HNLMS Cerberus (A851)

For other ships with the same name, see HNLMS Cerberus.
History
Netherlands
NameHNLMS Cerberus
NamesakeCerberus
Operator Royal Netherlands Navy
BuilderScheepswerf Visser, Den Helder
Laid down15 April 1991
Launched18 December 1991
Commissioned28 February 1992
Identification
StatusIn active service
Badge
General characteristics [1][2][3]
TypeCerberus-class diving support vessel
Displacement223 t (219 long tons) full load
Length27.94 m (91 ft 8 in)
Beam8.76 m (28 ft 9 in)
Height13.2 m (43 ft 4 in)
Draft1.50 m (4 ft 11 in)
Propulsion2× Volvo Penta TADM 122A
Speed10.5 knots (19.4 km/h; 12.1 mph)
Crew6

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

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]

On 13 November 2024 Cerberus helped remove a US World War II 2000-pound bomb from a dredger during a explosives disposal operation of the Dutch Defence Explosive Ordnance Disposal Service (DEODS).[4]

It is expected that Cerberus will reach the end of her lifecycle in 2026/27.[5]

References

  1. ^ a b c "Duikvaartuigen" (in Dutch). Ministerie van Defensie. Retrieved 14 June 2023.
  2. ^ a b c "Cerberusklasse duikvaartuigen specificaties" (in Dutch). Marineschepen.nl. Retrieved 14 June 2023.
  3. ^ a b c "Hr.Ms. Cerberus" (in Dutch). Onze Marinevloot. Retrieved 14 June 2023.
  4. ^ Mariska Buitendijk (15 November 2024). "Dutch Defence destroys bomb found aboard dredger". SWZ|Maritime.
  5. ^ "Vervanging van tien Nederlandse marineschepen ineens" (in Dutch). Marineschepen.nl. Retrieved 15 February 2023.