| History | |
|---|---|
| Netherlands | |
| Name | Thetis |
| Namesake | Thetis |
| Operator | Royal Netherlands Navy |
| Builder | Koninklijke Maatschappij De Schelde, Vlissingen |
| Laid down | 1984 |
| Commissioned | 14 March 1985 |
| General characteristics | |
| Type | Accommodation ship |
| Displacement | 800 t (790 long tons) |
| Length | 68 m (223 ft 1 in) |
| Beam | 12 m (39 ft 4 in) |
| Notes | There was room aboard to accommodate 126 persons |
HNLMS Thetis (A887) was a accommodation ship of the Royal Netherlands Navy. It was used as a diving and disassembly school.
Construction
Thetis was built at the Koninklijke Maatschappij De Schelde (KMS) between 1984 and 1985. 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.
Service history
In 1990 Thetis was used to provide further training to 25 doctors from 13 different countries. These doctors learned during the course how to provide help underwater. At the same time the Royal Netherlands Navy also offered to train divers of the Dutch fire departments how to handle during underwater accidents.
Notes
Citations
- ^ a b c d van Amstel (1991), p. 147.
- ^ a b Marcel van Lieshout (7 August 1990). "De dokter dobbert en duikt onder". De Volkskrant (in Dutch).
- ^ Schoonoord (2012), pp. 268-269.
- ^ a b Gerard Bergers (10 August 1990). "Marine wil voor brandweer duikers opleiden". Algemeen Dagblad (in Dutch).
References
- 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.