Mijnenlegger I

History
Netherlands
NameMijnenlegger I[1]
Operator Royal Netherlands Navy
BuilderMarine Etablissement te Soerabaja
Laid down1942
FateDestroyed on 2 March 1942[2]
General characteristics [2]
TypeMinelayer
Displacement1,900 t (1,900 long tons)
Propulsion4,800 hp (3,600 kW)
Speed19 knots (35 km/h; 22 mph)
Armament

Mijnenlegger I was a planned minelayer for the Royal Netherlands Navy.[3][4] However, before the ship could be completed the Japanese invaded the Dutch East Indies and as a result the ship was destroyed to prevent it from being captured.[1] If the ship had been completed it would have been the largest and fastest minelayer of the RNN at the time.[2]

Design and construction

Mijnenlegger I was ordered in 1941 at the Marine Etablissement te Soerabaja in the Dutch East Indies.[2][3] The next year, in 1942, the ship was laid down.[4]

Armament

As the ship was still in the early phase of being constructed it was not yet fully decided what kind of armament the minelayer would be equipped with.[2]

Notes

Citations

  1. ^ a b Roetering (1997), p. 15.
  2. ^ a b c d e von Münching (1978), p. 71.
  3. ^ a b Bosscher (1986), p. 382.
  4. ^ a b Raven (1988), p. 181.

References

  • von Münching, L.L. (1978). Schepen van de Koninklijke Marine in de Tweede Wereldoorlog (in Dutch). Alkmaar: Alk. ISBN 90-6013-903-8.
  • Bosscher, Ph.M. (1986). De Koninklijke Marine in de Tweede Wereldoorlog (in Dutch). Vol. 2: Indië tot en met 8 maart 1942. Franeker: Wever. ISBN 90-6135-372-6.
  • Raven, G.J.A., ed. (1988). De kroon op het anker: 175 jaar Koninklijke Marine (in Dutch). Amsterdam: De Bataafsche Leeuw. ISBN 90-6707-200-1.
  • Roetering, B., ed. (1997). Mijnendienst 1907-1997 90 jaar: feiten, verhalen en anekdotes uit het negentigjarig bestaan van de Mijnendienst van de Koninklijke Marine (in Dutch). ISBN 90-90-10528-X.