Van Bochove
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History | |
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Netherlands | |
Name | Van Bochove |
Namesake | P.D. van Bochove |
Operator | Royal Netherlands Navy |
Builder | N.V. Zaanlandse Scheepsbouwmaatschappij, Zaandam |
Laid down | 9 April 1962 |
Launched | 20 July 1962 |
Commissioned | 3 August 1962 |
Decommissioned | 12 February 1987 |
Identification | A 923 |
General characteristics [1] | |
Type | Auxiliary ship |
Displacement | 137.5 t (135.3 long tons) |
Length | 29.79 m (97 ft 9 in) |
Beam | 5.53 m (18 ft 2 in) |
Draught | 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) |
Propulsion |
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Speed | 8 knots (15 km/h; 9.2 mph) [2] |
Crew | 8 |
Armament | 2 x Torpedo tubes |
HNLMS Van Bochove (A923) was a ship [a] of the Royal Netherlands Navy that was used to test torpedoes. [2] After the removal of its torpedo tubes the ship served for a while as a communication ship. [1]
Van Bochove was built at the shipyard of N.V. Zaanlandse Scheepsbouwmaatschappij in Zaandam. [3] The ship was laid down on 9 April 1962, launched on 20 July 1962 and commissioned into the Royal Netherlands Navy (RNN) on 3 August 1962. [1] It was named after Lieutenant ter zee der 1ste klasse P.D. van Bochove, who died in an accident in 1959 during a torpedo test exercise. [4] [5]
The ship was specially designed to test torpedoes and was for this purpose equipped with two torpedo tubes. [3] [6] Previously, the RNN used older submarines to test torpedoes, but since the RNN lacked at the time enough submarines it was decided to build a special ship for this purpose. [6]
Van Bochove was taken out of service on 18 December 1986 and decommissioned on 12 February 1987. [1]