Bonaire in drydock, 2018
History
Netherlands
NameHNLMS Bonaire
Launched12 May 1877
Commissioned1877
Decommissioned1995
RenamedAbel Tasman, 1924
StatusUnder restoration as museum ship
General characteristics [1]
Class and typeSamarang-class gunvessel
Tonnage837 long tons deadweight (DWT)
Length53 m (173 ft 11 in)
Beam9 m (29 ft 6 in)
Draught3.9 m (12 ft 10 in)
Sail plan3-masted barquentine

HNLMS Bonaire is a Samarang-class gunvessel of the Royal Netherlands Navy, now[when?] under restoration as a museum ship.

History

Bonaire was built for the Royal Netherlands Navy as a gun vessel with barquentine rig and a retractable screw. She was launched at Rotterdam on 12 May 1877.

From 1924 she served at Delfzijl as living quarters for the Dutch Nautical College, and was renamed Abel Tasman.

After Abel Tasman lay abandoned for many years, a restoration programme began in 2005 at Den Helder to secure the future of the ship as a floating museum.

See also

References

  1. ^ "Hr. Ms. Bonaire". sailing-ships.oktett.net. Archived from the original on 21 October 2010. Retrieved 22 June 2010.

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