Berkel-class tugboat

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Berkel
Class overview
NameBerkel class
BuildersScheepswerf v.h H.H. Bodewes, Millingen
OperatorsNaval Jack of the Netherlands.svg  Royal Netherlands Navy
Built1956-1957
Completed4
General characteristics [1]
Type Tugboat
Displacement163 t (160 long tons)
Length25.10 m (82 ft 4 in)
Beam6.30 m (20 ft 8 in)
Draft2.20 metres (7 ft 3 in)
Propulsion
Speed10.8 knots (20.0 km/h; 12.4 mph)
Crew5

The Berkel class [lower-alpha 1] was a ship class of four tugboats that were built in the Netherlands for the Royal Netherlands Navy. [2]

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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

Berkel class construction data [2]
Pennant no.NameBuilderLaid downLaunchedCommissionedDecommissionedFate
Y 8037 Berkel Scheepswerf v.h H.H. Bodewes
Millingen, Netherlands		27 April 195626 September 195627 December 195623 September 1987Sold on 20 March 1988 to C. Santen
Y 8038 Dintel 22 May 195617 November 195623 January 1957Sold on 29 March 1988 to C. Rijf
Y 8039 Dommel 29 August 195622 December 195627 February 195730 March 1987Sold on 16 June 1987
Y 8040 IJssel 17 September 195618 January 195720 March 1957Sold on 29 March 1988 to C. Santen

Notes

  1. ↑ They were also known as B class. [lower-alpha 2]

Citations

  1. 1 2 van Amstel (1991), p. 105.
  2. 1 2 van Amstel (1991), pp. 105-106.
  3. 1 2 Woudstra (1982), p. 201.
  4. ↑ "Sleepboten van marine hadden succes: kruiser weer vlot". De Volkskrant (in Dutch). 28 August 1958.
  5. ↑ "Vijf sleepboten aan het werk: zaterdag gunstigste dag voor vlottrekken". Algemeen Dagblad (in Dutch). 27 August 1958.

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