Breezand-class tugboat

The Breezand class[lower-alpha 1] are a class of tugboats used by the Royal Netherlands Navy, primarily to dock their smaller ships at the Nieuwe Haven Naval Base.[2] In winter they are also used as icebreakers.[3]

Class overview
NameBreezand class
BuildersDelta Shipyard
Operators Royal Netherlands Navy
Built1988–1989
In commission1989–present
Planned2
Completed2
Active2
General characteristics [1]
TypeHarbour tugboat
Tonnage74.50 GT
Length16.53 m (54 ft 3 in)
Beam5.32 m (17 ft 5 in)
Draught1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Propulsion2 × 760 hp (570 kW) Volvo Penta diesel engines
Speed10 knots (19 km/h; 12 mph) (maximum)
Crew3

Ships in class
Breezand class construction data[4]
Hull number Name Builder Launched Commissioned Status Notes
Y 8018 Breezand Delta Shipyard, Sliedrecht 22 November 1989 1 December 1989 In active service [5]
Y 8019 Balgzand 2 January 1990 12 January 1990 In active service [6]

Namesakes

The ships are named after locations near Den Helder:

  • HNLMS Breezand's namesake is: The village of Breezand
  • HNLMS Balgzand's namesake is: The nature reserve Balgzand

Notes
  1. The class is also known in Dutch as the Werf class.[lower-alpha 2]

Citations
  1. https://www.defensie.nl/onderwerpen/materieel/schepen/sleepboten
  2. "Sleepboten" (in Dutch). Ministerie van Defensie. Retrieved 1 December 2022.
  3. "Sleepboot heeft het druk met ijs breken" (in Dutch). RTV Noord. Retrieved 1 December 2022.
  4. van Amstel, p. 111.
  5. "Y 8018 BREEZAND" (in Dutch). Binnenvaart.eu. Retrieved 1 December 2022.
  6. "Y 8019 BALGZAND" (in Dutch). Binnenvaart.eu. Retrieved 1 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.
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