HNLMS Hoofdinspecteur Zeeman

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Hoofdinspecteur Zeeman
History
Flag of the Netherlands.svgNetherlands
NameHoofdinspecteur Zeeman
Operator
Builder Nederlandsche Scheepsbouw Maatschappij, Amsterdam
Launched13 May 1909
Commissioned1909
Fate Capsized on 5 March 1942
General characteristics [1] [2]
Type Steamship
Displacement803 t (790 long tons)
Length52.70 m (172 ft 11 in)
Beam9.20 m (30 ft 2 in)
Draught3.07 m (10 ft 1 in)
Propulsion
  • 800 hp (600 kW)
  • 1 x Triple expansion engine [3]
Speed10 knots (19 km/h; 12 mph)
Capacity
  • 840 m3 (30,000 cu ft) gas storage
  • 120 tons of coal storage
Crew52

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]

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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 First World War Hoofdinspecteur Zeeman was stationed at Tandjong Priok and performed duties in the waters around Sumatra, Banka, Billiton, West Java and the waters towards Singapore. [10]

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. [4] The next day on 5 March 1942 the ship capsized at Tjilatjap after it was once again hit by a Japanese air attack. [1]

Notes

Citations

  1. 1 2 Mark (1997), p. 172.
  2. 1 2 3 Backer Dirks (1986), Vol. II, p. 188.
  3. 1 2 3 "Nieuws op Scheepvaartgebied: Scheepsbouw". Rotterdamsch Nieuwsblad (in Dutch). 19 May 1909.
  4. 1 2 3 4 von Münching (1978), p. 164.
  5. ↑ Backer Dirks (1986), Vol. II, pp. 188-189.
  6. ↑ "Nieuw schip". Land en Volk (in Dutch). 22 May 1908.
  7. ↑ "Nieuwe schepen". De Courant (in Dutch). 14 May 1909.
  8. ↑ Backer Dirks (1986), Vol. II, p. 190.
  9. ↑ Backer Dirks (1986), Vol. II, pp. 82-83.
  10. ↑ Backer Dirks (1986), Vol. III, p. 73.
  11. ↑ Backer Dirks (1986), Vol. III, p. 166.

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