
January 20, 2015 12:07 PM
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Swedish defence and security company Saab is teaming with Dutch shipbuilder Damen Shipyards Group to explore future opportunities in the international submarine market. The companies have signed an exclusive teaming agreement to work together in pursuit of the potential Walrus-class submarine replacement programme for the Netherlands. In addition to this project, Saab and Damen will also explore ways in which they might bid jointly on other submarine procurement programmes. Through the acquisition of Kockums Saab has extensive experience in the design and manufacture of submarines and surface vessels for a global customer base, integrating advanced systems and using a range of ultra-modern materials and construction techniques. Key technology includes Saab’s unique Air Independent Propulsion System based on the Stirling engine. In addition, Saab delivers many complex defence programmes in cooperation with governmental and commercial partners in customer nations worldwide.
Damen delivers about 160 vessels annually and is known for its unique ship-design concepts, due to its sharp focus on research and development, standardisation and modularisation. Its defence and security portfolio includes vessels ranging in size from 7 m to over 200 m. Damen Schelde Naval Shipbuilding (established in 1875) supplies major surface vessels to navies worldwide.
Saab and Damen, both independently-owned companies, are confident that their combined skills, expertise and substantial R&D capacity will accelerate submarine development.
Hein van Ameijden, managing director of Damen Schelde Naval Shipbuilding, says:“we are convinced that with Saab we have found the ideal partner to realise a successor to the present Walrus class; a vessel that will set a new standard for non-nuclear submarines. The complementarity of both our companies opens up the potential for a successful cooperation in more submarine programmes worldwide.”
GunillaFransson, head of Saab business area, Security and Defence Solutions says:“Saab Kockums is looking forward to cooperating with the experienced shipbuilders at Damen Schelde Naval Shipbuilding. We have the full support of our Swedish customer in broadening our customer base to include a new demanding high-end customer.”
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Patrick H.
October 31, 2014 4:03 PM
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Damen construit des navires militaires aux Pays-Bas et entretient des navires en France. Logique que tôt ou tard, les trajectoires se croisent... S’il arrive que des bâtiments de la Marine nationale française soient accueillis dans les formes de radoub civiles brestoises, la mise à sec, en forme 1, du Tarik Ben Ziyad, une frégate de la Marine royale marocaine, constitue une première pour une marine étrangère. De type Sigma, cette frégate de 105 mètres de longueur, 13 mètres de largeur et 2 300 tonnes de déplacement, première d’une série de trois, a été construite en 2011 par Damen Schelde Naval Shipbuilding (DSNS) à Flessingue (Vlissingen). Après trois années de service, elle va subir un arrêt technique d’une trentaine de jours que réaliseront les équipes brestoises de Damen Shiprepair. Carénage, visites et contrôles de divers matériels, peinture et intervention sur une ligne d’arbre sont notamment au programme.
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Patrick H.
September 17, 2014 12:56 PM
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A new contract signed in August will see Damen Shipyards Group deliver design, material package, technical assistance and training for two vessels to be built by the Mexican Navy under the Damen Technical Cooperation programme. Damen announced the contract on 16 September. The Damen Technical Cooperation programme enables customers to build vessels in the location of their choice. Damen provides the design, material packages and technical and logistical assistance, allowing shipyards to leverage Damen’s experience to improve their capabilities.
The contract covers one Damen Stan Patrol 4207 vessel and one Damen Fast Crew Supplier 5009 vessel.
The Damen Stan Patrol 4207vessel will be the seventh of the Mexican Navy’s Tenochtitlan-class. It will be built on the navy yard ASTIMAR 1 in Tampico. This yard, located on the Gulf of Mexico, has already concluded the construction of three Stan Patrols and will now undertake the construction of the other four.
The Damen Fast Crew Supplier 5009 will be constructed on the Navy yard ASTIMAR 6 in Guaymas, a city on the Pacific coast of Mexico. The vessel, which has been adapted to meet specific Mexican Navy requirements, features the Damen Sea Axe bow which reduces slamming up to 70%.
In total this vessel can transport 145 passengers and 17 crew members, and will also include a deck crane and an extra accommodation module. The vessel has four Caterpillar 3512C TA engines, and can reach a speed of 21 knots.
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Patrick H.
