Damen Naval Employee Directory
ShipbuildingZeeland, Netherlands501-1000 Employees
Damen Naval is the Netherlands' sole naval original equipment manufacturer, serving as designer, engineer, builder, integrator, and service provider across a ship’s lifecycle. Tracing its roots to 1875 as the Royal Schelde Shipyard in Vlissingen, the company celebrates a long naval heritage and operates from Vlissingen, Zeeland as the naval division of the Damen Shipyards Group since 2000. The launching customer is the Dutch Ministry of Defence, and the company works to renew and replace the Royal Netherlands Navy fleet, including the Combat Support Ship and new Anti-Submarine Warfare frigates. Damen Naval also leads naval projects for NATO and EU partners, such as ASW frigates for the Belgian Navy and the F126 frigates for the German Navy. In 2026, the Royal Netherlands Navy purchased 12 V-BAT drones from Shield AI after testing.