HNLMS Wamandai (A870)

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Flag of the Netherlands.svgNetherlands
NameWamandai
OperatorNaval Jack of the Netherlands.svg  Royal Netherlands Navy
Builder Rijkswerf Willemsoord, Den Helder
Laid down27 August 1958
Launched28 May 1960
Commissioned1962
FateSold in 1985
General characteristics [1]
Type Tugboat
Displacement126 t (124 long tons)
Length27.25 m (89 ft 5 in)
Beam6.98 m (22 ft 11 in)
Draught2.80 m (9 ft 2 in)
Propulsion
Speed11 knots (20 km/h; 13 mph)
Crew9
Armament2 x 20 mm machine guns [2]

HNLMS Wamandai (A870) was a tugboat of the Royal Netherlands Navy (RNN). [2] She was built in the Netherlands and served between 1962 and 1985 in the RNN. [1]

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Construction

On 27 August 1958 Wamandai was laid down and on 28 May 1960 she was launched at the Rijkswerf in Den Helder. [3] [1] The tugboat was commissioned in 1962. [2]

Service history

Wamandai was originally meant to serve in Dutch New Guinea. [1] However, soon after being commissioned it was no longer part of the Kingdom of the Netherlands. [4] [5] The tugboat was therefore sent to Curaçao in May 1964. [6] This made it the first tugboat of the Royal Netherlands Navy (RNN) to be stationed in the Netherlands Antilles. [7]

As a result of increased tension between British Guiana and Suriname the Wamandai was sent in 1964 to guard the entrance to the Corantijn River. [8] [9] The Wamandai was used in this role until the hydrographic survey vessel HNLMS Luymes arrived in Suriname, after which the Wamandai returned to the Netherlands Antilles. [6] [10]

In March 1984 the Wamandai took part in a large navy exercise on Bonaire, during this exercise an amphibious landing was performed. [11]

In 1985 the Wamandai was auctioned and sold by the RNN. [12] [1]

Notes

Citations

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 van Amstel (1991), p. 109.
  2. 1 2 3 Woudstra (1982), p. 199.
  3. ↑ "Binnenland". Het Vaderland (in Dutch). 25 May 1960.
  4. ↑ Raven (1988), p. 133.
  5. ↑ Schoonoord (2012), p. 132.
  6. 1 2 "Nederland stuurt schip naar grens Suriname". Trouw (in Dutch). 9 July 1964.
  7. ↑ "Marinesleepboot naar de Antillen". Amigoe di Curaçao (in Dutch). 23 May 1964.
  8. ↑ Schoonoord (2012), p. 122.
  9. ↑ Schoonoord (2012), p. 136.
  10. ↑ "Marine op patrouille bij Suriname". De Volkskrant (in Dutch). 9 July 1964.
  11. ↑ "Geen overlast voor bewoners: Grote oefening van mariniers op Bonaire". Amigoe (in Dutch). 23 March 1984.
  12. ↑ "Advertentie Koninklijke Marine". Amigoe (in Dutch). 30 October 1985.

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