A.871 Noordzee IMO 9705249 01
Westerschelde 07 May 2018 
A.871 Noordzee IMO 9705249 02
Westerschelde 07/05/18
 

Name

A.871 NOORDZEE

Type

Azimuth stern drive tug - Towing, mooring and fire-fighting operations

Damen 2810 Hybrid

IMO-number

9705249

Call sign

PAAM

Flag

The Netherlands

GT

294

DWT

131 t

Displacement

± 604 t

Length

28,67 m

Breadth

10,43 m

Draught

4,70 m

Depth

4,38 m at sides

Speed

Main engines: 13,4 knots

Generators: 8,5 knots

Build

2015

Keel laid

27/02/2015

Launch date

31/07/2015

Date of completion

24/12/2015

Builder Casco

Damen Shipyards

Galati

Romania

Builder completion

Damen Shipyards

Den Helder

The Netherlands

Yard number

512357

Hull material

Steel

Main engines

2x MTU 16V4000M63R - 16 cylinder total 3.680 kW / 4.935 bhp at 1.600 rpm

1x MTU 12V 2000 M41B generatorset 800 kVA / 440 volt 60 Hz

Propellers

2x Rolls Royce US 205 azimuth thrusters

Diameter: 2.400 mm

Battery packs

2x 120 kWh

Generators

2x Electric engines ABB M3LP450 each 230 bkW

Emergency generator

1x Caterpillar C4.4 generatorset 107 kVA - 230/440 Volt 50 Hz

Deck lay-out

  • Anchors: 2x 360 kg Pool (High Holding Power)

  • Anchor/Towing winch: Electrically driven two speed winch with double drum and warping head, pull 35 ton at 9,1 m/min, slack rope speed up to 28 m/min, 150 ton brake

  • Capstan: 5 ton at 15 m/min. electrically driven

  • Towing winch aft: Electrically driven, two speed winch with double drum and spooling device, pull 35 ton at 9,0 m/min and 33 ton at 9.5 m/min, slack rope speed up to 27,0 m/min, 150 ton brake

  • Towing pins: MKB SWL - 86 ton

  • Fendering: D-fender at sides, cylinder fender at transom corners, cylinder and W-block bow fender with water spray

Bollard pull

60,2 t ahead

55,3 t astern

FiFi

Monitor: 2x 600 m³/h water, 2x 300 m³/h foam

Pump: Jason 250 x 350 OGF - 1.200 m³ /h

Tank capacities

Fuel oil: 72,3 m³

Fresh water: 14,9 m³

Foam: 6,5 m³

Lubrication oil: 9,0 m³

Dirty oil: 3,1 m³

Sewage: 2,2 m³

Sludge: 3,1 m³

Bilge water: 5,1 m³

Urea: 6,4 m³

Nautical and communication equipment

Searchlight: 2x Pesch 1.000 W

Radar system: 2x Furuno FAR-2117 with 19 inch screen

Compass: Magnetic Kotter

Satellite compass: Furuno SC-50

Autopilot: Simrad AP-50

GPS: Furuno GP-150

Echo sounder: Furuno FE-700

VHF radio telephone: 2x Sailor 6222 (one with DSC)

VHF handheld: 2x Jotron TRON TR-20

Navtex: Furuno NX-700

AIS: Furuno FA-150

EPIRB: Jotron Tron 40S

Sart: Jotron Tron Sart

SSB: Furuno FS-1575

Accommodation

For 7 persons, insulated and finished with durable modern linings, acoustical ceiling in the wheelhouse, floating floors and air-conditioned.

Captain’s cabin, chief engineer’s cabin, 2 double crew cabins, 1 single crew cabin, galley, mess/dayroom, dry store and sanitary facilities

Manager

Netherlands Govt Defensie

Defence Materiel Organisation

3509 BB, Utrecht

The Netherlands

Operator

Koninklijke Marine

Den Helder

The Netherlands

Registered owner

Netherlands Govt Defensie

Defence Materiel Organisation

3509 BB, Utrecht

The Netherlands

Latest data adjustment

22 September 2025