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Picture postcard of gunboat Brak (future submarine warehouse vessel A 883). Moored at the Westkade in Hellevoetsluis. The postcard is 'stamped' at 19 Oct 1915. (Photo: Collection Jan Klootwijk).
We are still looking for an image of the brak while converted
to A 883.
Please email us at
webmaster@dutchsubmarines.com if you know where to find it or have any
additional information.
| Boat | A 883 |
| Chronology | 3 Sep 1874: Laid down as Brak 21 Apr 1875: Launched 16 May 1876: commissioned as gun boat. 1902: disarmed and stricken. Parkherstellings boat Wilhelmina in Amsterdam. Late Aug 1939 - May 1940: Accommodation vessel for the Bewakings en Onderzoeksdienst Bovenrivieren in Nijmegen. WWII: Captured by the Germans in Weurt. Post WWII: Renamed A 883 and used as hulk in Den Helder. Used by Submarine Service as a clothing warehouse in Rotterdam. 15 Sep 1961: Afgevoerd. Late 1961 or Apr 1962: Sold for scrap to Arie Bos in Hendrik Ido Ambacht. |
| Used by the Submarine Service |
Post WWII |
| Built | 1872 - 1875 |
| Yard | Nederlandsche Stoomboot Mij, Rotterdam, yard number 92 |
| Le x Be x Dr | 25.88 m x 7.62 m x 2.20 m |
| Tonnage | 221 |
| Power | 2 x compound direct drive, 140 ipk |
| Propellers | 2 |
| Speed | 8 kts |
| Fuel | 16 tons of coal, for about 4 1/2 days |
| Complement | 22, later 34 |
| Guns | 1 x 23 cm, 2 x 3.7 cm, 1 x 3.7 cm revolving. 1888/1890 23 cm replaced by 1 x 21 A. |
| Torpedo tube | 1916-1919: One torpedo tube and probably 1 spar torpedo. |
| Note | Cost 143.100 guilders |
Many thanks to Theo Burgers for bringing to my attention that this vessel was used by the Submarine Service and for providing most of the data.
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