Bambi-class tugboat

The Bambi class was a ship class of two tugboats that were built in the Netherlands for the Royal Netherlands Navy.^[1]

Dombo
Class overview
Name	Bambi class
Builders	Rijkswerf Willemsoord, Den Helder
Operators	Royal Netherlands Navy
Completed	2
General characteristics [1]
Type	Tugboat
Displacement	35 t (34 long tons)
Length	16.5 m (54 ft 2 in)
Beam	4.6 m (15 ft 1 in)
Draft	1.9 metres (6 ft 3 in)
Installed power	Bambi 240hp Dombo 200hp
Propulsion	1 propeller Bolnes KL4/L4 diesel engine
Speed	8.5 knots (15.7 km/h; 9.8 mph)
Crew	4

Design and construction

Both tugboats of the Bambi class were built at the Rijkswerf in Willemsoord.^[2] Bambi was launched on 12 May 1953 and Dombo on 25 May 1957.^[1] They were 16.5 meters long with a beam of 4.6 m and a draft of 1.9 m.^[3] The crew of each tugboat consisted of four people.^[3]

While both tugboats shared the same technical specifications, they did differ when it came to appearance.^[1]

Service history

In 2004 both tugboats were after many years stationed together again in Willemsoord at the Museumhaven Willemsoord.^[2]

In 2021 a new solar tent was installed on Dombo.^[4]

On 7 March 2023 Dombo was hoisted out of the water to undergo conservation and maintenance work.^[5]

Ships in class

Bambi class construction data^[1]

Pennant no.	Name	Builder	Laid down	Launched	Commissioned	Fate
Y 8016	Bambi	Rijkswerf Willemsoord, Den Helder, Netherlands		12 May 1953		Transferred in 1990 to the Dienst Domeinen in Den Helder[6][7]Currently privately owned by Lars Wintels in Rotterdam
Y 8017	Dombo			25 May 1957		Transferred in 2002 to the Nautische Monumenten Stichting in Den Helder[8][9]