HNLMS Nautilus (1929)
HNLMS Nautilus (M12) was a minelayer and patrol vessel[lower-alpha 1] of the Royal Netherlands Navy (RNN).[2][3] She was built in the Netherlands and served in the RNN between 1930 and 1941.[4]
| History | |
|---|---|
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| Name | Nautilus |
| Operator |  Royal Netherlands Navy |
| Builder | Rotterdamsche Droogdok Maatschappij, Rotterdam |
| Laid down | 25 January 1929 |
| Launched | 30 October 1929 |
| Commissioned | 2 May 1930 |
| Identification | M 12 |
| Fate | Sunk near Saltfleet on 22 May 1941 |
| General characteristics [1] | |
| Type | Minelayer and Patrol vessel |
| Displacement | 951 t (936 long tons) |
| Length | 58.46 m (191 ft 10 in) |
| Beam | 9.50 m (31 ft 2 in) |
| Draught | 4.15 m (13 ft 7 in) |
| Propulsion |
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| Speed | 14 knots (26 km/h; 16 mph) |
| Crew | 57 |
| Armament |
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Construction and design
Nautilus was laid down on 25 January 1929, launched on 30 October 1929 and commissioned into the Royal Netherlands Navy on 2 May 1930.[1] The vessel was built at the Rotterdamsche Droogdok Maatschappij in Rotterdam and assigned yard number 158.[1][4] The ship was designed to fulfill the function of both a minelayer and patrol vessel.[2]
Service history
As patrol vessel Nautilus monitored fisheries in the North Sea.[1][3]
Second World War
On 12 May 1940 the Nautilus laid mines at Haaksgronden.[5][3] From February 1941 onwards the Nautilus performed escorting duties for convoys.[6] On 22 May 1941, while escorting the merchant vessels Heklo and Murrayfield, the Nautilus collided with Murrayfield and shortly after sunk near the opening of the Humber near Saltfleet.[3][6] All personnel were saved.[7]
Notes
- In Dutch the ship was classified as "visserijpolitiekruiser".[lower-alpha 2]
Citations
- Mark (1997), p. 99.
- Roetering (1997), p. 14.
- von Münching (1978), p. 69.
- Raven (1988), p. 181.
- Bosscher (1984), p. 227.
- Bosscher (1984), p. 380.
- Roetering (1997), p. 30.
References
- Mark, Chris (1997). Schepen van de Koninklijke Marine in W.O. II (in Dutch). Alkmaar: De Alk. ISBN 90-6013-522-9.
- 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. (1984). De Koninklijke Marine in de Tweede Wereldoorlog (in Dutch). Vol. 1: Voorgeschiedenis en de verrichtingen in Nederland, de Europese wateren en het noordelijke deel van de Atlantische Oceaan tot het uitbreken van de oorlog in Azië (December 1941). Franeker: Wever. ISBN 90-6135-371-8.
- 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.