HNLMS Rigel (1931)

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Rigel
History
Flag of the Netherlands.svgNetherlands
NameRigel
Operator
BuilderNederlandsche Dok Maatschappij, Amsterdam
Laid down3 March 1930
Launched7 March 1931
Commissioned6 November 1931
Fate Scuttled on 2 March 1942 as blockship
General characteristics [1]
TypeMulti-purpose steamship
Displacement1,631 t (1,605 long tons)
Length67.50 m (221 ft 5 in)
Beam11.04 m (36 ft 3 in)
Draught3.06 m (10 ft 0 in)
Propulsion
  • 2 propellers
  • 1,450 hp (1,080 kW)
  • 2 x Triple expansion engine
Speed12.5 knots (23.2 km/h; 14.4 mph)
Crew67
Armament

HNLMS Rigel was a multi-purpose steamship of the Government Navy that could also be used as minelayer and as yacht for the Governor-general of the Dutch East Indies. [2] [3] The ship was militarized in 1939 and taken into service of the Royal Netherlands Navy, where it served as minelayer between 1939 and 1942. [4] [5]

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Design and construction

Rigel was built in the Netherlands at the Nederlandsche Dok Maatschappij. [6] The ship's construction began on 3 March 1930, it was launched on 7 March 1931 and commissioned into the Government Navy on 6 November 1931. [1] The costs of building the ship was estimated to be 1.080.000 Dutch guilders, which was considered to be quite low for this type of ship. [7] [8]

The ship was equipped with a double set of rails on her deck that could carry a total of 150 mines. [3] [9] After being militarized in 1939 Rigel also got equipped with a ASDIC installation between 1940 and 1941. [10]

Service history

In April 1938 Rigel towed the hydrographic survey vessel Hydrograaf to Soerabaja after it had lost a propeller. [11] [12]

Second World War

Between 1939 and 1942 Rigel laid down mines in the waters of the Dutch East Indies. [4] Starting in August 1939 the ship was made ready to mine the Westervaarwater near Soerabaja. [13] In December 1941 it mined the access waters to Tandjong Priok. [14] A few months later, in February 1942, Rigel laid down mines together with the HNLMS Krakatau at the coast of Madoera. [15]

On 2 March 1942 Rigel was scuttled by its crew and used as blockship at the northern port entrance of Tandjong Priok. [1] [16]

In March 1944 the ship was lifted and partly restored by the Japanese. [4] After Japan surrendered in 1945 the ship was found and handed over to the Dienst van Scheepsvaart (DvS). [1] [17]

In 1951 the ship was transferred to the Indonesian Navy. [1]

Notes

Citations

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 Mark (1997), p. 105.
  2. ↑ "De "Rigel": Ondergaat kostbare verbouwing". Algemeen handelsblad voor Nederlandsch-Indië (in Dutch). 5 June 1934.
  3. 1 2 Bosscher (1986), p. 36.
  4. 1 2 3 von Münching (1978), p. 72.
  5. ↑ "Nieuw opnamevaartuig Hydrografische Dienst: Zeekaarten moeten doorlopend herzien worden". De Vrije Pers (in Dutch). 29 June 1953.
  6. ↑ "Gouvernementsstoomschip "Rigel": Proeftochten". Algemeen Handelsblad (in Dutch). 5 September 1931.
  7. ↑ "Gouvernements scheepsbouw in Holland". Soerabaijasch handelsblad (in Dutch). 21 February 1931.
  8. ↑ "De "Rigel"". Soerabaijasch handelsblad (in Dutch). 18 February 1931.
  9. ↑ "Van mijnenlegger tot gouvernementsvaartuig: De "Rigel" naar Indië vertrokken". De Locomotief (in Dutch). 4 January 1932.
  10. ↑ Bosscher (1986), p. 149.
  11. ↑ "Hydrograaf heeft averij: Schroef verloren". De Avondpost (in Dutch). 13 April 1938.
  12. ↑ "Opleidingsvaartuig verloor een schroef". Nieuwe Haarlemsche Courant (in Dutch). 14 April 1938.
  13. ↑ Roetering (1997), p. 34.
  14. ↑ "Oude mijnenlegger voor hydrografische dienst". Het nieuwsblad voor Sumatra (in Dutch). 1 July 1953.
  15. ↑ Roetering (1997), p. 35.
  16. ↑ Bosscher (1986), p. 327.
  17. ↑ Raven (1988), p. 181.

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