HNLMS Cerberus (A851)
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| Name | HNLMS Cerberus |
| Namesake | Cerberus |
| Operator |  Royal Netherlands Navy |
| Builder | Scheepswerf Visser, Den Helder |
| Laid down | 15 April 1991 |
| Launched | 18 December 1991 |
| Commissioned | 28 February 1992 |
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| Status | In active service |
| Badge | .svg) |
| General characteristics [1][2][3] | |
| Type | Cerberus-class diving support vessel |
| Displacement | 223 t (219 long tons) full load |
| Length | 27.94 m (91 ft 8 in) |
| Beam | 8.76 m (28 ft 9 in) |
| Height | 13.2 m (43 ft 4 in) |
| Draft | 1.50 m (4 ft 11 in) |
| Propulsion | 2× Volvo Penta TADM 122A |
| Speed | 10.5 knots (19.4 km/h; 12.1 mph) |
| Crew | 6 |
HNLMS Cerberus (A851) is a diving support vessel of the Royal Netherlands Navy. She has been named after the mythical creature Cerberus.[2][3][1]
History
[edit]Cerberus was laid down on 15 April 1991 at Scheepswerf Visser in Den Helder (now part of the Damen Group) as the first of four new diving support vessel. She was launched later that year on 18 December 1991 and commissioned on 28 February 1992.[3][1][2]
It is expected that Cerberus will reach the end of her lifecycle in 2026/27.[4]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c "Duikvaartuigen" (in Dutch). Ministerie van Defensie. Retrieved 14 June 2023.
- ^ a b c "Cerberusklasse duikvaartuigen specificaties" (in Dutch). Marineschepen.nl. Retrieved 14 June 2023.
- ^ a b c "Hr.Ms. Cerberus" (in Dutch). Onze Marinevloot. Retrieved 14 June 2023.
- ^ "Vervanging van tien Nederlandse marineschepen ineens" (in Dutch). Marineschepen.nl. Retrieved 15 February 2023.
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