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]
| History | |
|---|---|
 Netherlands | |
| Name | Mijnenlegger I[1] |
| Operator |  Royal Netherlands Navy |
| Builder | Marine Etablissement te Soerabaja |
| Laid down | 1942 |
| Fate | Destroyed on 2 March 1942[2] |
| General characteristics [2] | |
| Type | Minelayer |
| Displacement | 1,900 t (1,900 long tons) |
| Propulsion | 4,800 hp (3,600 kW) |
| Speed | 19 knots (35 km/h; 22 mph) |
| Armament |
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Design and construction
editMijnenlegger 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
editAs 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
editCitations
editReferences
edit- 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.