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Van Straelen Class
This page is a list of all past and present minesweepers of the Royal Netherlands Navy, including shallow water, coastal and oceangoing minesweepers of the Mine Service The Royal Netherlands Navy Mine Service (Dutch: Mijnendienst) is a department within the Royal Netherlands Navy that is responsible for keeping Dutch coastal waterways and approaches to major seaport areas mine-free. It was established out of the .... Auxiliary minesweepers which have aided the Royal Netherlands Navy are not included. M class minesweepers * Hr. Ms. M 1 (1918 - 1949) * Hr. Ms. M 2 (1918 - 1940) * Hr. Ms. M 3 (1918 - 1940) * Hr. Ms. M 4 (1918 - 1992) A class minesweepers * Hr. Ms. A (1930 - 1942) (1943 - 1945 in Japanese service) * Hr. Ms. B (1930 - 1942) (1942 - 1945 in Japanese service) * Hr. Ms. C (1930 - 1942) (1943 - 1944 in Japanese service) * Hr. Ms. D (1930 - 1942) Jan van Amstel class * Hr. Ms. ''Jan van Amstel'' (1937 - 1942) * Hr. Ms. ''Pieter de Bitter'' (1937 - 1 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Minesweeper (ship)
A minesweeper is a small warship designed to remove or detonate naval mines. Using various mechanisms intended to counter the threat posed by naval mines, minesweepers keep waterways clear for safe shipping. History The earliest known usage of the naval mine dates to the Ming dynasty.Needham, Volume 5, Part 7, 203–205. Dedicated minesweepers, however, only appeared many centuries later during the Crimean War, where they were deployed by the British. The Crimean War minesweepers were rowboats trailing grapnels to snag mines. Minesweeping technology picked up in the Russo-Japanese War, using aging torpedo boats as minesweepers. In Britain, naval leaders recognized before the outbreak of World War I that the development of sea mines was a threat to the nation's shipping and began efforts to counter the threat. Sir Arthur Wilson noted the real threat of the time was blockade aided by mines and not invasion. The function of the fishing fleet's trawlers with their trawl gear was ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
HNLMS Jan Van Amstel (1937)
HNLMS ''Jan van Amstel'' was a of the Royal Netherlands Navy that served in World War II. Description The ''Jan van Amstel''-class ships were long, with a beam of and a draught of at deep load. They displaced was at normal load, which increased to at deep load. A pair of Yarrow boilers fed steam to two triple-expansion steam engines that each drove a single propeller shaft. The engines were rated at which gave the ships a speed of . They carried up to of fuel oil and had a complement of 45 officers and ratings.Roberts, p. 394; van Willigenburg, p. 106 Service history ''Jan van Amstel'' was damaged by an air attack at Surabaya on 6 March 1942, which killed 23 of her crew. After the capitulation of all forces on Java Java (; id, Jawa, ; jv, ꦗꦮ; su, ) is one of the Greater Sunda Islands in Indonesia. It is bordered by the Indian Ocean to the south and the Java Sea to the north. With a population of 151.6 million people, Java is the world's List ... ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Van Straelen-class Minesweeper
The ''Van Straelen'' class was a ship class of sixteen minesweepers that were built in the Netherlands for the Royal Netherlands Navy (RNN).van Amstel, pp. 76-78. They were taken into service of the RNN between 1960 and 1962 and served until 1 March 1983.Raven, p. 185. Design and construction The ships were designed in the Netherlands and build between 1958 and 1962 at several different Dutch shipyards. The costs of the class was split between the United States and the Netherlands. The United states paid under the Mutual Defense Assistance Program (MDAP) for the construction of eight ships and the Netherlands paid for the other eight ships.Woudstra, p. 154. To sweep mines the ships were equipped with the ''W Mk 7'', ''ME 31'' to ''ME 33'' and the ''AX Mk 6B'' or ''4V''. Furthermore, they could be equipped with the ''M Mk 6h'' which would give the ships a magnetic sweeping ability. Service history The minesweepers were used to sweep mines in shallow and narrow inland waters.Woud ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bow View Of Mineweeper Hoogeveen October 2011
