Westgat-class tugboat
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 Former HNLMS Westgat as Albatros | |
| Class overview | |
|---|---|
| Name | Westgat class |
| Builders | Rijkswerf Willemsoord, Den Helder |
| Operators | |
| Succeeded by | Linge class |
| Built | 1967–1968 |
| Completed | 2 |
| General characteristics [1] | |
| Type | Tugboat |
| Displacement | 206 t (203 long tons) |
| Length | 27.2 m (89 ft 3 in) |
| Beam | 7 m (23 ft 0 in) |
| Draft | 2.3 m (7 ft 7 in) |
| Propulsion |
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| Speed | 12 knots (22 km/h; 14 mph) |
| Crew | 9 |
The Westgat class[a] 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.
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]