HNLMS Wambrau (A871) was a tugboat of the Royal Netherlands Navy (RNN).[2] She served in the RNN between 1957 and 1987.[1]
| History | |
|---|---|
 Netherlands | |
| Name | Wambrau[a] |
| Operator |  Royal Netherlands Navy |
| Builder | Rijkswerf Willemsoord, Den Helder |
| Laid down | 24 July 1956 |
| Launched | 27 August 1956 |
| Commissioned | 8 January 1957 |
| Decommissioned | 15 April 1987 |
| General characteristics [1] | |
| Type | Tugboat |
| Displacement | 179 t (176 long tons) |
| Length | 26.38 m (86 ft 7 in) |
| Beam | 6.60 m (21 ft 8 in) |
| Draught | 2.45 m (8 ft 0 in) |
| Propulsion |
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| Speed | 10.8 knots (20.0 km/h; 12.4 mph) |
| Crew | 9 |
| Armament | 2 x 20 mm machine guns |
Construction
editWambrau was laid down on 24 July 1956 and launched on 27 August 1956 at the Rijkswerf in Den Helder.[1] The next year on 8 January 1957, she was commissioned into the Royal Netherlands Navy.[1]
Service history
editIn 1965 the HNLMS Holland collided with a freighter at sea and sustained severe damage, in response the Wambrau sailed immediately to the Holland to help with towing the destroyer back to Den Helder.[3]
Notes
editCitations
edit- ^ a b c d van Amstel (1991), p. 109.
- ^ Woudstra (1982), p. 199.
- ^ "Jager Holland werd gekraakt door Deense vrachtvaarder: met zware schade in Den Helder". Algemeen Dagblad (in Dutch). 11 June 1965.
- ^ "Biak, eiland met veelheid van aspecten". Algemeen Handelsblad (in Dutch). 5 April 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.