List of minesweepers of the Royal Netherlands Navy

This page is a list of all past and present minesweepers
Minesweeper (ship)
A minesweeper is a small naval warship designed to counter the threat posed by naval mines. Minesweepers generally detect then neutralize mines in advance of other naval operations.-History:...

of the Royal Netherlands Navy
Royal Netherlands Navy
The Koninklijke Marine is the navy of the Netherlands. In the mid-17th century the Dutch Navy was the most powerful navy in the world and it played an active role in the wars of the Dutch Republic and later those of the Batavian Republic and the Kingdom of the Netherlands...

, including shallow water, coastal and oceangoing minesweepers of the Mine Service

Mine Service

The Mine Service is the wing of the Royal Netherlands Navy dealing with mine-laying and minesweeping. It was established in 1907 from the Torpedo Service ....

. 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 minesweeper
A class minesweeper
The A class were four minesweepers of the Royal Netherlands Navy. They were the first minesweepers of the Dutch Navy specifically designed as such, as earlier minesweepers were converted tugboats....

s

Hr. Ms. A
Hr. Ms. B
Hr. Ms. C
Hr. Ms. D

Jan van Amstel class
Jan van Amstel class minesweeper
The Jan van Amstel class was a class of nine minesweepers of the Royal Netherlands Navy, built to serve in the Dutch East Indies and Dutch territorial waters in Europe....

Hr. Ms. Jan van Amstel
HNLMS Jan van Amstel (1937)
HNLMS Jan van Amstel was a of the Royal Netherlands Navy that served in World War II.-Service history:Jan van Amstel was damaged by an air attack at Surabaya on 6 March 1942, which killed 23 of her crew....

(1937-1942)
Hr. Ms. Pieter de Bitter
HNLMS Pieter de Bitter (1937)
HNLMS Pieter de Bitter was a of the Royal Netherlands Navy that served in World War II.-Service history:Pieter de Bitter was scuttled at Surabaya on 6 March 1942....

(1937-1942)
Hr. Ms. Abraham Crijnssen (1937-1961)
Hr. Ms. Eland Dubois
HNLMS Eland Dubois (1937)
HNLMS Eland Dubois was a of the Royal Netherlands Navy that served in World War II.-Service history:Eland Dubois was scuttled in the Madura Strait on 8 March 1942 after faulty boilers made it impossible for her to reach the safety of Australia. After sinking their ship the crew transferred to the...

(1937-1942)
Hr. Ms. Willem van Ewijck
HNLMS Willem van Ewijck (1937)
HNLMS Willem van Ewijck was a of the Royal Netherlands Navy.-Service history:Willem van Ewijck was sunk on 8 September 1939 after hitting a mine off Terschelling. Thirty-three of the crew were killed....

(1937-1939)
Hr. Ms. Pieter Florisz
HNLMS Pieter Florisz (1937)
HNLMS Pieter Florisz was a of the Royal Netherlands Navy and the German Kriegsmarine during World War II.-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...

(1937-1962) (1940-1945 in German service)
Hr. Ms. Jan van Gelder
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 8 October 1939. Three men were killed, three were missing and seven wounded...

(1937-1961)
Hr. Ms. Abraham van der Hulst
HNLMS Abraham van der Hulst (1937)
HNLMS Abraham van der Hulst was a that served in both the Royal Netherlands Navy and German Kriegsmarine during World War II.-Service history:...

(1937-1940) (1940-1945 in German service)
Hr. Ms. Abraham van der Hulst
HNLMS Abraham van der Hulst (1946)
HNLMS Abraham van der Hulst was a of the Royal Netherlands Navy.-Service history:Built as a replacement for , she was not yet commissioned when the Netherlands surrendered to Germany in May 1940....

(1946-1961) (1940-1945 in German service)

105 feet

Hr. Ms. Ameland (1942 - 1957)
Hr. Ms. Beveland (1942 - 1957)
Hr. Ms. Marken (1942 - 1944)
Hr. Ms. Marken (1944 - 1957)
Hr. Ms. Putten (1942 - 1957)
Hr. Ms. Rozenburg (1942 - 1957)
Hr. Ms. Terschelling (1942 - 1942)
Hr. Ms. Terschelling (1943 - 1957)
Hr. Ms. Texel (1942 - 1957)
Hr. Ms. Vlieland (1942 - 1952)

126 feet

Hr. Ms. Duiveland (1943 - 1952)
Hr. Ms. Overflakkee (1944 - 1954)
Hr. Ms. Schokland (1944 - 1949)
Hr. Ms. Tholen (1943 - 1952)
Hr. Ms. Voorne (1943 - 1952)
Hr. Ms. Walcheren (1943 - 1946)
Hr. Ms. Wieringen (1943 - 1949)
Hr. Ms. IJsselmonde (1943 - 1952)