July 25, 2014 1:21 PM
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The first of four 42 m Legend-class (Stan Patrol 4207) offshore patrol craft, HMBS Arthur Dion Hanna (P421), was commissioned into service on 20 June, having completed its transatlantic delivery voyage in May, and commenced its maiden operational deployment on 27 June. Second of class, Durward Knowles (P422), arrived in Nassau on 9 July and is to be commissioned on 31 July. The RBDF is also procuring four 30 m Stan Patrol 3007 coastal patrol craft, a single 59 m Stan Lander 5612 landing craft and nine rigid-hull inflatable boats (RHIBs) under the two-year Sandy Bottom programme, which is intended to address obsolescence, reliability and infrastructure issues caused by historic underinvestment in the Bahamian naval fleet and its shore facilities.
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Patrick H.
May 8, 2014 11:58 AM
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Le groupe néerlandais Damen a signé avec le chantier équatorien Astinav un contrat portant sur la réalisation d’un quatrième patrouilleur du type Stan Patrol 2606. Comme ses aînés, il sera réalisé localement pour le compte des garde-côtes de l’Equateur. Damen est chargé des études d’ingénierie et de la fourniture de packages d’équipements. Longs de 26.5 mètres, les Stan Patrol 2606 disposent d’une coque en aluminium et peuvent atteindre la vitesse de 35 nœuds. Ils sont armés par un équipage de huit marins. C’est en 2011 que ce programme avait été lancé, les relations entre Damen et Astinave remontant à plus de 10 ans. Les deux partenaires ont, notamment, travaillé sur la construction de remorqueurs, de dragues et de navires rapides de transport de personnel.
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Patrick H.
April 16, 2014 2:44 PM
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(Infodefensa.com) Caracas - In the next twelve months production lines will begin to build 38 vessels will be added to the units of the Army of Venezuela , announced its overall commander, Admiral Gilberto Pinto White , told the local newspaper Notitarde . Pinto explained the admiral , they shall be eight multipurpose vessels transport capacity up to 900 tons twelve patrol of 60 meters and 18 speedboats interception will be distributed in islands. He explained that these vessels will be built through the existing agreement with the Dutch group Damen Shipyards in its shipyards located in Santiago de Cuba, Cuba, and Vietnam, as well as the Coordinator Naval Unit Services Fairing, Repairs Hull and Maintenance, Equipment and Systems Ship Navy ( Ucocar ) whose facilities are located in the naval base cabinet Admiral Augustine of Puerto Cabello, Venezuela. Admiral Pinto White also mentioned that, "there are acquisitions that result in skills which are acquired through Ucocar" this with the intention of building vessels with dimensions of up to 80 meters long that will be sold to the Caribbean islands, "is, is a great national project of the great naval industry are strengthening for that power and power Armada country." Shipbuilding projects It should be noted that some of the new shipbuilding, announced by the general commander of the Venezuelan Navy, are referred to recent decisions of the Ministry of Popular Power for Defense, on the following projects: Six Rookies Damen Stan Patrol 4207 type six Damen Stan Patrol patrol type 5009 eight multipurpose container vessels Damen Stan type 5612 Lander load. It remains to know the model, or models, of 18 speedboats interception. Damen in the Venezuelan Navy Venezuela's Navy currently has five boats supplied by Damen, plus a back ordered. The first was the height tug / salvage Francisco de Miranda (RA-11), type Damen Salvage Tug 6014, parts of which were built in Holland and assembled at facilities Dams and Astilleros Nacionales CA ( Dianca ), in Puerto Cabello . The vessel was delivered in 2007. Subsequently, a type Ucocar joined Damen Stan Patrol 2606 patrol, the Skua (PG-51), which came into operation in 2009.'s plans to build five additional units. Finally, three freighters Damen Stan Lander 5612, plus one about to be delivered, the construction has been carried out in the Cuban shipyard Damex Shipbuilding & Engineering , of Santiago de Cuba , operated by Damen Shipyards Group. These are: The Friars (T-91) Witnesses (T-92), Los Roques (T-93) and Monks (T-94).
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Patrick H.
