For other ships with the same name, see HNLMS Cerberus .
History Name HNLMS Cerberus Namesake Cerberus Operator Royal Netherlands Navy Builder Scheepswerf Visser , Den Helder Laid down 15 April 1991 Launched 18 December 1991 Commissioned 28 February 1992 Identification Status In active service Badge General characteristics Type Cerberus -classdiving support vessel Displacement 223 t (219 long tons ) full load Length 27.94 m (91 ft 8 in) Beam 8.76 m (28 ft 9 in) Height 13.2 m (43 ft 4 in) Draft 1.50 m (4 ft 11 in) Propulsion 2× Volvo Penta TADM 122A Speed 10.5 knots (19.4 km/h; 12.1 mph) Crew 6
HNLMS Cerberus (A851) is a diving support vessel of the Royal Netherlands Navy . She has been named after the mythical creature Cerberus .
History
Cerberus was laid down on 15 April 1991 at Scheepswerf Visser in Den Helder (now part of the Damen Group ) as the first of four new diving support vessel . She was launched later that year on 18 December 1991 and commissioned on 28 February 1992.
On 13 November 2024 Cerberus helped remove a US World War II 2000-pound bomb from a dredger during a explosives disposal operation of the Dutch Defence Explosive Ordnance Disposal Service (DEODS).
It is expected that Cerberus will reach the end of her lifecycle in 2026/27.
References
^ "Duikvaartuigen" (in Dutch). Ministerie van Defensie. Retrieved 14 June 2023.
^ "Cerberusklasse duikvaartuigen specificaties" (in Dutch). Marineschepen.nl. Retrieved 14 June 2023.
^ "Hr.Ms. Cerberus" (in Dutch). Onze Marinevloot. Retrieved 14 June 2023.
Mariska Buitendijk (15 November 2024). "Dutch Defence destroys bomb found aboard dredger" . SWZ|Maritime .
"Vervanging van tien Nederlandse marineschepen ineens" (in Dutch). Marineschepen.nl. Retrieved 15 February 2023.
Dutch naval ship classes post-1945
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