HNLMS Prins van Oranje

HNLMS Prins van Oranje
History
Netherlands
Name:	Prins van Oranje
Builder:	N.V. Internationale Scheepsbouw Mij. 'De Maas'
Laid down:	20 September 1930
Launched:	10 July 1931
Commissioned:	2 February 1932
Out of service:	12 January 1942
Fate:	Sunk by gunfire 12 January 1942
General characteristics
Class and type:	Prins van Oranje-class minelayer
Displacement:	1291 tons
Length:	66.0 m (216 ft 6 in)
Beam:	11.0 m (36 ft 1 in)
Draft:	3.55 m (11 ft 8 in)
Installed power:	1,750 ihp (1,300 kW)
Propulsion:	2 × triple-expansion engines 2 × screws
Speed:	15 kn (28 km/h; 17 mph)
Complement:	121
Armament:	2x 75 mm (3.0 in) guns 2x 40 mm (1.6 in) machine guns 2x 12.7 mm (0.5 in) machine guns 150 mines

HNLMS Prins van Oranje (Dutch: Hr.Ms. Prins van Oranje) was a Prins van Oranje-class minelayer of the Royal Netherlands Navy build by N.V. Internationale Scheepsbouw Mij. 'De Maas'. She was designed for service in the Dutch East Indies. She was sunk during World War II by Japanese forces.

Construction

Prins van Oranje was laid down on 20 September 1930. She was launched on 10 July 1931 and commissioned on 2 February 1932.

Service history

On 9 March 1932 Prins van Oranje left the Netherlands for the Dutch East Indies.

In December 1941 she laid a minefield near Tarakan.

In an attempt to reach Surabaja she was caught by Japanese forces on 12 January 1942. The Japanese destroyer Yamakaze and Patrolboat 38 sunk Prins van Oranje with gunfire, with the loss of 102 sailors lives.

Sources

• Mark, Chris (1997). Schepen van de Koninklijke Marine in W.O.II. Alkmaar: Uitgeverij De Alk B.V. ISBN 90-6013-522-9.