HNLMS Wamandai (A870)

History
Netherlands
NameWamandai
Operator Royal Netherlands Navy
BuilderRijkswerf Willemsoord, Den Helder
Laid down27 August 1958
Launched28 May 1960
Commissioned1962
FateSold in 1985
General characteristics [1]
TypeTugboat
Displacement126 t (124 long tons)
Length27.25 m (89 ft 5 in)
Beam6.98 m (22 ft 11 in)
Draught2.80 m (9 ft 2 in)
Propulsion
Speed11 knots (20 km/h; 13 mph)
Crew9
Armament2 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

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

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

Citations

  1. ^ a b c d e van Amstel (1991), p. 109.
  2. ^ a b c Woudstra (1982), p. 199.
  3. ^ "Binnenland". Het Vaderland (in Dutch). 25 May 1960.
  4. ^ Raven (1988), p. 133.
  5. ^ Schoonoord (2012), p. 132.
  6. ^ a b "Nederland stuurt schip naar grens Suriname". Trouw (in Dutch). 9 July 1964.
  7. ^ "Marinesleepboot naar de Antillen". Amigoe di Curaçao (in Dutch). 23 May 1964.
  8. ^ Schoonoord (2012), p. 122.
  9. ^ Schoonoord (2012), p. 136.
  10. ^ "Marine op patrouille bij Suriname". De Volkskrant (in Dutch). 9 July 1964.
  11. ^ "Geen overlast voor bewoners: Grote oefening van mariniers op Bonaire". Amigoe (in Dutch). 23 March 1984.
  12. ^ "Advertentie Koninklijke Marine". Amigoe (in Dutch). 30 October 1985.

References

  • 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.