The Bambi class was a ship class of two tugboats that were built in the Netherlands for the Royal Netherlands Navy.[1]

Dombo
Class overview
NameBambi class
BuildersRijkswerf Willemsoord, Den Helder
Operators Royal Netherlands Navy
Completed2
General characteristics [1]
TypeTugboat
Displacement35 t (34 long tons)
Length16.5 m (54 ft 2 in)
Beam4.6 m (15 ft 1 in)
Draft1.9 metres (6 ft 3 in)
Propulsion
Speed7 knots (13 km/h; 8.1 mph)
Crew4

Design and construction

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Both tugboats of the Bambi class were built at the Rijkswerf in Willemsoord.[2] Bambi was launched on 12 May 1953 and Dombo on 25 May 1957.[1] They were 16.5 meters long with a beam of 4.6 m and a draft of 1.9 m.[3] The crew of each tugboat consisted of four people.[3]

While both tugboats shared the same technical specifications, they did differ when it came to appearance.[1]

Service history

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In 2004 both tugboats were after many years stationed together again in Willemsoord at the Museumhaven Willemsoord.[2]

In 2021 a new solar tent was installed on Dombo.[4]

On 7 March 2023 Dombo was hoisted out of the water to undergo conservation and maintenance work.[5]

Ships in class

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Bambi class construction data[1]
Pennant no. Name Builder Laid down Launched Commissioned Fate
Y 8016 Bambi Rijkswerf Willemsoord,
Den Helder, Netherlands
12 May 1953 Transferred in 1990 to the Dienst Domeinen in Den Helder[6][7]
Y 8017 Dombo 25 May 1957 Transferred in 2002 to the Nautische Monumenten Stichting in Den Helder[8][9]

Notes

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Citations

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  1. ^ a b c d e van Amstel (1991), p. 102.
  2. ^ a b "15-10-2004 Sleepboot Bambi terug in oude thuishaven". museumhavenwillemsoord.nl (in Dutch). 15 October 2004.
  3. ^ a b Woudstra (1982), p. 201.
  4. ^ "Nieuwe zonnetent voor Dombo". museumhavenwillemsoord.nl (in Dutch). July 2021.
  5. ^ "Dombo Y8017 droog bij Teerenstra". Maritiem Den Helder (in Dutch). 13 March 2023.
  6. ^ "Y 8016 - BAMBI (Onbekend)". Binnenvaart.eu (in Dutch).
  7. ^ "Y 8016 BAMBI". Vereniging De Binnenvaart (in Dutch).
  8. ^ "Y 8017 DOMBO (Onbekend)". Binnenvaart.eu (in Dutch).
  9. ^ "Y 8017 DOMBO". Vereniging De Binnenvaart (in Dutch).

References

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  • 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.