Bow often refers to: * Bow and arrow, a weapon * Bowing, bending the upper body as a social gesture * An ornamental knot made of ribbon Bow may also refer to: * Bow (watercraft), the foremost part of a ship or boat * Bow (position), the rower seated in the bow of a racing shell Knots * Bow knot, a shoelace knot or a rosette * Bow tie, a type of necktie * Pussy bow, a style of neckwear Music * Bow (music), used to play a stringed instrument * Musical bow, a musical instrument resembling an archer's bow * EBow, electronic device for playing the electric guitar * Bows (band), a band from the UK Porcelain * Bow porcelain factory Places England * Bow, Devon, a village in mid Devon * Bow, a hamlet in the parish of Ashprington in South Devon * Bow, London, a district * Bow, Oxfordshire, a hamlet United States * Bow, Kentucky * Bow, New Hampshire * Bow, Washington Canada * The Bow (skyscraper), Calgary, Alberta * Bow River The Bow River is a river in Alberta, Canada. It be ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aggressive Class Minesweeper
The ''Aggressive''-class minesweepers are a class of US-built minesweepers. They are designated as ''MSO'' (Mine Sweeper Ocean), distinguishing them from the smaller coastal MSCs and inshore MSIs. Besides the US Navy, this class of vessels has also been used by the Belgian Navy and the Norwegian Navy, among others. Background Minesweeping, or the disposal of naval mines, by these vessels is performed in different ways: *Sweeping proper, with an underwater cable cutting the mooring cables of moored mines. The mines then come to the surface and are destroyed by gunfire. *Acoustic sweeping, with a towed device producing noise to trigger acoustic mines. *Magnetic sweeping, with a towed device producing a magnetic field to trigger magnetic mines. To protect the minesweeper itself against magnetic mines, the hull and superstructure of the ship are made of wood. Other components are made of non-magnetic materials, and any magnetic materials are strictly controlled. Construction and d ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Beemster-class Minesweeper
The ''Beemster''-class was a class of fourteen minesweepers that were built at different shipyards in the United States for the Royal Netherlands Navy (RNN).van Amstel, pp. 69-73. The minesweepers were based on the AMS-60 design and paid for by the United States under the Mutual Defense Assistance Program The Mutual Defense Assistance Act was a United States Act of Congress signed by President Harry S. Truman on 6 October 1949. For US Foreign policy, it was the first U.S. military foreign aid legislation of the Cold War era, and initially to Eur ... (MDAP).Schoonoord, pp. 57-58. The minesweepers served in the RNN between 1953 and 1976.Raven, p. 184.Schoonoord, p. 319. Design and construction The fourteen ''Beemster''-class minesweepers were ordered in 1951 in the United States.van Amstel, p. 10. They were based on the AMS-60 design. The first ships were taken into service of the Royal Netherlands Navy in 1953 and the last in 1954. As built the ships were equipped with a ''W ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
HNLMS Abraham Van Der Hulst (1946)
HNLMS ''Abraham van der Hulst'' was a of the Royal Netherlands Navy. Description The ''Jan van Amstel''-class ships were long, with a beam of and a draught of at deep load. They displaced was at normal load, which increased to at deep load. A pair of Yarrow boilers fed steam to two triple-expansion steam engines that each drove a single propeller shaft. The engines were rated at which gave the ships a speed of . They carried up to of fuel oil and had a complement of 45 officers and ratings.Roberts, p. 394; van Willigenburg, p. 106 Service history Built as a replacement for , she was not yet commissioned when the Netherlands surrendered to Germany in May 1940. Commissioned into Nazi Germany's ''Kriegsmarine'', first as ''AM 1'' (also listed as ''MH 1'') on 26 August 1940. She sailed for Emden on 30 August, where she was renamed ''M 553''. She was converted to a torpedo recovery vessel in December 1940. In August 1944 she was transferred to the 27th U- ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
