| Career (Netherlands) |  |
|---|---|
| Name: | Wamandai |
| Operator: |
 Royal Netherlands Navy |
| Builder: | Rijkswerf Willemsoord, Den Helder |
| Laid down: | 27 August 1958 |
| Launched: | 28 May 1960 |
| Commissioned: | 1962 |
| Fate: | Sold in 1985 |
| General characteristics [1] | |
| Type: | Tugboat |
| Displacement: | 126 t (124 long tons) |
| Length: | 27.25 m (89 ft 5 in) |
| Beam: | 6.98 m (22 ft 11 in) |
| Draught: | 2.80 m (9 ft 2 in) |
| Propulsion: |
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| Speed: | 11 knots (20 km/h; 13 mph) |
| Crew: | 9 |
| Armament: |
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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]
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 Netherland.[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[]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 van Amstel (1991), p. 109.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Woudstra (1982), p. 199.
- ↑ "Binnenland" (in Dutch). Het Vaderland. 25 May 1960. https://resolver.kb.nl/resolve?urn=MMKB19:000869020:mpeg21:p00002.
- ↑ Raven (1988), p. 133.
- ↑ Schoonoord (2012), p. 132.
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 "Nederland stuurt schip naar grens Suriname" (in Dutch). Trouw. 9 July 1964. https://resolver.kb.nl/resolve?urn=ABCDDD:010816986:mpeg21:a0056.
- ↑ "Marinesleepboot naar de Antillen" (in Dutch). Amigoe di Curaçao. 23 May 1964. https://resolver.kb.nl/resolve?urn=ddd:010469964:mpeg21:a0030.
- ↑ Schoonoord (2012), p. 122.
- ↑ Schoonoord (2012), p. 136.
- ↑ "Marine op patrouille bij Suriname" (in Dutch). De Volkskrant. 9 July 1964. https://resolver.kb.nl/resolve?urn=ABCDDD:010876649:mpeg21:a0156.
- ↑ "Geen overlast voor bewoners: Grote oefening van mariniers op Bonaire" (in Dutch). Amigoe. 23 March 1984. https://resolver.kb.nl/resolve?urn=ddd:010641224:mpeg21:a0113.
- ↑ "Advertentie Koninklijke Marine" (in Dutch). Amigoe. 30 October 1985. https://resolver.kb.nl/resolve?urn=ddd:010643428:mpeg21:p014.
References[]
- Schoonoord, D.C.L. (2012) (in Dutch). Pugno pro patria: de Koninklijke Marine tijdens de Koude Oorlog. Franeker: Van Wijnen. ISBN 978-90-5194-455-6.
- van Amstel, W.H.E. (1991) (in Dutch). De schepen van de Koninklijke Marine vanaf 1945. Alkmaar: De Alk. ISBN 90-6013-997-6.
- Raven, G.J.A., ed (1988) (in Dutch). De kroon op het anker: 175 jaar Koninklijke Marine. Amsterdam: De Bataafsche Leeuw. ISBN 90-6707-200-1.
- Woudstra, F.G.A. (1982) (in Dutch). Onze Koninklijke Marine. Alkmaar: De Alk. ISBN 90-6013-915-1.
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