HNLMS Hoofdinspecteur Zeeman
 Hoofdinspecteur Zeeman
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| History | |
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 Netherlands | |
| Name | Hoofdinspecteur Zeeman |
| Operator |
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| Builder | Nederlandsche Scheepsbouw Maatschappij, Amsterdam |
| Launched | 13 May 1909 |
| Commissioned | 1909 |
| Fate | Capsized on 5 March 1942 |
| General characteristics [1][2] | |
| Type | Steamship |
| Displacement | 803 t (790 long tons) |
| Length | 52.70 m (172 ft 11 in) |
| Beam | 9.20 m (30 ft 2 in) |
| Draught | 3.07 m (10 ft 1 in) |
| Propulsion |
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| Speed | 10 knots (19 km/h; 12 mph) |
| Capacity |
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| Crew | 52 |
HNLMS Hoofdinspecteur Zeeman was a steamship of the Dienst der Bebakening en kustverlichting.[3][4] She was built in the Netherlands and served as beacon ship (Dutch: bebakeningsvaartuig) in the Dutch East Indies.[5] In 1939 the ship was militarized and taken into service of the Royal Netherlands Navy as buoy tender.[4]
Design and construction
Hoofdinspecteur Zeeman was built at the Nederlandsche Scheepsbouw Maatschappij (NSM) in Amsterdam and launched on 13 May 1909 from Slipway No. 5.[6][7] In the same year the ship was commissioned into the Dienst der Bebakening en kustverlichting.[8] The costs of building the Hoofdinspecteur Zeeman was estimated to be 227.240 Dutch guilders.[2]
The steam engines of the ship were made by the Nederlandsche Fabriek van Werktuigen en Spoorwegmaterieel in Amsterdam.[3]
The ship was named after Arie Cornelis Zeeman, the first chief inspector (Dutch: hoofdinspecteur) of the Dienst van Scheepsvaart.[2][9]
Service history
During the years of the
Second World War
After being militarized and taken into service of the Royal Netherlands Navy in 1939 Hoofdinspecteur Zeeman was used as a buoy tender.[4] In this role the ship performed various naval assignments near Tandjong Priok and the surrounding area.[11]
On 4 March 1942 Hoofdinspecteur Zeeman was damaged by a Japanese air attack.
Notes
Citations
- ^ a b Mark (1997), p. 172.
- ^ a b c Backer Dirks (1986), Vol. II, p. 188.
- ^ a b c "Nieuws op Scheepvaartgebied: Scheepsbouw". Rotterdamsch Nieuwsblad (in Dutch). 19 May 1909.
- ^ a b c d von Münching (1978), p. 164.
- ^ Backer Dirks (1986), Vol. II, pp. 188-189.
- ^ "Nieuw schip". Land en Volk (in Dutch). 22 May 1908.
- ^ "Nieuwe schepen". De Courant (in Dutch). 14 May 1909.
- ^ Backer Dirks (1986), Vol. II, p. 190.
- ^ Backer Dirks (1986), Vol. II, pp. 82-83.
- ^ Backer Dirks (1986), Vol. III, p. 73.
- ^ Backer Dirks (1986), Vol. III, p. 166.
References
- Mark, Chris (1997). Schepen van de Koninklijke Marine in W.O. II (in Dutch). Alkmaar: De Alk. ISBN 90-6013-522-9.
- von Münching, L.L. (1978). Schepen van de Koninklijke Marine in de Tweede Wereldoorlog (in Dutch). Alkmaar: Alk. ISBN 90-6013-903-8.
- Backer Dirks, F.C. (1986). De Gouvernements marine in het voormalige Nederlands-Indië in haar verschillende tijdsperioden geschetst: 1861-1949 (in Dutch). Vol. II. Weesp: De Boer Maritiem. ISBN 90-228-1883-7.
- Backer Dirks, F.C. (1986). De Gouvernements marine in het voormalige Nederlands-Indië in haar verschillende tijdsperioden geschetst: 1861-1949 (in Dutch). Vol. III. Houten: De Boer Maritiem. ISBN 90-228-1884-5.