HNLMS Abraham Van Der Hulst (1937)
HNLMS ''Abraham van der Hulst'' was a built for the Royal Netherlands Navy in the 1930s. The German invasion of the Netherlands resulted in the ship being scuttled at Enkhuizen on 14 May 1940, but was raised by the Germans and entered service as the minesweeper ''M 553'' with Nazi Germany's ''Kriegsmarine''. The vessel was sunk by a mine off East Prussia on 21 April 1944. ''M 552'' was raised on 20 July 1944 and towed to Stettin. There, the ship was bombed and burned out 20 August 1944. The wreck was captured by the Soviets. One source says she was returned to the Netherlands post war. Description The ''Jan van Amstel''-class ships were long, with a beam of and a draught of at deep load. They displaced was at normal load, which increased to at deep load. A pair of Yarrow boilers fed steam to two triple-expansion steam engines that each drove a single propeller shaft. The engines were rated at which gave the ships a speed of . They carried up to of fuel oil and had a c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
HNLMS Jan Van Gelder
HNLMS ''Jan van Gelder'' was a of the Royal Netherlands Navy that served in World War II. Service history ''Jan van Gelder'' was damaged by her own mines off Terschelling on 1 October 1939. At least five men were killed. After initial repairs at Willemsoord, Den Helder, she received a new stern at Gusto, Schiedam, and was recommissioned on 17 April 1940. During the invasion of the Netherlands by Germany in May 1940, she escorted the Dutch submarine ''O-13'' to England. Later that month, on 29–31 May, she escorted the Dutch passenger ship ''Batavier II'' to Cherbourg, to pick up 280 Dutch troops. Refitted and rearmed in 1940, she was assigned to serve with the British Royal Navy's 11th Minesweeping Flotilla, stationed in Milford Haven, Wales. Later in 1941 she served with the 9th Flotilla off Portland. She mainly acted as buoy ship, marking the swept channels. From October 1941, she swept acoustic mines off Harwich and the Isle of Wight. Later she was sent to Scotland and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
HNLMS Pieter Florisz (1937)
HNLMS ''Pieter Florisz'' was a of the Royal Netherlands Navy and Nazi Germany's ''Kriegsmarine'' during World War II. Description The ''Jan van Amstel''-class ships were long, with a beam of and a draught of at deep load. They displaced was at normal load, which increased to at deep load. A pair of Yarrow boilers fed steam to two triple-expansion steam engines that each drove a single propeller shaft. The engines were rated at which gave the ships a speed of . They carried up to of fuel oil and had a complement of 45 officers and ratings.Roberts, p. 394; van Willigenburg, p. 106 Service history Scuttled at Enkhuizen on 14 May 1940 after the Dutch surrender, the ship was salvaged by the Germans and commissioned into the Kriegsmarine. In December 1940 she was converted to a torpedo recovery vessel and renamed ''M 551''. In August 1944 the ship was assigned to the 27th U-boat Flotilla, responsible for the tactical training of U-boats. In 1945 she was returned to t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
HNLMS Willem Van Ewijck (1937)
HNLMS ''Willem van Ewijck'' was a of the Royal Netherlands Navy. Description The ''Jan van Amstel''-class ships were long, with a beam of and a draught of at deep load. They displaced was at normal load, which increased to at deep load. A pair of Yarrow boilers fed steam to two triple-expansion steam engines that each drove a single propeller shaft. The engines were rated at which gave the ships a speed of . They carried up to of fuel oil and had a complement of 45 officers and ratings. Service history ''Willem van Ewijck'' was sunk on 8 September 1939 after hitting a mine off Terschelling Terschelling (; fry, Skylge; Terschelling dialect: ''Schylge'') is a municipality and an island in the northern Netherlands, one of the West Frisian Islands. It is situated between the islands of Vlieland and Ameland. Wadden Islanders are k .... Thirty-three of the crew were killed. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
