HNLMS Van Bochove

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Van Bochove
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Flag of the Netherlands.svgNetherlands
NameVan Bochove
NamesakeP.D. van Bochove
OperatorNaval Jack of the Netherlands.svg  Royal Netherlands Navy
BuilderN.V. Zaanlandse Scheepsbouwmaatschappij, Zaandam
Laid down9 April 1962
Launched20 July 1962
Commissioned3 August 1962
Decommissioned12 February 1987
IdentificationA 923
General characteristics [1]
Type Auxiliary ship
Displacement137.5 t (135.3 long tons)
Length29.79 m (97 ft 9 in)
Beam5.53 m (18 ft 2 in)
Draught1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)
Propulsion
Speed8 knots (15 km/h; 9.2 mph) [2]
Crew8
Armament2 x Torpedo tubes

HNLMS Van Bochove (A923) was a ship [lower-alpha 1] of the Royal Netherlands Navy that was used to test torpedoes. [2] After the removal of its torpedo tubes the ship served for a while as a communication ship. [1]

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Design and construction

Van Bochove was built at the shipyard of N.V. Zaanlandse Scheepsbouwmaatschappij in Zaandam. [3] The ship was laid down on 9 April 1962, launched on 20 July 1962 and commissioned into the Royal Netherlands Navy (RNN) on 3 August 1962. [1] It was named after Lieutenant ter zee der 1ste klasse P.D. van Bochove, who died in an accident in 1959 during a torpedo test exercise. [4] [5]

The ship was specially designed to test torpedoes and was for this purpose equipped with two torpedo tubes. [3] [6] Previously, the RNN used older submarines to test torpedoes, but since the RNN lacked at the time enough submarines it was decided to build a special ship for this purpose. [6]

Service history

Van Bochove was taken out of service on 18 December 1986 and decommissioned on 12 February 1987. [1]

Notes

  1. ↑ In Dutch the ship was classified as Torpedoinschietvaartuig. [lower-alpha 2]

Citations

  1. 1 2 3 4 van Amstel (1991), p. 115.
  2. 1 2 Woudstra (1982), p. 197.
  3. 1 2 "Aanwinst voor Kon. Marine". Algemeen Dagblad (in Dutch). 21 July 1962.
  4. ↑ "Drie doden: helikopter valt in de zee". Het Parool (in Dutch). 8 July 1959.
  5. ↑ "Na ongeluk met helikopter: Koninklijke vlucht per Sikorsky afgelast". Nieuwsblad van het Noorden (in Dutch). 8 July 1959.
  6. 1 2 "Nieuw inschietschip voor Kon. Marine". De Telegraaf (in Dutch). 17 July 1962.

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