March 26, 2014 4:06 AM
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DOHA, QATAR — Showcasing a wealth of new designs and featuring a major tie-in with a local shipyard, Dutch shipbuilder and design firm Damen Schelde Naval Shipbuilding is continuing its aggressive moves to become a major supplier of small warships and auxiliaries to burgeoning navies.Among the innovative designs is a new Mission Flexible Combatant (MFC), a versatile design aimed at smaller navies that lack bigger ships. “The whole concept is aimed at getting a credible combat capability into a multimission ship,” said Rene Hoogenboom, production manager for amphibious support ships at Damen. Shown for the first time here at the Doha International Maritime and Defence Exhibition (DIMDEX), the MFC is similar in concept to the larger Danish Abselon-class flexible support ship, which offers major gun and missile weapons and a mission bay capable of transporting military equipment, including tanks. Koen Audenaert, a Daman naval architect working on the MFC, acknowledged its similarity to the Absalon, but he pointed to significant changes. “The difference is in the aft part,” he said, pointing to a model of the ship. The MFC, while smaller, features a fixed stern ramp, offering direct access for rigid hull inflatable boats (RHIBs) and smaller landing craft. The Absalon, Audenaert pointed out, has no boat ramp, and it can only launch small craft via an overhead boom. “This is a simple, elegant design,” Audenaert said. The ship’s multimission bay can be configured to handle a variety of missions, including mine laying and countermeasures, anti-submarine warfare and special forces support. Equipment is moved via two overhead gantry cranes. Boats are retrieved on the ramp via an automatic wire system. RHIBs come up the ramp and trip a crosswire, which then secures the craft. “It’s a hands-free operation,” Audenaert said. Like many Damen designs, the MFC can be configured in a variety of sizes and patterns, emphasizing different missions, capabilities and costs. Brochures describe ships ranging from designs 115 meters to 139 meters in length, displacing from 4,500 metric tons to 5,600 metric tons. Mission sets range from a low end of security versions, to combatant, amphibious and logistic variants. Damen also is a partner in a shipyard venture here with Nakilat, a major transporter of liquefied natural gas (LNG) products. Nakilat Damen Shipyards Qatar is co-located in the port of Ras Laffan with Nakilat-Keppel Offshore and Marine Ltd. (NKOM), a repair facility able to handle the largest LNG tankers. The facilities are situated in deep water on reclaimed land at the end of an 8-kilometer-long breakwater. Nearly 3,000 employees work at the side-by-side facilities, said Fairuz Aledroos, a marketing executive with NKOM. Since 2010, the Nakilat Damen facility has built smaller ships for commercial work, as well as tugboats for the Qatari Navy. The shipyard is able to build ships up to lengths of 170 meters in a covered building, launching vessels via a level transfer facility. Damen officials said the yard can build steel, aluminum or fiber-reinforced plastic ships. They said the yard positions the company to strongly compete for naval designs in the Gulf region.
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Patrick H.
March 3, 2014 3:05 AM
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During Vietship 2014 Nava Exhibition in Vietnam, Dutch shipyard Damen unveiled for the first time the design of the Sigma 9814 Corvette ordered by Vietnam. It was announced in October 2011 that Damen shipyard in Vlissingen, Netherlands will build four Sigma corvettes for the Vietnamese Navy. The first two ships will be built in Vlissingen (Netherlands), and the last two (options) will be built in Vietnam, under Dutch supervision. Based on previously published information and from what can be seen on the model shown at Vietship 2014 the new SIGMA 9814 class will be fitted with:
8x MBDA Exocet MM40 Block 3
12x MBDA MICA VL surface-to-air missiles (in VLS)
1x Oto Melara 76mm main gun
2x Oto Melara MARLIN-WS 30mm gun mounts
The corvette will acomodate one anti-submarine helicopters Ka-28. The corvettes are set to receive the latest generation of electronics and sensors from Thales including TACTICOS combat management system, SMART-S Mk 2 radar and STING EO Mk 2 electro-optical fire control system.
Design wise, the new Sigma 9814 differs quite a lot combared to existing Sigma designs (9813, 10513 or 10514) especially around the bridge area. Likewise, the bow appears to be more angled to possibly provide more stealth.
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Patrick H.
November 27, 2014 2:34 PM
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Damen, via ses chantiers de Brest et de Dunkerque, ne s’en tiendra pas à la réparation navale. Il annonce vouloir faire construire sous licence Damen dans des chantiers français. Lors de l’acquisition, fin 2011, certains observateurs faisaient savoir alors mezzo voce que la reprise de l’ex-Sobrena brestoise par Damen (42 chantiers, 1,3 milliard de chiffre d’affaires, 6 000 salariés) faisait entrer le loup néerlandais dans la bergerie française : fort de sa gamme exhaustive de navires civils et militaires, le batave ne s’en tiendrait pas à la réparation et proposerait des navires neufs en concurrence directe avec les DCNS, Piriou, CMN, Ocea ou Socarénam. Mais à Brest, traumatisée par l’idée de perdre le plus grand chantier de réparation navale française (après sa précédente faillite en 1986), on ne parlait que de réparation navale civile lourde. Jouant profil bas, Damen Shiprepair Brest, le nouveau nom du chantier, ne démentait pas, très occupé à remettre en route le site et à apporter une nouvelle culture d’entreprise, à faire revenir la clientèle et chercher une indispensable rentabilité, quitte à tordre un peu le bras de la sous-traitance, services portuaires compris (pilotage, remorquage, lamanage…). Le passage à la construction neuve est bel et bien décidé, si l’on en croit une note intitulée « Rétrospective et perspectives » rédigée par Reinier C. van Herel, directeur régional France de Damen Shipyards Group. Tout d’abord, on y lit ainsi que Damen Shiprepair Brest « est en train d’acquérir une expérience particulièrement significative pour un secteur offshore français en plein essor ».
