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HNLMS "Van Kinsbergen" was laid down at the "Koninklijke Maatschappij De Schelde" (KM de Schelde) shipyard in Vlissingen on 2 September 1975. She was launched on 16 April 1977 and commissioned into service on 24 April 1980 with the Pennant number F 809. The ship's radio call sign was "PADC".