HNLMS Pelikaan (A804)
Encyclopedia
HNLMS Pelikaan is an DAMEN Logistic Support Vessel 6513.
The ship was built and designed special for the Caribbean seas
, it functions as a support ship for the Royal Netherlands Navy
in the area. The ship is permanently moored off the Rima-pier at the naval base parera at Curaçao
. She came in service June 12, 2006. The vessel has a Det Norske Veritas
(DNV) Classification 1A1 E0 NAUT-OC ICS CRANE
relief. She was the first ship to use the Port international de Port-au-Prince
after the quake.
The ship was built and designed special for the Caribbean seas
Caribbean Sea
The Caribbean Sea is a sea of the Atlantic Ocean located in the tropics of the Western hemisphere. It is bounded by Mexico and Central America to the west and southwest, to the north by the Greater Antilles, and to the east by the Lesser Antilles....
, it functions as a support ship for the Royal Netherlands Navy
Royal Netherlands Navy
The Koninklijke Marine is the navy of the Netherlands. In the mid-17th century the Dutch Navy was the most powerful navy in the world and it played an active role in the wars of the Dutch Republic and later those of the Batavian Republic and the Kingdom of the Netherlands...
in the area. The ship is permanently moored off the Rima-pier at the naval base parera at Curaçao
Curaçao
Curaçao is an island in the southern Caribbean Sea, off the Venezuelan coast. The Country of Curaçao , which includes the main island plus the small, uninhabited island of Klein Curaçao , is a constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands...
. She came in service June 12, 2006. The vessel has a Det Norske Veritas
Det Norske Veritas
Stiftelsen Det Norske Veritas is a classification society organized as a foundation, with the objective of "Safeguarding life, property, and the environment". The organization's history goes back to 1864, when the foundation was established in Norway to inspect and evaluate the technical condition...
(DNV) Classification 1A1 E0 NAUT-OC ICS CRANE
Tasks
The basic tasks of the ship are assistance during calamities (hurricane), command centre (landing operations of marines) and transport of troops and equipment. For these tasks is the ship equipped with:- Deck crane SWL 25t/11m or 7t/14m
- 2 Cargo spaces with hatch cover suitable for dangerous goods
- 6m Fast RIB with outboard engine
- Ammunition store, small arms store, deck store & boatswain store
- Engine room workshop & electronic workshop
Specifications
| Displacement, | 1150 tons |
| Dimensions (LxW) | 65.4 x 13.2 m |
| Draft | 4.0 m |
| Propulsion | 2 x Caterpillar 3516 diesel BTA |
| Speed | 14.5 Knots |
| Endurance | 21 Days |
| Crew | 13 |
| Accommodation | 77 embarked |
History
On 18 January 2010, the ship arrived at Port-au-Prince with relief supplies for the 2010 Haiti earthquake2010 Haiti earthquake
The 2010 Haiti earthquake was a catastrophic magnitude 7.0 Mw earthquake, with an epicentre near the town of Léogâne, approximately west of Port-au-Prince, Haiti's capital. The earthquake occurred at 16:53 local time on Tuesday, 12 January 2010.By 24 January, at least 52 aftershocks...
relief. She was the first ship to use the Port international de Port-au-Prince
Port international de Port-au-Prince
The is the seaport in the capital of Haiti, Port-au-Prince. It suffered catastrophic damage in the 2010 Haiti earthquake.Some of docks and warehouses are operated by the government's Autorité Portuaire Nationale , and some are run by private companies.- History :On 13 June 1872, a German fleet...
after the quake.