The Westgat class[a] was a ship class of two tugboats that were built in the Netherlands for the Royal Netherlands Navy.[2] One of the vessels was later sold to the Belgian Navy.

Design and construction

The tugboats of the Westgat class were constructed at the Rijkswerf in Willemsoord.[1] Both tugboats were commissioned into the Royal Netherlands Navy in 1968.[2]

While the tugboats of the Westgat class were unarmed, they could be equipped with two 20 mm guns.[1] In addition, both tugboats were equipped with firefighting and salvage installations.[2]

Ships in class

Westgat class construction data[1]
Pennant no. Name Builder Laid down Launched Commissioned Decommissioned Fate
A 872 Westgat Rijkswerf Willemsoord,
Den Helder, Netherlands 		3 April 1967 22 August 1967 10 January 1968 1997[3] Transferred to the Belgian Navy and renamed Albatros (A996)[3][4]
A 873 Wielingen 22 August 1967 6 January 1968 31 May 1968 Sold in 1992 and renamed Pieter[5][6][7]

Notes

  1. ^ The class was also known in Dutch as Wielingen type.[1]

Citations

  1. ^ a b c d e van Amstel (1991), p. 110.
  2. ^ a b c Woudstra (1982), p. 200.
  3. ^ a b "Sleepboot Westgat onder Britse vlag". Maritiem Den Helder (in Dutch). 21 August 2022.
  4. ^ "A 872 WESTGAT (Onbekend)". Binnenvaart.eu (in Dutch).
  5. ^ "A 873 WIELINGEN (8865652)". Binnenvaart.eu (in Dutch).
  6. ^ "Ex Wielingen A873". Wamandai (in Dutch).
  7. ^ "A 873 Wielingen". Onze Marine Vloot (in Dutch).

References

  • van Amstel, W.H.E. (1991). De schepen van de Koninklijke Marine vanaf 1945 (in Dutch). Alkmaar: De Alk. ISBN 90-6013-997-6.
  • Woudstra, F.G.A. (1982). Onze Koninklijke Marine (in Dutch). Alkmaar: De Alk. ISBN 90-6013-915-1.
Allikas: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Westgat-class_tugboat
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