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Expeditionary Survey Boat (ESB)
HNLMS Hydrograaf (2021) is a expeditionary Survey Boat (ESB). It was built by Damen Group , Den Helder , Netherlands. Reported operators include Royal Netherlands Navy.
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Expeditionary survey boat (ESB)
Damen Group , Den Helder , Netherlands
Royal Netherlands Navy
2019–2021
2021–present
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2019
21 January 2021
26 February 2021
Den Helder
Pennant number : H8021
in active service
Expeditionary Survey Boat (ESB)
22 GT
15.70 m (51 ft 6 in)
4.27 m (14 ft 0 in)
2 diesel engines 1,564 hp (1,166 kW)
20 knots (37 km/h; 23 mph)
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1 × MAG machine gun
The ESB is carried in a davit on board a Rotterdam -class landing platform dock or HNLMS Karel Doorman to its work area . Hydrograaf has a range of 100 nautical miles (190 km; 120 mi) and an operation time of 60 hours at 5 knots (9.3 km/h; 5.8 mph).
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HNLMS Hydrograaf (2021) equipment records. Variants, orders and quantities are shown as reported in each inventory source; coverage is incomplete.
NetherlandsNavy exact named equipment holdings: Hydrograaf. Active, operational-reserve and training units excluding equipment in store; November 2025 IISS assessment. Named service only; no parent-force or national total inferred. Source role: LOGISTICS AND SUPPORT / AGS. Original estimates, ranges, reporting names, reserve, lease and employment scopes retained; nested included counts are not added. Missile-system quantities mean launchers, not rounds. No readiness, crew, carried weapon, payload, factory-production or future order count inherited.