Snellius-class hydrographic survey vessel (1950)

	Snellius
Class overview
Name	Snellius class
Builders	P. Smit Jr., Rotterdam; Gusto Shipyard, Schiedam;
Operators	Royal Netherlands Navy
Succeeded by	Buyskes class; HNLMS Tydeman;
Built	1949–1952
In commission	1952–1977
Planned	2
Completed	2
General characteristics
Type	Hydrographic survey vessel
Displacement	1,538 t (1,514 long tons)
Length	71.4 m (234 ft 3 in)
Beam	10.8 m (35 ft 5 in)
Draft	4 metres (13 ft 1 in)
Propulsion	2 propellers; 2,000 hp (1,500 kW); 2 x Stork diesel engines;
Speed	15 knots (28 km/h; 17 mph)
Crew	108
Armament	1 x 40 mm gun; 2 x 20 mm guns; 2 x Depth charge throwers; 1 x Mousetrap;

The Snellius class was a ship class of two hydrographic survey vessels that were built in the Netherlands for the Royal Netherlands Navy. They were specially designed to be able to conduct surveys under tropical conditions.

Class overview
Snellius
Name	Snellius class
Builders	P. Smit Jr., Rotterdam Gusto Shipyard, Schiedam
Operators	Royal Netherlands Navy
Succeeded by	Buyskes class HNLMS Tydeman
Built	1949–1952
In commission	1952–1977
Planned	2
Completed	2
General characteristics
Type	Hydrographic survey vessel
Displacement	1,538 t (1,514 long tons)
Length	71.4 m (234 ft 3 in)
Beam	10.8 m (35 ft 5 in)
Draft	4 metres (13 ft 1 in)
Propulsion	2 propellers 2,000 hp (1,500 kW) 2 x Stork diesel engines
Speed	15 knots (28 km/h; 17 mph)
Crew	108
Armament	1 x 40 mm gun 2 x 20 mm guns 2 x Depth charge throwers 1 x Mousetrap