Portugal bought 2 M-type Dutch Frigates
VAN NES (F833) - to be delivered December 2008
VAN GALEN (F834) - to be delivered November 2009
In May 2006, Portugal's National Defense Minister, Luís Amado, showed interest in buying two Karel Doorman class frigates to replace the two remaining frigates of the João Belo class in service with the Portuguese Navy — instead of buying two frigates of the Oliver Hazard Perry class, offered by the United States. A committee of the Portuguese government arrived at the Netherlands to evaluate the condition of two frigates to be bought.
In the end of May 2006, the Portuguese Government Official News Bulletin published the order for the creation of an Official Portuguese Navy's "technical team" to supervise the transfer of two M-Class Frigates to Portugal.
On November 1st 2006, the Portuguese Defense Minister Nuno Severiano Teixeira signed a contract for the purchase of the frigates Van Nes and Van Galen. Van Nes will be transfered to Portugal on December 1, 2008 and Van Galen on November 1, 2009
official news
http://www.marine.nl/nieuws/?article...fregatten.html
http://www.mindef.nl/actueel/nieuws/...rportugal.aspx
The 2 OHP Frigates FFG-12 and FFG-14 will not come to Portugal (fortunately)