Batjan class

Hr. Ms. Ambon (1946 - 1950)
Hr. Ms. Banda (1946 - 1950)
Hr. Ms. Batjan (1946 - 1958)
Hr. Ms. Boeroe (1946 -1958)
Hr. Ms. Ceram (1946 - 1958)
Hr. Ms. Morotai (1946 - 1949)
Hr. Ms. Ternate (1946 - ????)
Hr. Ms. Tidore (1946 - 1949)

Borndiep class

Hr. Ms. Borndiep (1946 - 1962)
Hr. Ms. Deurloo (1946 - 1962)
Hr. Ms. Hollandsdiep (1946 - 1957)
Hr. Ms. Marsdiep (1947 - 1956)
Hr. Ms. Oosterschelde (1947 - 1957)
Hr. Ms. Texelstroom (1947 - 1976)
Hr. Ms. Vliestroom (1947 - 1962)
Hr. Ms. Volkerak (1946 - 1957)
Hr. Ms. Westerschelde (1946 - 1957)
Hr. Ms. Zuiderdiep (1947 - 1962)

Beemster class

Hr. Ms. Bedum
Hr. Ms. Beemster
Hr. Ms. Beilen
Hr. Ms. Blaricum
Hr. Ms. Bolsward
Hr. Ms. Borculo
Hr. Ms. Borne
Hr. Ms. Boxtel
Hr. Ms. Breskens
Hr. Ms. Breukelen
Hr. Ms. Brielle
Hr. Ms. Brouwershaven
Hr. Ms. Bruinisse
Hr. Ms. Brummen

Aggressive class
Aggressive class minesweeper
The Aggressive class minesweepers are a class of US-built minesweepers. They are designated as MSO , distinguishing them from the smaller coastal MSCs and inshore MSIs...

Hr. Ms. Onbevreesd (1954 - 1982)
Hr. Ms. Onverdroten (1954 -1982)
Hr. Ms. Onvermoeid (1954 -1971)
Hr. Ms. Onversaagd (1954 - 1976)
Hr. Ms. Onverschrokken (1954 - 1972)
Hr. Ms. Onvervaard (1955 - 1982)

Wildervank class

Hr. MS. Aalsmeer (1956 - 1974)
Hr. Ms. Axel (1956 - 1974)
Hr. Ms. Elst (1956 - 1970)
Hr. Ms. Gieten (1956 - 1969)
Hr. Ms. Goes (1956 - 1977)
Hr. Ms. Grijpskerk (1956 - 1993)
Hr. Ms. Leersum (1957 - 1977)
Hr. Ms. Lisse (1957 - 1969)
Hr. Ms. Lochem (1956 - 1969)
Hr. Ms. Meppel (1956 - 1977)
Hr. Ms. Sneek (1957 - 1969)
Hr. Ms. Steenwijk (1956 - 1969)
Hr. Ms. Waalwijk (1956 - 1977)
Hr. Ms. Wildervank (1955 - 1977)

Dokkum class

Hr. Ms. Abcoude (1956 - 1994)
Hr. Ms. Dokkum (1955-1985)
Hr. Ms. Drachten (1956 - 1999)
Hr. Ms. Drunen (1956 - 1984)
Hr. Ms. Gemert (1956 - 1993)
Hr. Ms. Giethoorn (1956 - 1993)
Hr. Ms. Hoogeveen (1956 - 1999)
Hr. Ms. Hoogezand (1955 - 1993)
Hr. Ms. Naaldwijk (1955 - 2000)
Hr. Ms. Naarden (1956 - 1999)
Hr. Ms. Ommen (1956 - 1997)
Hr. Ms. Rhenen (1956 - 1984)
Hr. Ms. Roermond (1955 - 1995)
Hr. Ms. Sittard 1956 - 1999)
Hr. Ms. Staphorst (1957 - 1984)
Hr. Ms. Veere (1956 - 1984)
Hr. Ms. Venlo (1956 - 1993)
Hr. Ms. Woerden (1957 - 1990)

Van Straelen class

Hr. Ms. Alblas
Hr. Ms. Bussemaker
Hr. Ms. Chömpff
Hr. Ms. Houtepen
Hr. Ms. Lacomblé
Hr. Ms. Mahu
Hr. Ms. Schuiling
Hr. Ms. Staverman
Hr. Ms. Van der Wel
Hr. Ms. Van Hamel
Hr. Ms. Van Moppes
Hr. Ms. Van Straelen
Hr. Ms. Van 't Hoff
Hr. Ms. Van Versendaal
Hr. Ms. Van Well Groeneveld
Hr. Ms. Zomer

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