Snellius-class hydrographic survey vessel (1950)

Snellius
Class overview
Name	Snellius class
Builders	P. Smit Jr. [nl], Rotterdam Gusto Shipyard, Schiedam
Operators	Royal Netherlands Navy
Succeeded by	Buyskes class HNLMS Tydeman
Built	1949–1952
In commission	1952–1977
Planned	2
Completed	2
General characteristics [1]
Type	Hydrographic survey vessel
Displacement	1,538 t (1,514 long tons)
Length	71.4 m (234 ft 3 in)
Beam	10.8 m (35 ft 5 in)
Draft	4 metres (13 ft 1 in)
Propulsion	2 propellers 2,000 hp (1,500 kW) 2 x Stork diesel engines
Speed	15 knots (28 km/h; 17 mph)
Crew	108
Armament	1 x 40 mm gun 2 x 20 mm guns 2 x Depth charge throwers 1 x Mousetrap

The Snellius class was a ship class of two hydrographic survey vessels that were built in the Netherlands for the Royal Netherlands Navy.^[2][3] They were specially designed to be able to conduct surveys under tropical conditions.^[4]