Noordzee-class tugboat
Ship design project of the Royal Netherlands Navy From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Ship design project of the Royal Netherlands Navy From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Noordzee class are a class of tugboats used by the Royal Netherlands Navy to dock their larger ships at the Nieuwe Haven Naval Base.[1]
 | This article relies largely or entirely on a single source. (December 2022) |
Noordzee and Waddenzee towing HNLMS Rotterdam (centre) in 2016 | |
| Class overview | |
|---|---|
| Name | Noordzee class |
| Builders | Damen Group |
| Operators |  Royal Netherlands Navy |
| Preceded by | Linge class |
| Built | 1986–1997 |
| In commission | 1987–present |
| Planned | 3 |
| Completed | 3 |
| Active | 3 |
| General characteristics | |
| Type | Coastal tugboat |
| Displacement | 575 tons |
| Length | 28.67 m (94 ft 1 in) |
| Beam | 10.43 m (34 ft 3 in) |
| Draught | 4.9 m (16 ft 1 in) |
| Propulsion | Diesel-electric engines |
| Speed | 13.4 knots (24.8 km/h; 15.4 mph) (maximum) |
| Complement | 5 |
In January 2014 it was announced that the older Linge-class tugboats were not capable enough anymore to handle the newer larger vessels like HNLMS Karel Doorman and the four oldest ships would be replaced by three Damen build hybrid tugboats. These would become the Noordzee class.[1][2]
With the arrival of the first new tugboat, HNLMS Noordzee, the older tugboats did not prove completely useless when the power onboard Noordzee shut off due to contaminated fuel along the coast of North-Holland and HNLMS Hunze had to assist.[3] As an avocation to their main purpose they are used for trips with guests around the harbour.
| Hull number | Name | Builder | Launched | Commissioned | Status | Picture | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A871 | HNLMS Noordzee | Damen Group, Galati | 11 July 2016 | In active service |  |
[4] | |
| A872 | HNLMS Waddenzee | 11 July 2016 | In active service |  |
[4] | ||
| A873 | HNLMS Zuiderzee | 11 July 2016 | In active service | [4] |
All the ships are named after seas with current or former Dutch shores:
