Bambi-class tugboat

Dombo
Class overview
Name	Bambi class
Builders	Rijkswerf Willemsoord, Den Helder
Operators	Royal Netherlands Navy
Completed	2
General characteristics [1]
Type	Tugboat
Displacement	35 t (34 long tons)
Length	16.5 m (54 ft 2 in)
Beam	4.6 m (15 ft 1 in)
Draft	1.9 metres (6 ft 3 in)
Propulsion	1 propeller 200 hp (150 kW) Bolnes diesel engine
Speed	7 knots (13 km/h; 8.1 mph)
Crew	4

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

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.