HNLMS Thetis (A887)
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HNLMS Thetis (A887) was a accommodation ship of the Royal Netherlands Navy.[1] It was used as a diving and disassembly school.[2]
| History | |
|---|---|
 Netherlands | |
| Name | Thetis |
| Namesake | Thetis |
| Operator |  Royal Netherlands Navy |
| Builder | Koninklijke Maatschappij De Schelde, Vlissingen |
| Laid down | 1984 |
| Commissioned | 14 March 1985[1] |
| General characteristics [1] | |
| Type | Accommodation ship |
| Displacement | 800 t (790 long tons) |
| Length | 68 m (223 ft 1 in) |
| Beam | 12 m (39 ft 4 in) |
| Notes | There was room aboard to accommodate 126 persons |
Thetis was built at the Koninklijke Maatschappij De Schelde (KMS) between 1984 and 1985.[1] The Dutch government awarded KMS the order to build the ship because the company had at the time overcapacity and therefore needed orders to prevent layoffs.[3]
In 1990 Thetis was used to provide further training to 25 doctors from 13 different countries.[4] These doctors learned during the course how to provide help underwater.[2] At the same time the Royal Netherlands Navy also offered to train divers of the Dutch fire departments how to handle during underwater accidents.[4]
