Westgat-class tugboat

The Westgat class[lower-alpha 1] 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.

Former HNLMS Westgat as Albatros
Class overview
NameWestgat class
BuildersRijkswerf Willemsoord, Den Helder
Operators
Built1967–1968
Completed2
General characteristics [1]
TypeTugboat
Displacement206 t (203 long tons)
Length27.2 m (89 ft 3 in)
Beam7 m (23 ft 0 in)
Draft2.3 m (7 ft 7 in)
Propulsion
Speed12 knots (22 km/h; 14 mph)
Crew9

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.[lower-alpha 2]

Citations
  1. van Amstel (1991), p. 110.
  2. Woudstra (1982), p. 200.
  3. "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.
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