HNLMS Abraham van der Hulst (F832)

HNLMS Abraham van der Hulst  was a ship of the of multi-purpose frigates of the Royal Netherlands Navy. Built by the shipyard Koninklijke Schelde Groep in Vlissingen. The ship is named after the Dutch Admiral Abraham van der Hulst. She was sold to the Chilean Navy where the ship was renamed Almirante Blanco Encalada.

Dutch service
13 February 1998 while of Corsica serving in the NATO squadron STANAVFORMED she receives orders to steam through the Suez canal to the Persian Gulf to join a UN operation to enforce a trade embargo on Iraq. This lasted until 31 May that year. After this she was sent to Eritrea and assist with the evacuation of European citizens.

The ship took part in Operation Enduring Freedom around the Arabian Peninsula.