The ''Brinio'' class (sometimes referred to as ''Gruno'' class) was a class of three gunboats built by the Rijkswerf in Amsterdam for the

Royal Netherlands Navy The Royal Netherlands Navy ( nl, Koninklijke Marine, links=no) is the naval force of the Kingdom of the Netherlands. During the 17th century, the navy of the Dutch Republic (1581–1795) was one of the most powerful naval forces in the world an ...

. The class comprised ''Gruno'', ''Brinio'' and ''Friso''.

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Service history

All ships were still in service at the start of World War II. Only ''Gruno'' was able to escape to the United Kingdom. ''Friso'' was sunk by German bombers on 12 May 1940 on the IJsselmeer and ''Brinio'' was scuttled by her own crew on the IJsselmeer on 14 May 1940 after being damaged by a German aircraft.

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{{WWII Dutch ships Gunboat classes World War II naval ships of the Netherlands