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[edit]
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[edit]
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[edit]
| 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[edit]
Citations[edit]
- ^ 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[edit]
- 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.