Manufacturer catalog

RSV

RSV was a Dutch shipbuilding and machine-building concern formally known as Rijn-Schelde-Verolme Machinefabrieken en Scheepswerven NV. Dutch records connect the concern to the YPR-765 program through a Project Management Office in which DAF and RSV were partners for licensed armored-vehicle production.

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Rijn-Schelde-Verolme was created in 1971 when Dutch shipbuilding groups were consolidated during a difficult period for the industry. Public archive material describes RSV as a concern involved in shipbuilding, repair, offshore work, and related heavy industrial organization.

The Dutch YPR-765 production program used a DAF/RSV project office. Later Dutch parliamentary material describes the new vehicles as license-built in the Netherlands by PMO, a partnership whose partners were DAF and the Rijn Schelde Verolme concern.

RSV collapsed in 1983, leading to a Dutch parliamentary inquiry. Public records use several spellings for the defunct concern, including RSV, Rijn-Schelde-Verolme, Rijn Schelde Verolme, and DAF/RSV in the YPR production context.

shipbuilding and repairmachine buildingoffshore industrial worklicensed armored vehicle production consortium work

Notable Systems

YPR-765, Tracked infantry fighting vehicle and armored personnel carrier family, Armored Vehicles

YPR-765

Tracked infantry fighting vehicle and armored personnel carrier family

Dutch government and museum sources identify RSV or the DAF/RSV project office among the Dutch industrial participants in YPR-765 armored-vehicle production.

Sources: Dutch parliamentary YPR replacement document, Nationaal Militair Museum YPR-ERA, Armamentaria YPR-765 history
YPR-765, Tracked infantry fighting vehicle and armored personnel carrier family, Armored Vehicles

YPR-765 PRAT

Tracked infantry fighting vehicle and armored personnel carrier family

The PRAT anti-tank variant was part of the YPR family tied to the second Dutch production series; Armamentaria describes the DAF/RSV consortium role and lists 303 YPR-765 A1 PRAT vehicles with twin TOW launcher tubes.

Sources: Armamentaria YPR-765 history

Manufacturer History

  1. Rijn-Schelde and Verolme merge

    Parlement.com describes RSV as the result of a 1971 merger between the Rijn-Schelde combination and Verolme Verenigde Scheepswerven.

    Sources: Parlement.com RSV inquiry overview

  2. DAF/RSV YPR order documented

    Dutch government material describes the YPR vehicles as license-built in the Netherlands by PMO, a partnership with DAF and the Rijn Schelde Verolme concern as partners.

    Sources: Dutch parliamentary YPR replacement document, Nationaal Archief RSV inquiry inventory

  3. RSV bankruptcy prompts inquiry

    The Nationaal Archief records a 1983 parliamentary inquiry into the bankruptcy of the Rijn-Schelde-Verolme shipbuilding concern and the conduct of government support.

    Sources: Nationaal Archief RSV inquiry inventory, Parlement.com RSV inquiry overview

Predecessors
Rijn-Schelde Machinefabrieken en Scheepswerven NVVerolme Verenigde Scheepswerven
Successors
RDM Nederland BVDamen Schelde Naval Shipbuilding lineageDamen Verolme Rotterdam lineage
Subsidiaries
Rotterdamsche Droogdok MaatschappijDe ScheldeVerolme Dok en Scheepsbouw Maatschappij
Website links
Nationaal Archief RSV recordsParliamentary inquiry archiveDutch parliamentary YPR replacement documentNationaal Militair Museum YPR-ERA

RSV is defunct and has no verified current official company website; the Nationaal Archief inventory is the stable public reference for the former concern. Public sources vary between RSV, Rijn-Schelde-Verolme, Rijn Schelde Verolme, and DAF/RSV wording. Headquarters coordinates remain omitted because a reliable source for a single headquarters location was not verified.

Manufacturer Sources

  • Nationaal Archief RSV recordsPublisher: Nationaal Archief | Note: Supports RSV background as Rijn-Schelde-Verolme Machinefabrieken en Scheepswerven NV and records covering its organization, financial support, shipbuilding, ship repair, and offshore activities. | Accessed: 2026-06-21
  • Nationaal Archief RSV inquiry inventoryPublisher: Nationaal Archief | Note: Supports background on the 1983 parliamentary inquiry into the bankruptcy of Rijn-Schelde-Verolme and includes inventory references to YPR-765 offers and the DAF/RSV PMO agreement. | Accessed: 2026-06-21
  • Dutch parliamentary YPR replacement documentPublisher: Officiële bekendmakingen | Note: Supports the catalog role: Dutch parliamentary material states that YPR vehicles were license-built in the Netherlands by PMO, a partnership with DAF and the Rijn Schelde Verolme concern. | Accessed: 2026-07-11
  • Nationaal Militair Museum YPR-ERAPublisher: Nationaal Militair Museum | Note: Supports the YPR-765 manufacturer context by listing DAF, Rijn Schelde Verolme, Rotterdamse Droogdok Maatschappij, and other producers for the YPR family. | Accessed: 2026-07-11
  • Armamentaria YPR-765 historyPublisher: Armamentaria / orbat85.nl | Note: Supports the DAF/RSV consortium context for the YPR-765, notes RDM's later role after RSV went bankrupt, and describes YPR PRAT anti-tank equipment and counts. | Accessed: 2026-07-11
  • Parlement.com RSV inquiry overviewPublisher: Parlement.com | Note: Supports RSV background, including the 1971 merger context and the 1983-1984 parliamentary inquiry into the company's collapse. | Accessed: 2026-06-21
  • RSV board members imagePublisher: Wikimedia Commons | Note: Supports image provenance and reuse terms: Commons identifies the 1979 Nationaal Archief/Anefo image of RSV board members and marks it CC0 1.0. | Accessed: 2026-06-21

Produced weapons

Category

Armored Vehicles

Troop carriers, infantry fighting vehicles, and protected mobility.

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YPR-765, Tracked infantry fighting vehicle and armored personnel carrier family, Armored Vehicles2014 Russia-Ukraine War, 2011 Sinai InsurgencyYPR-765Tracked infantry fighting vehicle and armored personnel carrier familyBuilt in: United States / Netherlands / BelgiumThe YPR-765 and Belgian AIFV-B are closely related branches of FMC's AIFV family, a tracked infantry fighting vehicle and armored carrier derived from the M113 lineage. Dutch and Belgian vehicles combine aluminum armor with spaced steel applique, road and amphibious mobility, and variant-specific weapons ranging from a 25 mm cannon to machine guns, TOW missiles, MILAN launchers, medical-evacuation fittings, or remote weapon stations. SIPRI transfer data and Dutch official aid lists identify 353 AIFV-APC/YPR tracked armored vehicles delivered or pledged to Ukraine, and Ukrainian border-guard reporting cited by Army Recognition shows Belgian-made AIFV-B-C25 vehicles joining the same wartime AIFV/YPR family in Ukrainian service.