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Hydrographic survey vessel
Snellius-class hydrographic survey vessel is a hydrographic survey vessel. It was built by Damen Schelde Naval Shipbuilding. Reported operators include Royal Netherlands Navy.
Snellius-class hydrographic survey vessel
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Damen Schelde Naval Shipbuilding
Royal Netherlands Navy
HNLMS Tydeman Buyskes class
2002–2004
2003-present
2
2
2
Hydrographic survey vessel
1,875 t (1,845 long tons)
81.4 m (267 ft 1 in)
13.1 m (43 ft 0 in)
4 metres (13 ft 1 in)
2 diesel engines 1,564 hp (1,166 kW)
12 knots (22 km/h; 14 mph)
18
2 12.7 mm machine guns (optional)
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Sourced dimensions beside a 1.75 m human reference.
Points represent sourced observations, including revisions. Revisions on the same effective date are not separate inventory events. Ranges appear in the table and are not plotted as exact points.
| Observation / report period | Value | Source | Claim state |
|---|---|---|---|
| 29 Sept 2026 | 81.4 m | Wikipedia contributors | superseded |
Snellius-class hydrographic survey vessel equipment records. Variants, orders and quantities are shown as reported in each inventory source; coverage is incomplete.
NetherlandsNavy exact named equipment holdings: Snellius. 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.
Reported count for Snellius class. Service scope: Royal Netherlands Navy – active fleet; does not replace a national total. 1 distinct quantity component(s) from the same source list; shared rowspan cells counted once. Explicit source inventory scope: active; no other stock status or total inferred. Count column(s): in service: 2. Origin: Romania (Hull) Netherlands (Fitting out). The listed variants/roles are the scope, not an immediately deployable count. The components do not establish one inventory census date; the stored date is the retrieved source snapshot.