| History | |
|---|---|
 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 | 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
- ↑ Wambrau means strong wind.[lower-alpha 2]
- "Biak, eiland met veelheid van aspecten". Algemeen Handelsblad (in Dutch). 5 April 1958.
Citations
- 1 2 3 4 van Amstel (1991), p. 109.
- ↑ Woudstra (1982), p. 199.
- ↑ "Jager Holland werd gekraakt door Deense vrachtvaarder: met zware schade in Den Helder". Algemeen Dagblad (in Dutch). 11 June 1965.
References
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