Lire l'intégralité de l'article sur "Le Marin" : http://www.lemarin.fr/chantiers-navals-defense-energies-marines/depuis-brest-le-groupe-damen-veut-construire-en-france
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Patrick H.
September 19, 2014 5:00 PM
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Indonesian state-owned shipbuilder PT PAL held a steel-cutting ceremony for the Indonesian Navy's (Tentara Nasional Indonesia-Angkatan Laut's/TNI-AL's) second SIGMA 10514 Perusak Kawal Rudal (PKR) guided-missile frigate in Surabaya, Indonesia, on 17 September. The vessel is being built jointly with Dutch shipbuilder Damen Schelde Naval Shipbuilding (DSNS) under a contract signed in 2013 by the Indonesian Ministry of Defence. The contract follows a prior tender, signed in June 2012, to construct the first ship. Both frigates are being assembled from six major block modules in an arrangement aimed at transferring naval shipbuilding expertise from DSNS to PT PAL. In the first vessel, four modules were built by PT PAL and two supplied by DSNS.
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Patrick H.
August 22, 2014 4:55 AM
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Damen has recently signed a contract with Astilleros Navales Ecuatorianos (Astinave) to construct two Damen SPa’s 5009 for the Ecuadorian Coastguard. The Ecuadorian shipyard will build both vessels locally with Damen Technical Cooperation, which is Damen’s method of ‘building on site’. Damen Technical Cooperation (DTC) will supply Astinave with prefabricated kits to build both vessels. As well as the numerous advantages that local construction brings to the contract-signing table, DTC uses proven Damen designs that guarantee technical and operational performance. Due to the sheer complexity of building the Stan Patrol 5009, Damen’s agreement with Astinave includes on-site technical assistance during the construction and commissioning periods. Strategic alliance Although this latest contract represents the first Damen Stan Patrol 5009 for Astinave, the yard has built up considerable experience with Damen designs over the years. Customer specifications The Ecuadorian Coastguard will mobilise the two new Damen SPa’s 5009 for general patrol duties – benefitting from a top speed of 23 knots provided by four fixed-pitch propellers. They specified that both vessels had the capacity to accommodate 32 people operating for up to 30 days without external support – something that required a number of design adaptations. Ecuador’s Coastguard already operates three Damen SPa’s 2606, with a fourth currently under construction at Astinave’s facilities on the banks of the Guayas River. After delivery of the two patrol vessels, the fleet will total six Damen builds.
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Patrick H.
June 24, 2014 9:58 AM
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Damen Schelde Naval Shipbuilding has developed its vision on mission modularity and has created the unique SIGMA Multi Mission Bay. The SIGMA Multi Mission Bay is designed to fulfil the need for flexibility in naval defence through Mission Modularity. It provides operational flexibility and increased availability in corvette size ship design. Enabling easy exchange of specific mission modules through life, it also increases future growth potential, while reducing cost of modernizations. The covert area of the SIGMA Multi Mission Bay ©, at the stern of the SIGMA class vessels, offers flexibility to support various missions within one single class of ships, ranging from Humanitarian Aid, Special Forces Support, Anti Submarine Warfare, Mine Counter Measure Operations to Mine Laying capabilities. Making the SIGMA Multi Mission Bay © the true force multiplier for the highly successful SIGMA platform.
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Patrick H.
April 19, 2014 5:39 AM
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In accordance with the agreed planning in the contract for the construction of a Damen SIGMA Frigate for the Indonesian Navy, the keellaying ceremony has taken place on 16 April 2014 at the PT PAL (Persero) Shipyard in Surabaya, Indonesia. The construction of the 4 modules that are going to be built at PT PAL (Persero) Shipyard Surabaya and the two modules that are being built in Vlissingen, are proceeding according to schedule. The construction and testing of the modules simultaneously at two different locations signifies the unique Damen Schelde Naval Shipbuilding modular building strategy that is unparalleled in the naval shipbuilding industry. All modules will be assembled at the PT PAL (Persero) Shipyard under main contractorship of Damen Schelde Naval Shipbuilding followed by Harbour Acceptance Tests and Sea Acceptance Trials.
