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''Soemba'' was originally built for the [[Dutch Army]] as a training vessel but was transferred to the [[Dutch Navy]] in 2009 when their diving schools merged.<ref name=merger_1>{{cite web|url=https://www.groothellevoet.nl/nieuws/actueel/91746/marinevaartuig-soemba-even-in-hellevoetsluis|title=Marinevaartuig 'Soemba' even in Hellevoetsluis|publisher=Groot Hellevoet.nl|access-date=26 June 2022|language=nl}}</ref>
''Soemba'' was originally built for the [[Dutch Army]] as a training vessel but was transferred to the [[Dutch Navy]] in 2009 when their diving schools merged.<ref name=merger_1>{{cite web|url=https://www.groothellevoet.nl/nieuws/actueel/91746/marinevaartuig-soemba-even-in-hellevoetsluis|title=Marinevaartuig 'Soemba' even in Hellevoetsluis|publisher=Groot Hellevoet.nl|access-date=26 June 2022|language=nl}}</ref>


''Soemba'' is set to be replaced along side the {{HNLMS|Mercuur|A900|2}}, {{HNLMS|Pelikaan|A804|2}}, {{sclass|Snellius|hydrographic survey vessel|4}}, {{sclass|Cerberus|diving support vessel|4}} and the [[:nl:MOV Van Kinsbergen (1999)|''Van Kinsbergen'']] by a common family of ships. The builder of the new ships will be selected in 2024.<ref name=replacement_1>{{cite web|url=https://marineschepen.nl/nieuws/A-Brief-vervanging-hulpvaartuigen-CZSK-080520.html|title=Vervanging van tien Nederlandse marineschepen ineens|publisher=Marineschepen.nl|access-date=26 June 2022|language=nl}}</ref><ref name=replacement_2>{{cite web|url=https://marineschepen.nl/nieuws/Bouwer-8-nieuwe-hulpvaartuigen-in-2024-bekend-170622.html|title=Bouwer 8 nieuwe hulpvaartuigen in 2024 bekend|publisher=Marineschepen.nl|access-date=26 June 2022|language=nl}}</ref><ref name=replacement_3>{{cite web|url=https://www.schuttevaer.nl/nieuws/scheepsbouw-en-reparatie/2020/06/05/defensie-gaat-hulpschepen-marine-vervangen/|title=Defensie gaat hulpschepen marine vervangen|publisher=Marineschepen.nl|access-date=26 June 2022|language=nl}}</ref>
''Soemba'' is set to be replaced alongside the {{HNLMS|Mercuur|A900|2}}, {{HNLMS|Pelikaan|A804|2}}, {{sclass|Snellius|hydrographic survey vessel|4}}, {{sclass|Cerberus|diving support vessel|4}} and the [[:nl:MOV Van Kinsbergen (1999)|''Van Kinsbergen'']] by a common family of ships. The builder of the new ships will be selected in 2024.<ref name=replacement_1>{{cite web|url=https://marineschepen.nl/nieuws/A-Brief-vervanging-hulpvaartuigen-CZSK-080520.html|title=Vervanging van tien Nederlandse marineschepen ineens|publisher=Marineschepen.nl|access-date=26 June 2022|language=nl}}</ref><ref name=replacement_2>{{cite web|url=https://marineschepen.nl/nieuws/Bouwer-8-nieuwe-hulpvaartuigen-in-2024-bekend-170622.html|title=Bouwer 8 nieuwe hulpvaartuigen in 2024 bekend|publisher=Marineschepen.nl|access-date=26 June 2022|language=nl}}</ref><ref name=replacement_3>{{cite web|url=https://www.schuttevaer.nl/nieuws/scheepsbouw-en-reparatie/2020/06/05/defensie-gaat-hulpschepen-marine-vervangen/|title=Defensie gaat hulpschepen marine vervangen|publisher=Marineschepen.nl|access-date=26 June 2022|language=nl}}</ref>
* See [[Auxiliary ship replacement program]] for more information.


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Latest revision as of 10:19, 12 April 2023

Soemba in drydock
Class overview
NameSoemba class
BuildersVervaco, Heusden
Operators
In commission1989–present
Planned1
Completed1
Active1
History
Netherlands
Commissioned3 November 1989[1][2]
Decommissioned6 June 2009[1][2]
IdentificationHull number: A850
FateTransferred to the Navy
Netherlands
NameSoemba
NamesakeSumba
Commissioned6 June 2009[1][2]
HomeportNieuwe Haven Naval Base, Den Helder
Identification
Badge
General characteristics
TypeDiving support vessel
Displacement410 t (404 long tons)[1]
Length42 m (137 ft 10 in)[1]
Beam9.50 m (31 ft 2 in)[1]
Height13.50 m (44 ft 3 in)[1]
Draft1.50 m (4 ft 11 in)[1]
Propulsion2 × DAF 1160 DKV[1]
Speed8.5 knots (15.7 km/h; 9.8 mph)[1]
Capacity17 passengers[1]
Crew4[1]

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.

Construction and career

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Soemba was originally built for the Dutch Army as a training vessel but was transferred to the Dutch Navy in 2009 when their diving schools merged.[2]

Soemba is set to be replaced alongside the Mercuur, Pelikaan, Snellius class, Cerberus class and the Van Kinsbergen by a common family of ships. The builder of the new ships will be selected in 2024.[3][4][5]

Citations

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  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l "Duikvaartuigen" (in Dutch). Ministerie van Defensie. Retrieved 26 June 2022.
  2. ^ a b c d "Marinevaartuig 'Soemba' even in Hellevoetsluis" (in Dutch). Groot Hellevoet.nl. Retrieved 26 June 2022.
  3. ^ "Vervanging van tien Nederlandse marineschepen ineens" (in Dutch). Marineschepen.nl. Retrieved 26 June 2022.
  4. ^ "Bouwer 8 nieuwe hulpvaartuigen in 2024 bekend" (in Dutch). Marineschepen.nl. Retrieved 26 June 2022.
  5. ^ "Defensie gaat hulpschepen marine vervangen" (in Dutch). Marineschepen.nl. Retrieved 26 June 2022.
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