History
Gouvernements Marine
The civil navy, tasked with things as transport of government goods, charting sealanes and countering piracy. The Gouvernements Marine was militarized in 1939 and became a part of the RNN.
Description
Type: auxiliary minesweepers ABC class
Built: Droogdok Mij, Tandjong Priok, 1938
Displacement: 131 ton
Complement: 17 - 18
Machine: 300 pk
Speed 12 knts
Armament: 2 x 3,7 cm canon 2 x 7,7 mm mitrailleur
| Speed | 12 knots ~ 14 mph (22 km/h) |
|---|---|
| Length | 103.7 feet (31.6 m) |
| Width | 18 feet (5.5 m) |
| Draft | 5.9 feet (1.8 m) |
| Tonnage | 145 ton |
References
- netherlandsnavy.nl.
ABC-class auxiliary minesweepers. - Chris Mark Schepen van de Koninklijke Marine in W.O. II Alkmaar: De Alk bv, 1997, 129.
- Chris Mark, Schepen van de Koninklijke Marine in W.O. II Alkmaar: De Alk bv, 1997, 129.