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 The Bergingsvaartuig after completion, 1911. Place unknown  (Photo: © Collection Jan Klootwijk).

 The Bergingsvaartuig after completion, 1911. Place unknown  (Photo: © Collection Jan Klootwijk).

 

Boat Salvage vessel
Chronology Bergingsvaartuig stands for "salvage vessel"
Built especially to salve submarines.
Also used during submarine trials in Vlissingen.
22 Apr 1911: Laid down.
Late 1911: Completed.
Feb 1914: Salvaged submarine O 5
18-19 Jun 1914: Assisted as fireboat during fire at the saw mill of the De Schelde yard.
25 Jun 1914: Returns to Willemsoord (Den Helder naval base).
 On standby at Willemsoord (Den Helder naval base) whenever a submarine was submerged.
6 - 9 Jun 1916: Salvaged auxiliary minesweeper Schelde.
?1916/1919?: Salvaged O 2 and Sch 219.
Apr - May 1918: Salvaged the G11 off Terschelling.
Feb 1921: Salvaged the Hydra.
1934: Refitted to oil hulk. Cranes not removed.
1935 - 1940: Oil hulk at Den Helder.
15 May 1940: Captured by the Germans.
1945: Sold to ship yard De Schelde.
1964: Sold to Bijkers Aannemingsbedrijf in Gorichem (sister co. of De Schelde).
 Used for work on the locks in Vlissingen.
1968: Sold for scrap to W.Bijker at Hendrik-Ido-Ambacht.
Built 1911 - 1912
Yard P. Smit Jr, Rotterdam, number 219
Attached to the
Submarine Service
1911 - 1934
Le x Be x Dr 37.75 m x 10.5 m x 2.8 m (or 4,2 m)
Tonnage 515 t
Including 100 t water ballast, 20 t coals and 75 t boiler water
Propulsion Towed by tug boat Herculus.
Hoist 2 hoists. 110 t as well as 185 t is being reported

 

 

Postcard of the 'Bergingsvaartuig' raising the auxiliary minelayer Schelde at Den Helder, Outer Harbour, 1916. (Photo: © Collection Jan Klootwijk).

Postcard of the "Bergingsvaartuig" raising the auxiliary minelayer Schelde at Den Helder, Outer Harbour, 1916. (Photo: © Collection Jan Klootwijk).

 

 

 

 

 

 

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