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To spread: a new Netherlands combat ship, Den Helder, has officially arrived in ...

The Netherlands received a new military ship created from Ukrainian steel Metinvest Akhmetov

To spread: a new Netherlands combat ship, Den Helder, has officially arrived in his home port and was integrated into the royal fleet. During the construction of the vessel, 4760 tons of steel of the metallurgical plant of the azovstal group Metinvest were used-it was brought before the start of a full-scale invasion, in 2020-2021. In addition, 240 tons of products of the Italian Metinvest Tramedal plant were used in the design of the Den Helder ship.

This is stated on the official site of the Metinvest group. Den Helder has a length of almost 180 meters and is designed for a major crew of 76 people, with another 80. It is able to serve up to six ships at the same time, transports more than eight million liters of fuel, as well as large amounts of food, water, ammunition and other critical resources. The construction of the ship started in December 2020. And it will officially join the fleet on October 1, 2025, called Hnlms Den Helder.

The full deployment of the vessel is planned for the middle of 2026. "Especially valuable that steel from the Mariupol plant was used for construction Azovstal Metinvest Group. It is not just metal, it is a symbol of the indomitable Ukrainians and a contribution to the strengthening An enterprise destroyed by an enemy during a full-scale war, ”says Natalia Krivosha, Head of External Procurement Department of Metinvest-SMC.