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M551 minesweepers (1937 / 1940, 1940)
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M553
Ships
| Name | No | Yard No | Builder | Laid down | Launched | Comp | Fate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| M551 (ex-Willem van Ewijk) | 547 | P. Smit, Rotterdam | 1939 | 18.4.1940 | 8.1940 | surrendered 5.1945, to Netherlands 8.1946 (Abraham van der Hulst) | |
| M552 (ex-Pieter Florisz) | 507 | P. Smit, Rotterdam, Netherlands | 11.1936 | 11.5.1937 | 9.1937 // 1941 | surrendered 5.1945, to Netherlands 8.1946 (Pieter Florisz) | |
| M553 (ex-Abraham van der Hulst) | 715 | Gusto, Schiedam, Netherlands | 11.1936 | 31.5.1937 | 10.1937 // 1941 | sunk 21.4.1944, salvaged, never repaired |
Technical data
| Displacement standard, t | 460 |
|---|---|
| Displacement full, t | 620 |
| Length, m | 55.8 wl 55.8 oa |
| Breadth, m | 8.11 |
| Draught, m | 2.68 deep load |
| No of shafts | 2 |
| Machinery | 2 VTE, 2 Yarrow boilers |
| Power, h. p. | 1657 |
| Max speed, kts | 15.3 |
| Fuel, t | oil 114 |
| Endurance, nm(kts) | 4700(11) |
| Armament | M551: 1 x 1 - 75/60 Bofors Mod.1928, mechanical minesweeping gear M552, 553: 3 x 1 - 20/65 C/38, mechanical minesweeping gear |
| Complement | 59 |
Standard scale images
M551 1944
Graphics
M553
Project history
Former Dutch minesweepers of Jan van Amstel class. Pieter Florisz and Abraham van der Hulst were scuttled 14.5.1940, salvaged by Germans and repaired. Willem van Ewijk was captured incomplete and completed for German fleet.
Modernizations
None.
Naval service
M553 was lost 29.4.1944 on a mine at N coasts of Germany, 20.7.1944 salvaged and towed off on repair to Gotenhaven, but 19.8.1944 stricken. M551 and M552 in 1945 were returned to the Netherlands.
