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Netherlands
NameHNLMS Tydeman (A906)
NamesakeGustaaf Frederik Tydeman
Laid down29 April 1975
Launched18 December 1975
In service10 November 1976
Out of service3 June 2004
FateSold to touroperator Oceanwide Expeditions
General characteristics
Tonnage2900
Displacement3175 tonnes
Length90.2 m
Beam14.4 m
Draught4.7 m
Propulsion3 Diesel-electric units
Speed15 knots (28 km/h)
ComplementTydeman: maximum 62 plus 15 scientists, Plancius: 45
Sensors and
processing systems
Tydeman: Atlas DESO-10 echo sounder, EDO-Western type 515 deep sea echo sounder, ELAC-Mittellodar wreckage sonar, Geometrics G-801 magnetometer, bottom diggers, radiosondes and barometers
Aircraft carriedTydeman: Deck for Westland Lynx helicopter, daytime and fair weather use only

HNLMS Tydeman (A906) was an oceanographic research vessel of the Royal Netherlands Navy. She was put into service on 10 November 1976 and served until 3 June 2004. Thirty percent of her operational time was used by non-military research institutes and universities. At the time HNLMS Tydeman and the smaller ships HNLMS Buyskes and HNLMS Blommendal formed the so-called white fleet of the Hydrographic Service of the Royal Netherlands Navy[1]. The white fleet was replaced by HNLMS Snellius (A802) from 2003 and HNLMS Luymes (A803) from 2004[2].

HNLMS Tydeman was named after Gustaaf Frederik Tydeman, hydrographer of the Siboga Expedition (1899-1900) in the Dutch East Indies. She was the second ship with this name.

The Tydeman fracture zone (36°N 23°W / 36°N 23°W / 36; -23) between Madeira and the Azores is named after HNLMS Tydeman[3].

HNLMS Tydeman was designed for deep sea research worldwide, but in her last years in the navy her tasks were limited to hydrographic surveying in the North Sea and the Baltic Sea. When put out of service, HNLMS Tydeman was first sold to the Nigerian Navy. However, the Nigerians did not pay.

In January 2007 Oceanwide Expeditions, a tour operator based in Vlissingen, acquired the Tydeman for 900,000 euros[4]. In 2008 the ship was refurbished at the Reimerswaal shipyard in Hansweert. On Saturday 14 November 2009 the Tydeman was renamed MV Plancius after Petrus Plancius (1552-1622), a Dutch cartographer. MV Plancius, sailing under Dutch flag, is used for cruises to Antarctic and Arctic waters. In May 2011 the ship was back in Hansweert for two weeks of maintenance[5].

The Plancius can accomodate 114 passengers in 53 cabins. She has a total crew of 45:

  • 17 nautical
  • 19 hotel (6 chefs, 1 hotel manager, 1 steward-barman and 11 stewards / cabin cleaners)
  • 8 expedition (1 expedition leader and 7 guides-lecturers)
  • 1 doctor.

References

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  1. ^ (in Dutch) nl:Dienst der Hydrografie
  2. ^ (in Dutch) Snelliusklasse at Marineschepen.nl
  3. ^ Roest, Walter (1987). "Seafloor Spreading Pattern of the North Atlantic between 10 degrees and 40 degrees north". Geologica Ultraiectina. 48. {{cite journal}}: Cite has empty unknown parameters: |laydate=, |coauthors=, |separator=, |trans_title=, |laysummary=, |laysource=, and |month= (help)
  4. ^ (in Dutch) Provinciale Zeeuwse Courant 8 mei 2008
  5. ^ (in Dutch) Tydeman-hyves
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