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The Bergingsvaartuig after completion, 1911. Place unknown (Photo: © Collection Jan Klootwijk).
| Boat | Salvage vessel |
| Chronology | Bergingsvaartuig stands for "salvage vessel" Built especially to salve submarines. Also used during submarine trials in Vlissingen. 22 Apr 1911: Laid down. Late 1911: Completed. Feb 1914: Salvaged submarine O 5 18-19 Jun 1914: Assisted as fireboat during fire at the saw mill of the De Schelde yard. 25 Jun 1914: Returns to Willemsoord (Den Helder naval base). On standby at Willemsoord (Den Helder naval base) whenever a submarine was submerged. 6 - 9 Jun 1916: Salvaged auxiliary minesweeper Schelde. ?1916/1919?: Salvaged O 2 and Sch 219. Apr - May 1918: Salvaged the G11 off Terschelling. Feb 1921: Salvaged the Hydra. 1934: Refitted to oil hulk. Cranes not removed. 1935 - 1940: Oil hulk at Den Helder. 15 May 1940: Captured by the Germans. 1945: Sold to ship yard De Schelde. 1964: Sold to Bijkers Aannemingsbedrijf in Gorichem (sister co. of De Schelde). Used for work on the locks in Vlissingen. 1968: Sold for scrap to W.Bijker at Hendrik-Ido-Ambacht. |
| Built | 1911 - 1912 |
| Yard | P. Smit Jr, Rotterdam, number 219 |
| Attached to the Submarine Service |
1911 - 1934 |
| Le x Be x Dr | 37.75 m x 10.5 m x 2.8 m (or 4,2 m) |
| Tonnage | 515 t Including 100 t water ballast, 20 t coals and 75 t boiler water |
| Propulsion | Towed by tug boat Herculus. |
| Hoist | 2 hoists. 110 t as well as 185 t is being reported |
Postcard of the "Bergingsvaartuig" raising the auxiliary minelayer Schelde at Den Helder, Outer Harbour, 1916. (Photo: © Collection Jan Klootwijk).
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