HNLMS Thetis
| History | |
|---|---|
 Netherlands | |
| Name | Thetis |
| Namesake | Thetis |
| Operator |  Royal Netherlands Navy |
| Builder | Koninklijke Maatschappij De Schelde,[1] Vlissingen |
| Laid down | 12 October 1982[2] |
| Launched | 27 January 1983[2] |
| Commissioned | 14 March 1985[1] |
| Out of service | 2017 |
| Fate | Scrapped in 2022[3] |
| 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 |
HNLMS Thetis (A887) was a accommodation ship of the Royal Netherlands Navy.[1] It was used as a diving and disassembly school.[4]
Construction
Thetis was built at the Koninklijke Maatschappij De Schelde (KMS) between 1982 and 1985.[2] 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.[5]
Service history
In 1990 Thetis was used to provide further training to 25 doctors from 13 different countries.[6] These doctors learned during the course how to provide help underwater.[4] At the same time the Royal Netherlands Navy also offered to train divers of the Dutch fire departments how to handle during underwater accidents.[6]
In December 2021 Thesis was removed from Nieuwe Haven Naval Base, after being rejected in 2017.[2] The following year it was decided that the ship would be scrapped.[3] Thetis will be replaced by a floating platform consisting of two pontoons, which will be named Thesis II.[7] However, before the floating platform can moor at the intended place in the Nieuwe Haven Naval Base it will first be brought to the right depth.[8] In December 2025 it was reported that two floating platforms will be built instead, with one platform being named Uhlenbeck and the other Thetis.[9]
Notes
Citations
- ^ a b c d van Amstel (1991), p. 147.
- ^ a b c d "Duikbotel Thetis afgezwaaid". Maritiem Den Helder (in Dutch). 16 December 2021.
- ^ a b Stijn Vos (1 February 2022). "Hergebruik niet mogelijk: Laatste logementschip 'Thetis' wordt gesloopt". Noordkop 247 (in Dutch).
- ^ a b Marcel van Lieshout (7 August 1990). "De dokter dobbert en duikt onder". De Volkskrant (in Dutch).
- ^ Schoonoord (2012), pp. 268-269.
- ^ a b Gerard Bergers (10 August 1990). "Marine wil voor brandweer duikers opleiden". Algemeen Dagblad (in Dutch).
- ^ "Thetis II krijgt futuristisch uiterlijk". Maritiem Den Helder (in Dutch). 29 December 2021.
- ^ "Thetis haven wordt op diepte gebracht". Maritiem Den Helder (in Dutch). 17 February 2022.
- ^ "Platformen duikschool in aantocht". Maritiem Den Helder (in Dutch). 3 December 2025.
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.