Latvian minehunter Rūsiņš

History

Netherlands
Name	Alkmaar
Namesake	The city of Alkmaar
Builder	Van der Giessen de Noord, Alblasserdam
Laid down	30 January 1979
Launched	2 May 1982
Commissioned	28 May 1983
Decommissioned	15 May 2000
Identification	Hull number: M850
Fate	Sold to the Latvian Navy
Latvia
Name	Rūsiņš
Cost	€11.4 million (2007)
Acquired	2007
Commissioned	2011
Identification	Hull number: M-08
Status	In active service
General characteristics
Type	Alkmaar-class minehunter
Displacement	588 t (579 long tons) full load
Length	51.50 m (169 ft 0 in)
Beam	8.90 m (29 ft 2 in)
Height	18.5 m (60 ft 8 in)
Draft	2.60 m (8 ft 6 in)
Propulsion	1 × 1,860 hp (1,390 kW) Werkspoor RUB 215 V12 diesel engine
Speed	15 knots (28 km/h; 17 mph)
Range	3,000 nmi (5,600 km; 3,500 mi) at 12 knots (22 km/h)
Boats & landing craft carried	2 × rigid-hulled inflatable boats 1 × PAP 104 ROV
Crew	44
Sensors and processing systems	1 × DUBM 21B sonar
Armament	1 × 20 mm (0.79 in) machine gun

Rūsiņš (M-08) (ex-HNLMS Alkmaar (A850)) is a former minehunter of the Royal Netherlands Navy. Now in service with the Latvian Navy.

History

Alkmaar is the result of a cooperation between France, Belgium and The Netherlands. She is the lead ship of her class and the second ship in the Dutch Navy to be named Alkmaar. The commissioning ceremony took place in Alblasserdam on 28 May 1983.

Alkmaar was sold to the Latvian Navy in 2007 together with the Delfzijl, Dordrecht, Harlingen and Scheveningen. She was transferred in 2011 and renamed Rūsiņš.

^ "Alkmaarklasse mijnenjagers" (in Dutch). Marineschepen.nl. Retrieved 14 June 2023.
^ "Hr.Ms. Alkmaar. (bnr. 850)" (in Dutch). Onze Marinevloot. Retrieved 14 June 2023.

Other operators
Bulgarian Navy	Mesta (ex-Maasluis) Struma (ex-Hellevoetsluis) Tsibar (ex-Myosotis)
Indonesian Navy Pulau Rengat class	Pulau Rengat Pulau Rupat
Latvian Naval Forces Imanta class	Imanta (ex-Harlingen) Rūsiņš (ex-Alkmaar) Tālivaldis (ex-Dordrecht) Viesturs (ex-Scheveningen) Visvaldis (ex-Delfzijl)
Pakistan Navy Munsif class	Muhafiz Mujahid Munsif (ex-Sagittaire)

Dutch naval ship classes post-1945

Active
Amphibious transport docks	Rotterdam Johan de Witt
Frigates	Karel Doorman De Zeven Provinciën
Mine countermeasures vessels	Alkmaar Geosea
Joint support ships	Karel Doorman
Patrol vessels	Holland Noorderhaaks
Submarines	Walrus
Research vessels	Snellius Hydrograaf
Auxiliary ships	Mercuur Pelikaan
Diving support vessels	Soemba Cerberus
Landing craft	LCU Mk.II LCU Mk.III LCVP Mk.V(C)
Tugboats	Linge Schelde Breezand Noordzee Bolder
Training ships	Van Kinsbergen Urania
S Single ship of class L Leased ship

Decommissioned
Aircraft carriers	Karel Doorman Karel Doorman
Cruisers	De Zeven Provinciën
Destroyers	Kortenaar Banckert Holland Friesland
Frigates	Batjan Van Amstel Roofdier Van Speijk Tromp Kortenaer Jacob van Heemskerck
Patrol vessels	Balder
Mine warfare vessels	Borndiep Goeree Keeten Beemster Onversaagd Wildervank Dokkum Van Straelen
Submarines	Walrus Dolfijn Zwaardvis
Replenishment ships	Poolster Zuiderkruis Amsterdam
Research vessels	Dreg I Zeefakkel Snellius Buyskes Tydeman
Auxiliary ships	Woendi Vulkaan Pelikaan Zuiderkruis Van Bochove Pelikaan Cornelis Drebbel Thetis
Diving support vessels	Cerberus Triton
Landing craft	LCU Mk.I LCVP I LCVP II LCVP III
Tugboats	Sorido Beatrix Dorus Rijkers Triton Bambi Berkel Orkaan Wambrau Wamandai Westgat
Training ships	Hobein Urania
A ex-American Au ex-Australian B ex-British D ex-German J ex-Japanese S Single ship of class

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