 Buyskes in service with the Latvian Navy as Varonis
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| Class overview | |
|---|---|
| Name | Buyskes class |
| Builders | Boele's Scheepswerven en Machinefabriek, Bolnes |
| Operators |
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| Preceded by | Snellius class |
| Succeeded by | Snellius class |
| Built | 1972–1973 |
| In commission | 1973-present |
| Planned | 2 |
| Completed | 2 |
| Active | 1 |
| Scrapped | 1 |
| General characteristics [1] | |
| Type | Hydrographic survey vessel |
| Displacement | 967 t (952 long tons) |
| Length | 60 m (196 ft 10 in) |
| Beam | 11.1 m (36 ft 5 in) |
| Draft | 3.7 metres (12 ft 2 in) |
| Propulsion |
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| Speed | 13.5 knots (25.0 km/h; 15.5 mph) |
| Crew | 43 |
The Buyskes class was a class of two hydrographic survey vessels that were part of the Dutch Hydrographic Service of the Royal Netherlands Navy.[2] Together with HNLMS Tydeman the ships of this class were the main ships of the Dutch Hydrographic Service during the last quarter of the 20th century.[3] While the ships of the Buyskes class were built for performing hydrographic research, the Tydeman was focused on oceanography.[4]
- ^ van Amstel, pp. 91-92.
- ^ van Amstel, p. 87.
- ^ Raven, p. 190.
- ^ "Tydeman gaat oceaanbodem onderzoeken". Nederlands Dagblad (in Dutch). 13 January 1977.