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Damen Naval hands over Dutch combat support ship Den Helder

Damen Naval handed over the Combat Support Ship Den Helder to the Dutch Ministry of Defence's COMMIT organisation at a ceremony in Den Helder. The vessel, built partly in Romania, is due to be commissioned on 1 October and fully ready by mid-2026.

Reported AI-drafted SWZ Maritime, 26 March 2025

What it does not test. This does not establish that the ship is yet operational, since weapons and sensor fitting continue after handover.

How this item counts. This item is dated before the index starts on 1 January 2026, so it does not count in the European Sovereignty Index.

How this item was made. Drafted by an AI system (Claude (Anthropic)) from the source cited above and published under the editor’s responsibility without a person reading it first. How the record is made

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