HNLMS Wambrau (A871)

History
Netherlands
Name	Wambrau [a]
Operator	Royal Netherlands Navy
Builder	Rijkswerf Willemsoord, Den Helder
Laid down	24 July 1956
Launched	27 August 1956
Commissioned	8 January 1957
Decommissioned	15 April 1987
General characteristics [1]
Type	Tugboat
Displacement	179 t (176 long tons)
Length	26.38 m (86 ft 7 in)
Beam	6.60 m (21 ft 8 in)
Draught	2.45 m (8 ft 0 in)
Propulsion	1 propeller 500 hp (370 kW) 1 x 8 cylinder Werkspoor diesel engine
Speed	10.8 knots (20.0 km/h; 12.4 mph)
Crew	9
Armament	2 x 20 mm machine guns

HNLMS Wambrau (A871) was a tugboat of the Royal Netherlands Navy (RNN). ^[2] She served in the RNN between 1957 and 1987. ^[1]

Construction

Wambrau was laid down on 24 July 1956 and launched on 27 August 1956 at the Rijkswerf in Den Helder. ^[1] The next year on 8 January 1957, she was commissioned into the Royal Netherlands Navy. ^[1]

Service history

In 1965 the HNLMS Holland collided with a freighter at sea and sustained severe damage, in response the Wambrau sailed immediately to the Holland to help with towing the destroyer back to Den Helder. ^[3]

Notes

1. Wambrau means strong wind. ^[4]

Citations

1. van Amstel (1991), p. 109.
2. Woudstra (1982), p. 199.
3. "Jager Holland werd gekraakt door Deense vrachtvaarder: met zware schade in Den Helder". Algemeen Dagblad (in Dutch). 11 June 1965.

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.
• Woudstra, F.G.A. (1982). Onze Koninklijke Marine (in Dutch). Alkmaar: De Alk. ISBN   90-6013-915-1.