Berkel
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Class overview | |
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Name | Berkel class |
Builders | Scheepswerf v.h H.H. Bodewes, Millingen |
Operators | Royal Netherlands Navy |
Built | 1956-1957 |
Completed | 4 |
General characteristics [1] | |
Type | Tugboat |
Displacement | 163 t (160 long tons) |
Length | 25.10 m (82 ft 4 in) |
Beam | 6.30 m (20 ft 8 in) |
Draft | 2.20 metres (7 ft 3 in) |
Propulsion |
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Speed | 10.8 knots (20.0 km/h; 12.4 mph) |
Crew | 5 |
The Berkel class [a] was a ship class of four tugboats that were built in the Netherlands for the Royal Netherlands Navy. [2]
The tugboats of the Berkel class were constructed at the shipyard of Scheepswerf v.h H.H. Bodewes in Millingen. [1] They were equipped with firefighting and salvage installations. [3]
During their service the tugboats of the Berkel class had as main task helping larger naval ships of the Royal Netherlands Navy during their arrival and departure from Dutch harbors. [3]
In August 1958 the four tugboats of the Berkel class together with Orkaan were used to pull the Dutch cruiser De Zeven Provinciën loose after it had run aground. [4] [5]
Pennant no. | Name | Builder | Laid down | Launched | Commissioned | Decommissioned | Fate |
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Y 8037 | Berkel | Scheepswerf v.h H.H. Bodewes Millingen, Netherlands |
27 April 1956 | 26 September 1956 | 27 December 1956 | 23 September 1987 | Sold on 20 March 1988 to C. Santen |
Y 8038 | Dintel | 22 May 1956 | 17 November 1956 | 23 January 1957 | Sold on 29 March 1988 to C. Rijf | ||
Y 8039 | Dommel | 29 August 1956 | 22 December 1956 | 27 February 1957 | 30 March 1987 | Sold on 16 June 1987 | |
Y 8040 | IJssel | 17 September 1956 | 18 January 1957 | 20 March 1957 | Sold on 29 March 1988 to C. Santen |