HNLMS Cornelis Drebbel (A886)
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Royal Netherlands Navy| History | |
|---|---|
 Netherlands | |
| Name | Cornelis Drebbel |
| Namesake | Cornelis Drebbel |
| Operator | Royal Netherlands Navy |
| Builder | Shipyard Voorwaarts, Hoogezand |
| Laid down | 18 May 1970 |
| Launched | 19 November 1970 |
| Commissioned | 30 November 1971 |
| General characteristics [1] | |
| Type | Accommodation ship |
| Displacement | 775 t (763 long tons) |
| Length | 68.6 m (225 ft 1 in) |
| Beam | 12.6 m (41 ft 4 in) |
| Draught | 1.2 m (3 ft 11 in) |
HNLMS Cornelis Drebbel (A886) was a accommodation ship of the Royal Netherlands Navy (RNN).[1] The ship was built in the Netherlands and replaced the former Cornelis Drebbel, which was also a accommodation ship of the RNN.[2]
Cornelis Drebbel was built at the shipyard Voorwaarts in Hoogezand.[3] The ship was laid down on 18 May 1970, launched on 19 November 1970 and commissioned into the Royal Netherlands Navy (RNN) on 30 November 1971.[1] The construction of Cornelis Drebbel is estimated to have cost a total of around 3 million Dutch guilders.[4] The ship replaced the former Cornelis Drebbel, which was also a accommodation ship of the RNN.[2]
Cornelis Drebbel could accommodate 201 people and resembled a floating three story apartment building.[5]
Service history
After being commissioned Cornelis Drebbel was towed to Rotterdam.[5] There the ship provided accommodation to Dutch navy personnel who served on navy ships that were being repaired at shipyards in Rotterdam.[6][7]
On 26 August 1978 Cornelis Drebbel was moved from the shipyard of Wilton-Fijenoord in Schiedam to the shipyard of Rotterdamsche Droogdok Maatschappij in Rotterdam.[8]