HNLMS Abraham van der Hulst in 1939
History
Netherlands
NameHNLMS Abraham van der Hulst
NamesakeAbraham van der Hulst
BuilderGusto, Schiedam
Laid down13 November 1936[1]
Launched31 May 1937[1][2]
Commissioned11 October 1937[1]
FateScuttled, 14 May 1940[2]
Germany
NameM 552
Commissioned1940
DecommissionedApril 1944
FateDestroyed in an air raid, 30 August 1944
General characteristics [3]
Class and typeJan van Amstel-class minesweeper
Displacement
Length
  • 56.70 m (186 ft 0 in) oa
  • 55.80 m (183 ft 1 in) pp
Beam7.80 m (25 ft 7 in)
Draft2.00 m (6 ft 7 in)
Propulsion
Speed15 knots (28 km/h; 17 mph)
Complement46
Armament
  • 1 × 75 mm (3 in) gun
  • 2 × twin 12.7 mm machine guns
HNLMS Abraham van der Hulst after she had struck a mine on 8 October 1939

HNLMS Abraham van der Hulst was a Jan van Amstel-class minesweeper built for the Royal Netherlands Navy in the 1930s. The German invasion of the Netherlands resulted in the ship being scuttled at Enkhuizen on 14 May 1940, but was raised by the Germans and entered service as the minesweeper M 553 with Nazi Germany's Kriegsmarine.[3] The vessel was sunk by a mine off East Prussia on 21 April 1944. M 552 was raised on 20 July 1944 and towed to Stettin. There, the ship was bombed and burned out 20 August 1944. The wreck was captured by the Soviets. One source says she was returned to the Netherlands post war.[4]

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Jan van Amstel-class". Netherlandsnavy.net. Retrieved 17 May 2012.
  2. 1 2 Lenton 1975, p. 355.
  3. 1 2 Gardiner and Chesneau 1980, p. 394.
  4. ↑ "Jan van Amstel-class". netherlandsnavy.nl. Retrieved 1 July 2020.

Bibliography

  • Gardiner, Robert; Chesneau, Roger, eds. (1980). Conway's All The World's Fighting Ships 1922–1946. London: Conway Maritime Press. ISBN 0-85177-146-7.
  • Lenton, H.T. German Warships of the Second World War. London: Macdonald and Jane's, 1975. ISBN 0-356-04661-3.
  • Gröner, Erich; Jung, Dieter; Maass, Martin (1991). U-boats and Mine Warfare Vessels. German Warships 1815–1945. Vol. 2. Translated by Thomas, Keith; Magowan, Rachel. London: Conway Maritime Press. ISBN 0-85177-593-4.

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