HNLMS Wamandai (A870)
| History | |
|---|---|
 Netherlands | |
| Name | Wamandai |
| Operator |  Royal Netherlands Navy |
| Builder | Rijkswerf Willemsoord, Den Helder |
| Laid down | 27 August 1958 |
| Launched | 28 May 1960 |
| Commissioned | 1962 |
| Fate | Sold in 1985 |
| General characteristics [1] | |
| Type | Tugboat |
| Displacement | 126 t (124 long tons) |
| Length | 27.25 m (89 ft 5 in) |
| Beam | 6.98 m (22 ft 11 in) |
| Draught | 2.80 m (9 ft 2 in) |
| Propulsion |
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| Speed | 11 knots (20 km/h; 13 mph) |
| Crew | 9 |
| Armament | 2 x 20 mm machine guns[2] |
HNLMS Wamandai (A870) was a tugboat of the Royal Netherlands Navy (RNN).[2] She was built in the Netherlands and served between 1962 and 1985 in the RNN.[1]
Construction
[edit]On 27 August 1958 Wamandai was laid down and on 28 May 1960 she was launched at the Rijkswerf in Den Helder.[3][1] The tugboat was commissioned in 1962.[2]
Service history
[edit]Wamandai was originally meant to serve in Dutch New Guinea.[1] However, soon after being commissioned it was no longer part of the Kingdom of the Netherlands.[4][5] The tugboat was therefore sent to Curaçao in May 1964.[6] This made it the first tugboat of the Royal Netherlands Navy (RNN) to be stationed in the Netherlands Antilles.[7]
As a result of increased tension between British Guiana and Suriname the Wamandai was sent in 1964 to guard the entrance to the Corantijn River.[8][9] The Wamandai was used in this role until the hydrographic survey vessel HNLMS Luymes arrived in Suriname, after which the Wamandai returned to the Netherlands Antilles.[6][10]
In March 1984 the Wamandai took part in a large navy exercise on Bonaire, during this exercise an amphibious landing was performed.[11]
In 1985 the Wamandai was auctioned and sold by the RNN.[12][1]
Notes
[edit]Citations
[edit]- ^ a b c d e van Amstel (1991), p. 109.
- ^ a b c Woudstra (1982), p. 199.
- ^ "Binnenland". Het Vaderland (in Dutch). 25 May 1960.
- ^ Raven (1988), p. 133.
- ^ Schoonoord (2012), p. 132.
- ^ a b "Nederland stuurt schip naar grens Suriname". Trouw (in Dutch). 9 July 1964.
- ^ "Marinesleepboot naar de Antillen". Amigoe di Curaçao (in Dutch). 23 May 1964.
- ^ Schoonoord (2012), p. 122.
- ^ Schoonoord (2012), p. 136.
- ^ "Marine op patrouille bij Suriname". De Volkskrant (in Dutch). 9 July 1964.
- ^ "Geen overlast voor bewoners: Grote oefening van mariniers op Bonaire". Amigoe (in Dutch). 23 March 1984.
- ^ "Advertentie Koninklijke Marine". Amigoe (in Dutch). 30 October 1985.
References
[edit]- Schoonoord, D.C.L. (2012). Pugno pro patria: de Koninklijke Marine tijdens de Koude Oorlog (in Dutch). Franeker: Van Wijnen. ISBN 978-90-5194-455-6.
- van Amstel, W.H.E. (1991). De schepen van de Koninklijke Marine vanaf 1945 (in Dutch). Alkmaar: De Alk. ISBN 90-6013-997-6.
- Raven, G.J.A., ed. (1988). De kroon op het anker: 175 jaar Koninklijke Marine (in Dutch). Amsterdam: De Bataafsche Leeuw. ISBN 90-6707-200-1.
- Woudstra, F.G.A. (1982). Onze Koninklijke Marine (in Dutch). Alkmaar: De Alk. ISBN 90-6013-915-1.