Second Frigate
Furthermore, the progress for the second SIGMA 10514 PKR frigate, for which the contract was signed 14 February 2013, proceeds as scheduled and construction is foreseen to start in approximately 3 months.
Expanding Indonesian Navy
The acquisition of the SIGMA 10514 PKR Frigate is part of the further modernization and expansion of the Indonesian Navy, TNI-AL. The main missions and tasks of the SIGMA PKR 10514 will be in the domains of naval warfare as well as Maritime Security missions and tasks. Also, the ship may be used for humanitarian support tasks.
The main characteristics of the SIGMA PKR 10514 Frigate are:
Length: 105 mtr
Width: 14 mtrs
Displacement: approx. 2400 tons
Propulsion: Combined Diesel and Electric(CODOE)
Crew: 100 + 20 spare accommodation
Combat System:
• Extensive Air, Surface and Sub-Surface Surveillance capabilities.
• Guided missile Systems and gun systems for Anti-Air Warfare and Anti-Surface Warfare
• Torpedo systems for Anti-Submarine Warfare
• Active and Passive Electronic Warfare Systems
• Tacticos Combat Management System
• Also, the SIGMA PKR 10514 Frigate will be able to carry an organic helicopter.
Link to SIGMA 10514 PKR Frigate technical datasheet
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Patrick H.
April 2, 2014 3:41 AM
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La marine mexicaine vient de commander un sixième patrouilleur de type Stan Patrol 4207 au groupe néerlandais Damen. Comme tous les autres navires de cette classe, baptisée Tenochtitlan, il sera construit dans le chantier Astimar dans le port de Tampico. Les bâtiments du type du type Stan Patrol 4207 mesurent 42.8 mètres de long pour 7.1 mètres de large. Dotés d’une coque en acier et présentant un déplacement d’environ 250 tonnes en charge, ils peuvent atteindre la vitesse de 30 nœuds et sont armés par 16 membres d’équipage. Ils disposent à l’arrière d’une rampe pour la mise à l’eau d’une embarcation rapide, l’armement comprenant deux mitrailleuses de 12.7mm. Ces équipements, retenus par le Mexique, peuvent néanmoins varier en fonction des besoins du client. Damen peut, par exemple, proposer le SPa 4207 avec une tourelle double de 40mm à l’avant et des bossoirs pour deux embarcations rapides à l’arrière.
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Patrick H.
March 5, 2014 2:03 AM
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Dutch group Damen Shipyards to build twelve patrolmen Navy Venezuela , six Damen Stan Patrol Model 4207 six Damen Stan Patrol Model 5009. The six Stan Patrol 4207 surveillance with logistical support was budgeted at $ 132,748,000, while the six Damen Stan Patrol 5009 with logistical support was budgeted at $ 176,554,000.
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Patrick H.
February 21, 2014 2:34 AM
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19/02/2014 (Infodefensa.com) E. Saumeth, Cartagena - The Armada of Colombia finalizing the details for the commissioning and delivery of its new logistic support vessel, the ARC 501 Juanchaco , boat type Swath (catamaran) built by Damen Shipyards Group , at its facilities in Singapore . At present, the ARC 501 is in the final stages of testing and crew training, expected official release for Feb. 28. The ARC Juanchaco , will be used to transport members of the Navy, Marine Corps and the Armed Forces , including the ports of Buenaventura and Bahía Málaga in the Colombian Pacific, so it will be highlighted in the Naval Force of the Pacific . The ship has the capacity to carry up to 250 people, and three containers and aft crane for loading / unloading of supplies and cargo, and has been designed as a new logistics solution for the Navy in this region.
Technical Features
Manufacturer: Damen Shipyards Group-Singapore Length: 42.15 meters Width : 10.30 meters Side height: 3.60 meters Draft to Popa: 1.50 meters Fuel Capacity: 10 cubic meters Water Capacity 2.5 cubic meters Main Engines: (2) CAT 3512 CC Power: 3530 bkW Maximum speed: 25 Kn (90%) Navigation System: GMDSS A2 Additional systems: Aileron control government, Active stabilization
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