In 1960 was Burma interested in obtaining a survey
vessel and for which purpose was the Dutch firm Nederlandsche Vereenigde
Scheepsbouw Bureaux (NEVESBU) at The Hague, Netherlands together with the Dutch
firm Koopman&Co. writing a plan based of the Dutch survey vessel Hr.Ms.
Snellius.(1) The Royal Netherlands Navy was also involved in the project. Her
survey research department was assisting in making a list of questions needed
to get an good impression of the demands of the Burmese navy. Further more was
the intention to invite a Burmese officer to visit the Snellius serving in New
Guinea.(2)
The Dutch shipyard Kon. Mij. De Schelde was I begin
1961 asked by the Dutch firm N.V. F.A. Voigt&Co,, Rotterdam,
Netherlands if she was
interested in sending a tender for building 40 police vessels for Burma. The De
Schelde sent the request towards the (NEVESBU) while she was apparently not
interested.
Notes
1.
Rotterdamsche Droogdok Maatschappij (RDM) at Rotterdam, Kon.Mij. De Schelde
(K.M.S.) at Vlissingen, Nederlandsche Dok en Scheepsbouw Maatschappij
(N.D.S.M.) at Amsterdam, Wilton-Fijnenoord at Schiedam and Werkspoor N.V. at
Amsterdam.
2. Pennat A907. Laid down at the shipyard of P. Smit
Jr., Rotterdam on 3 January 1949, launched on 14 April 1971 and commissioned on
4 February 1952, decommissioned on 24 November 1972 and in 2007 sold towards
Italy to be used as a pleasure yacht. With a displacement of 1.538 ton and as
dimensions 71,4 (maximum) x 10,8 (maximum) x 4,0 metres. Speed maximum
15 knots. The armament consisted of 1-4cm gun, 2-2cm Oerlikon guns, 2 depth
charge and 1 single mousetrap. Of the Snellius-class with as sister ship Luymes.
3. Burma
ordered also in the 50’s ships by Dutch shipyards, for instance in 1953 and
1957, see further on patrol vessels for Burma
Source
1. Archive Kon.Mij. De
Schelde (Municipality Archive of Vlissingen, Netherlands) inventory numbers
T.214.1716 and T214.1704.
