Four ships of the Royal Netherlands Navy have been named Karel Doorman or Karel Doorman (rendered as Karel Doorman in English) after Admiral Karel Doorman: The first , originally the escort carrier , was the Netherlands' first aircraft carrier. The second , a (originally ), was commissioned into the Netherlands Navy on 28 May 1948. She was sold to Argentina in 1970 and renamed The third is the lead ship of her class of frigates. The fourth is a replenishment and logistic ship, which was commissioned in 2015. See also of the Dutch Royal Navy of the Dutch Royal Navy Royal Netherlands Navy ship names