| Career (Netherlands) |  |
|---|---|
| Name: | Wambrau[lower-alpha 1] |
| 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: |
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| Speed: | 10.8 knots (20.0 km/h; 12.4 mph) |
| Crew: | 9 |
| Armament: |
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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[]
Citations[]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 van Amstel (1991), p. 109.
- ↑ Woudstra (1982), p. 199.
- ↑ "Jager Holland werd gekraakt door Deense vrachtvaarder: met zware schade in Den Helder" (in Dutch). Algemeen Dagblad. 11 June 1965. https://resolver.kb.nl/resolve?urn=KBPERS01:002813033:mpeg21:a00008.
- ↑ "Biak, eiland met veelheid van aspecten" (in Dutch). Algemeen Handelsblad. 5 April 1958. https://resolver.kb.nl/resolve?urn=KBNRC01:000037627:mpeg21:a0211.
References[]
- van Amstel, W.H.E. (1991) (in Dutch). De schepen van de Koninklijke Marine vanaf 1945. Alkmaar: De Alk. ISBN 90-6013-997-6.
- Woudstra, F.G.A. (1982) (in Dutch). Onze Koninklijke Marine. Alkmaar: De Alk. ISBN 90-6013-915-1.
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