HNLMS Soemba (A850)
Soemba in drydock | |
| Class overview | |
|---|---|
| Name | Soemba class |
| Builders | Vervaco, Heusden |
| Operators | |
| In commission | 1989–present |
| Planned | 1 |
| Completed | 1 |
| Active | 1 |
| History | |
| Netherlands | |
| Commissioned | 3 November 1989 |
| Decommissioned | 6 June 2009 |
| Identification | Hull number: A850 |
| Fate | Transferred to the Navy |
| Netherlands | |
| Name | Soemba |
| Namesake | Sumba |
| Commissioned | 6 June 2009 |
| Homeport | Nieuwe Haven Naval Base, Den Helder |
| Identification |
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| Badge | |
| General characteristics | |
| Type | Diving support vessel |
| Displacement | 410 t (404 long tons) |
| Length | 42 m (137 ft 10 in) |
| Beam | 9.50 m (31 ft 2 in) |
| Height | 13.50 m (44 ft 3 in) |
| Draft | 1.50 m (4 ft 11 in) |
| Propulsion | 2 × DAF 1160 DKV |
| Speed | 8.5 knots (15.7 km/h; 9.8 mph) |
| Capacity | 17 passengers |
| Crew | 4 |
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HNLMS Soemba is a diving support and training vessel in service with the Dutch Navy. The vessel was constructed by Vervaco, Heusden for the Dutch Army as a training vessel for their divers. The current Soemba is the second vessel in the Dutch Navy with this name, following HNLMS Soemba which was scrapped on 12 July 1985.