Breezand-class tugboat

Y8019 Balgzand
Class overview
Name	Breezand class
Builders	Delta Shipyard
Operators	Royal Netherlands Navy
Built	1988–1989
In commission	1989–present
Planned	2
Completed	2
Active	2
General characteristics [1]
Type	Harbour tugboat
Tonnage	74.50  GT
Length	16.53 m (54 ft 3 in)
Beam	5.32 m (17 ft 5 in)
Draught	1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Propulsion	2 × 760 hp (570 kW) Volvo Penta diesel engines
Speed	10 knots (19 km/h; 12 mph) (maximum)
Crew	3

The Breezand class ^[a] are a class of tugboats used by the Royal Netherlands Navy, primarily to dock their smaller ships at the Nieuwe Haven Naval Base. ^[2] In winter they are also used as icebreakers. ^[3]

Ships in class

Breezand class construction data ^[4]

Hull number	Name	Builder	Launched	Commissioned	Status	Notes
Y 8018	Breezand	Delta Shipyard, Sliedrecht	22 November 1989	1 December 1989	In active service	[5]
Y 8019	Balgzand		2 January 1990	12 January 1990	In active service	[6]

Namesakes

The ships are named after locations near Den Helder:

• HNLMS Breezand's namesake is: The village of Breezand
• HNLMS Balgzand's namesake is: The nature reserve Balgzand

Notes

1. The class is also known in Dutch as the Werf class. ^[4]

Citations

1. "Sleepboten - Materieel - Defensie.nl". 23 November 2023.
2. "Sleepboten" (in Dutch). Ministerie van Defensie. Retrieved 1 December 2022.
3. "Sleepboot heeft het druk met ijs breken" (in Dutch). RTV Noord. 10 February 2012. Retrieved 1 December 2022.
4. van Amstel, p. 111.
5. "Y 8018 BREEZAND" (in Dutch). Binnenvaart.eu. Retrieved 1 December 2022.
6. "Y 8019 BALGZAND" (in Dutch). Binnenvaart.eu. Retrieved 1 December 2022.

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.