HNLMS Sorido
| History | |
|---|---|
| Netherlands | |
| Name | T 201 |
| Operator | Dienst van Scheepsvaart |
| In service | 1945 |
| Out of service | 1949 |
| Netherlands | |
| Name | Sorido |
| Operator | Royal Netherlands Navy |
| Acquired | 1949 |
| In service | 1949 |
| Out of service | 1960 |
| Fate | Expended as target ship on 23 August 1960 |
| General characteristics | |
| Type | Tugboat |
| Displacement | 165 t (162 long tons) |
| Length | 22.86 m (75 ft 0 in) |
| Beam | 5.28 m (17 ft 4 in) |
| Draught | 2.74 m (9 ft 0 in) |
| Propulsion | Crossley HRC 4 diesel engine |
| Speed | 8 knots (15 km/h; 9.2 mph) |
HNLMS Sorido was a tugboat that served between 1949 and 1960 in the Royal Netherlands Navy (RNLN).[1] She was originally built in the United States for the Dienst van Scheepsvaart as T 201, but was transferred to the RNLN in August 1949.[2] On 2 August 1960 she was decommissioned and later, on 23 August, expended as target ship for the Netherlands Naval Aviation Service.[3]
Design and construction
Sorido was built in 1945 in the United States originally for the Dienst van Scheepsvaart (DvS).[2] She had a length of 22.86 meters, a beam of 5.28 meters and a draught of 2.74 meters.[2] Furthermore, Sorido had a displacement of 165 tons and was equipped with Crossley HRC 4 diesel engines, which allowed her to reach a maximum speed of 8 knots.[2]
Service history
While in service of the DvS Sorido was named T 201.[3]
In August 1949 T 201 was transferred to the Royal Netherlands Navy (RNLN) and stationed in Dutch New Guinea.[2] While in service of the RNLN she was at first named Con, but this was changed in 1953 to Sorido.[4] Her name was derived from the harbor of Biak, which was located in the Sorido lagoon.[4]
On 24 July 1956 Sorido left Biak to assist with pulling the MS Bengalen off a reef.[5] However, after arriving Wambrau had already pulled the Bengalen free.[5]
Between 1958 and 1959 Sorido, together with Wambrau, provided port towage services at Biak.[6][7]
Citations
- ^ van Amstel (1991), pp. 97-98.
- ^ a b c d e van Amstel (1991), p. 97.
- ^ a b van Amstel (1991), p. 98.
- ^ a b Ministerie van Marine, ed. (1954). "De verrichtingen der Koninklijke Marine in Nieuw-Guinea in het jaar 1953". Jaarboek van de Koninklijke Marine, 1953 (in Dutch). The Hague: Staatsdrukkerij en uitgeverijbedrijf. pp. 198–203.
- ^ a b "uit biak:". De Tifa (in Dutch). Vol. 2, no. 67. 3 August 1957. p. 2.
- ^ Ministerie van Marine, ed. (1959). "De Koninklijke Marine in Nederlands Nieuw-Guinea". Jaarboek van de Koninklijke Marine, 1958 (in Dutch). The Hague: Staatsdrukkerij en uitgeverijbedrijf. pp. 144–146.
- ^ Ministerie van Defensie, ed. (1960). "De Koninklijke Marine in Nederlands Nieuw-Guinea". Jaarboek van de Koninklijke Marine, 1959 (in Dutch). The Hague: Staatsdrukkerij en uitgeverijbedrijf. pp. 168–169.
Bibliography
- van Amstel, W.H.E. (1991). De schepen van de Koninklijke Marine vanaf 1945 (in Dutch). Alkmaar: De Alk. ISBN 90-6013-997-6.