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HNLMS Thetis (A887)

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History
Netherlands
NameThetis
NamesakeThetis
Operator Royal Netherlands Navy
BuilderKoninklijke Maatschappij De Schelde, Vlissingen
Laid down1984
Commissioned14 March 1985[1]
General characteristics [1]
TypeAccommodation ship
Displacement800 t (790 long tons)
Length68 m (223 ft 1 in)
Beam12 m (39 ft 4 in)
NotesThere was room aboard to accommodate 126 persons

HNLMS Thetis (A887) was a accommodation ship of the Royal Netherlands Navy.[1] It was used as a diving and disassembly school.[2]

Construction

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Thetis was built at the Koninklijke Maatschappij De Schelde (KMS) between 1984 and 1985.[1] The Dutch government awarded KMS the order to build the ship because the company had at the time overcapacity and therefore needed orders to prevent layoffs.[3]

Service history

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In 1990 Thetis was used to provide further training to 25 doctors from 13 different countries.[4] These doctors learned during the course how to provide help underwater.[2] At the same time the Royal Netherlands Navy also offered to train divers of the Dutch fire departments how to handle during underwater accidents.[4]

Notes

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Citations

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  1. ^ a b c d van Amstel (1991), p. 147.
  2. ^ a b Marcel van Lieshout (7 August 1990). "De dokter dobbert en duikt onder". De Volkskrant (in Dutch).
  3. ^ Schoonoord (2012), pp. 268-269.
  4. ^ a b Gerard Bergers (10 August 1990). "Marine wil voor brandweer duikers opleiden". Algemeen Dagblad (in Dutch).

References

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  • Schoonoord, D.C.L. (2012). Pugno pro patria: de Koninklijke Marine tijdens de Koude Oorlog (in Dutch). Franeker: Van Wijnen. ISBN 978-90-5194-455-6.
  • van Amstel, W.H.E. (1991). De schepen van de Koninklijke Marine vanaf 1945 (in Dutch). Alkmaar: De Alk. ISBN 90-6013-997-6.