Schelde-class tugboat

Class overview
Name	Schelde class
Builders	Delta Shipyard, Sliedrecht
Operators	Royal Netherlands Navy
Succeeded by	Bolder class
Built	1985–1987
In commission	1986–present
Planned	5
Completed	5
Active	5
General characteristics [1]
Type	Harbour tugboat
Length	10.8 m (35 ft 5 in)
Beam	3.8 m (12 ft 6 in)
Draught	1.6 m (5 ft 3 in)
Propulsion	1 propeller 115 hp (86 kW) DAF diesel engine
Speed	10 knots (19 km/h; 12 mph) (maximum)
Crew	3

The Schelde class are a class of tugboats used by the Royal Netherlands Navy, primarily to move around large fenders and small sloops at the Nieuwe Haven Naval Base.^[2]

Ships in class

Schelde class construction data

Hull number	Name	Builder	Commissioned	Status	Notes
Y8055	Schelde	Delta Shipyard, Sliedrecht	1 December 1989	In active service	[3]
Y8056	Wierbalg		18 February 1987	In active service	[4]
Y8057	Malzwin		24 December 1986	In active service	[5]
Y8058	Zuidwal		1 December 1986	In active service	[6]
Y8059	Westwal		29 December 1986	Donated to M.W.V	Donated to Marine Watersport Vereniging in early 2024

Replacement

The five ships from the Schelde class are set to be replaced by three new vessels which are going to be built by Stormer Marine in Hoorn. These new ships will be delivered in 2023 and 2024.^[7][8]

Notes

Citations

1. van Amstel (1991), p. 106.
2. "Het "Schelde" type" (in Dutch). Onze Marinevloot. Retrieved 15 December 2022.
3. "Y 8055 de Schelde" (in Dutch). Onze Marinevloot. Retrieved 15 December 2022.
4. "Y 8056 Wierbalg" (in Dutch). Onze Marinevloot. Retrieved 15 December 2022.
5. "Y 8057 Malzwin" (in Dutch). Onze Marinevloot. Retrieved 15 December 2022.
6. "Y 8058 Zuidwal" (in Dutch). Onze Marinevloot. Retrieved 15 December 2022.
7. "Werkboten Schelde-klasse worden vervangen" (in Dutch). Maritiem Den Helder. Retrieved 15 December 2022.
8. "Dutch Ministry of Defence orders new navy tugboats". ZWS Maritime. Retrieved 15 December 2022.

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.