- Douwe Aukes class minelayer
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Class overview Builders: Gusto, Schiedam Operators: 
Royal Netherlands NavyBuilt: 1919–1922 In commission: 1922–1960 Completed: 2 Lost: 1 General characteristics Type: Minelayer Displacement: 687 t (676 long tons) Length: 55 m (180 ft 5 in) Beam: 9 m (29 ft 6 in) Draft: 3.2 m (10 ft 6 in) Propulsion: 2 Yarrow cylindrical boilers
2 triple-expansion-engines, 1,175 shp (876 kW)
2 shafts
115 tons coalSpeed: 13 knots (24 km/h; 15 mph) Complement: 60 Armament: • 3 × 75 mm (3.0 in) L/55 semi-automatic guns
• 2 × .50 calibre machine guns
• 1 × .25 calibre machine guns
• 87 sea minesThe Douwe Aukes class were minelayers of the Royal Netherlands Navy, named after the naval hero Douwe Aukes.
The two ships were built at the Gusto shipyard in Schiedam. Construction began in 1919 and was completed in 1922.
Built to serve in the Dutch territorial waters, both ships were still in service during the Second World War and they both escaped to the United Kingdom, the Douwe Aukes on 14 May and the Van Meerlant on 18 May 1940. The Van Meerlant was sunk by a mine in 1942 while in British service.
Ships in class
- Douwe Aukes (1922–1960)
- Van Meerlant (1922–1942)
Source
Dutch naval ship classes of World War IICoastal defence ships Koningin Regentes • Jacob Van Heemskerck • De Zeven Provinciën
Cruisers Holland • Java • De Ruyter • Tromp • De Zeven Provinciën (under construction)
Destroyers Gunboats and sloops Thor • Brinio • Flores • Van Kinsbergen • Johan Maurits van Nassau • K
Torpedoboats Christiaan Cornelis • G 13 • Z
Minelayers Hydra • Douwe Aukes • Prins van Oranje
Minesweepers M • A • Jan van Amstel • ABC
Submarines Categories:- Mine warfare classes
- Douwe Aukes class minelayers
- World War II minelayers of the Netherlands
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