Berkel-class tugboat
.JPG) Berkel
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| Class overview | |
|---|---|
| Name | Berkel class |
| Builders | Scheepswerf v.h H.H. Bodewes, Millingen |
| Operators |  Royal Netherlands Navy |
| Built | 1956-1957 |
| Completed | 4 |
| General characteristics [1] | |
| Type | Tugboat |
| Displacement | 163 t (160 long tons) |
| Length | 25.10 m (82 ft 4 in) |
| Beam | 6.30 m (20 ft 8 in) |
| Draft | 2.20 metres (7 ft 3 in) |
| Propulsion |
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| Speed | 10.8 knots (20.0 km/h; 12.4 mph) |
| Crew | 5 |
The Berkel class[a] was a ship class of four tugboats that were built in the Netherlands for the Royal Netherlands Navy.[2]
Design and construction
The tugboats of the Berkel class were constructed at the shipyard of Scheepswerf v.h H.H. Bodewes in Millingen.[1] They were equipped with firefighting and salvage installations.[3]
Service history
During their service the tugboats of the Berkel class had as main task helping larger naval ships of the Royal Netherlands Navy during their arrival and departure from Dutch harbors.[3]
In August 1958 the four tugboats of the Berkel class together with Orkaan were used to pull the Dutch cruiser De Zeven Provinciën loose after it had run aground.[4][5]
Ships in class
| Pennant no. | Name | Builder | Laid down | Launched | Commissioned | Decommissioned | Fate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Y 8037 | Berkel | Scheepswerf v.h H.H. Bodewes Millingen, Netherlands |
27 April 1956 | 26 September 1956 | 27 December 1956 | 23 September 1987 | Sold on 20 March 1988 to C. Santen |
| Y 8038 | Dintel | 22 May 1956 | 17 November 1956 | 23 January 1957 | Sold on 29 March 1988 to C. Rijf | ||
| Y 8039 | Dommel | 29 August 1956 | 22 December 1956 | 27 February 1957 | 30 March 1987 | Sold on 16 June 1987 | |
| Y 8040 | IJssel | 17 September 1956 | 18 January 1957 | 20 March 1957 | Sold on 29 March 1988 to C. Santen |
Notes
Citations
- ^ a b van Amstel (1991), p. 105.
- ^ a b van Amstel (1991), pp. 105-106.
- ^ a b c Woudstra (1982), p. 201.
- ^ "Sleepboten van marine hadden succes: kruiser weer vlot". De Volkskrant (in Dutch). 28 August 1958.
- ^ "Vijf sleepboten aan het werk: zaterdag gunstigste dag voor vlottrekken". Algemeen Dagblad (in Dutch). 27 August 1958.
References
- van Amstel, W.H.E. (1991). De schepen van de Koninklijke Marine vanaf 1945 (in Dutch). Alkmaar: De Alk. ISBN 90-6013-997-6.
- Woudstra, F.G.A. (1982). Onze Koninklijke Marine (in Dutch). Alkmaar: De Alk. ISBN 90-6013-915-1.