The ''Hydra'' class were two
minelayers of the
Royal Netherlands Navy
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During the 17th century, the navy of the Dutch Republic (1581–1795) was one of the most powerful naval forces in the world an ...
, built to serve in the
Dutch East Indies
The Dutch East Indies, also known as the Netherlands East Indies ( nl, Nederlands(ch)-Indië; ), was a Dutch colony consisting of what is now Indonesia. It was formed from the nationalised trading posts of the Dutch East India Company, which ...
and Dutch territorial waters in Europe. The construction of the ships began in 1910 and was completed in 1912. The ships were built by the navy yard (''Rijkswerf'') in
Amsterdam. Both ships were still in service during the
Second World War. Only ''Medusa'' escaped to the United Kingdom, however. ''Hydra'' was lost after the ship was fired on by an anti-tank weapon. The minelayer sank in the waters off
Zeeland.
Ships in class
* (1912–1940)
* (1911–1964)
Sources
netherlandsnavy.nl ''Hydra''-class minelayers
{{WWII Dutch ships
Mine warfare vessel classes