Berkel-class tugboat

	Berkel
Class overview
Name	Berkel class
Builders	Scheepswerf v.h H.H. Bodewes, Millingen
Operators	Royal Netherlands Navy
Built	1956-1957
Completed	4
General characteristics
Type	Tugboat
Displacement	163 t (160 long tons)
Length	25.10 m (82 ft 4 in)
Beam	6.30 m (20 ft 8 in)
Draft	2.20 metres (7 ft 3 in)
Propulsion	1 propeller; 500 hp (370 kW); 8 cylinder Werkspoor diesel engine;
Speed	10.8 knots (20.0 km/h; 12.4 mph)
Crew	5

NameBerkel class

BuildersScheepswerf v.h H.H. Bodewes, Millingen

Operators

Built1956-1957

The Berkel class^[a] was a ship class of four tugboats that were built in the Netherlands for the Royal Netherlands Navy.^[2]

Pennant no.	Name	Builder	Laid down	Launched	Commissioned	Decommissioned	Fate
Y 8037	Berkel	Scheepswerf v.h H.H. Bodewes Millingen, Netherlands	27 April 1956	26 September 1956	27 December 1956	23 September 1987	Sold on 20 March 1988 to C. Santen
Y 8038	Dintel		22 May 1956	17 November 1956	23 January 1957		Sold on 29 March 1988 to C. Rijf
Y 8039	Dommel		29 August 1956	22 December 1956	27 February 1957	30 March 1987	Sold on 16 June 1987
Y 8040	IJssel		17 September 1956	18 January 1957	20 March 1957		Sold on 29 March 1988 to C. Santen

Service history

Class overview

Berkel


Name	Berkel class
Builders	Scheepswerf v.h H.H. Bodewes, Millingen
Operators	Royal Netherlands Navy
Built	1956-1957
Completed	4


General characteristics ^[1]
Type	Tugboat
Displacement	163 t (160 long tons)
Length	25.10 m (82 ft 4 in)
Beam	6.30 m (20 ft 8 in)
Draft	2.20 metres (7 ft 3 in)
Propulsion	1 propeller 500 hp (370 kW) 8 cylinder Werkspoor diesel engine
Speed	10.8 knots (20.0 km/h; 12.4 mph)
Crew	5