HNLMS Hoofdinspecteur Zeeman

Hoofdinspecteur Zeeman
History
Netherlands
NameHoofdinspecteur Zeeman
Operator
BuilderNederlandsche Scheepsbouw Maatschappij, Amsterdam
Launched13 May 1909
Commissioned1909
FateCapsized on 5 March 1942
General characteristics
TypeSteamship
Displacement803 t (790 long tons)
Length52.70 m (172 ft 11 in)
Beam9.20 m (30 ft 2 in)
Draught3.07 m (10 ft 1 in)
Propulsion
  • 800 hp (600 kW)
  • 1 x Triple expansion engine
Speed10 knots (19 km/h; 12 mph)
Capacity
  • 840 m3 (30,000 cu ft) gas storage
  • 120 tons of coal storage
Crew52

HNLMS Hoofdinspecteur Zeeman was a steamship of the Dienst der Bebakening en kustverlichting. She was built in the Netherlands and served as beacon ship (Dutch: bebakeningsvaartuig) in the Dutch East Indies. In 1939 the ship was militarized and taken into service of the Royal Netherlands Navy as buoy tender.