The Westgat class was a ship class of two tugboats that were built in the Netherlands for the Royal Netherlands Navy.Woudstra (1982), p. 200. One of the vessels was later sold to the Belgian Navy.
Design and construction The tugboats of the Westgat class were constructed at the Rijkswerf in Willemsoord. Both tugboats were commissioned into the Royal Netherlands Navy in 1968.
While the tugboats of the Westgat class were unarmed, they could be equipped with two 20 mm guns. In addition, both tugboats were equipped with firefighting and salvage installations.
Ships in class +Westgat class construction data Pennant no. Name Builder Launched Commissioned Decommissioned Fate A 872 Rijkswerf Willemsoord, Den Helder, Netherlands 3 April 1967 22 August 1967 10 January 19681997Transferred to the Belgian Navy and renamed Albatros (A996) A 873 22 August 1967 6 January 1968 31 May 1968Sold in 1992 and renamed Pieter
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