Bambi-class tugboat

The Bambi class was a ship class of two tugboats that were built in the Netherlands for the Royal Netherlands Navy.[1]

Dombo
Class overview
NameBambi class
BuildersRijkswerf Willemsoord, Den Helder
Operators Royal Netherlands Navy
Completed2
General characteristics [1]
TypeTugboat
Displacement35 t (34 long tons)
Length16.5 m (54 ft 2 in)
Beam4.6 m (15 ft 1 in)
Draft1.9 metres (6 ft 3 in)
Propulsion
Speed7 knots (13 km/h; 8.1 mph)
Crew4

Design and construction

Both tugboats of the Bambi class were built at the Rijkswerf in Willemsoord.[2] Bambi was launched on 12 May 1953 and Dombo on 25 May 1957.[1] They were 16.5 meters long with a beam of 4.6 m and a draft of 1.9 m.[3] The crew of each tugboat consisted of four people.[3]

While both tugboats shared the same technical specifications, they did differ when it came to appearance.[1]

Service history

In 2004 both tugboats were after many years stationed together again in Willemsoord at the Museumhaven Willemsoord.[2]

In 2021 a new solar tent was installed on Dombo.[4]

On 7 March 2023 Dombo was hoisted out of the water to undergo conservation and maintenance work.[5]

Ships in class
Bambi class construction data[1]
Pennant no. Name Builder Laid down Launched Commissioned Fate
Y 8016 Bambi Rijkswerf Willemsoord,
Den Helder, Netherlands		 12 May 1953 Transferred in 1990 to the Dienst Domeinen in Den Helder[6][7]
Y 8017 Dombo 25 May 1957 Transferred in 2002 to the Nautische Monumenten Stichting in Den Helder[8][9]

Notes

Citations
  1. van Amstel (1991), p. 102.
  2. "15-10-2004 Sleepboot Bambi terug in oude thuishaven". museumhavenwillemsoord.nl (in Dutch). 15 October 2004.
  3. Woudstra (1982), p. 201.
  4. "Nieuwe zonnetent voor Dombo". museumhavenwillemsoord.nl (in Dutch). July 2021.
  5. "Dombo Y8017 droog bij Teerenstra". Maritiem Den Helder (in Dutch). 13 March 2023.
  6. "Y 8016 - BAMBI (Onbekend)". Binnenvaart.eu (in Dutch).
  7. "Y 8016 BAMBI". Vereniging De Binnenvaart (in Dutch).
  8. "Y 8017 DOMBO (Onbekend)". Binnenvaart.eu (in Dutch).
  9. "Y 8017 DOMBO". Vereniging De Binnenvaart (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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