HNLMS Willem van Ewijck (1937)

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Willem van Ewijck
History
Flag of the Netherlands.svgNetherlands
NameWillem van Ewijck
BuilderP. Smit, Rotterdam
Laid down1936
Launched22 February 1937
Commissioned19 July 1937
FateSunk, 8 September 1939
General characteristics
Class and type Jan van Amstel-class minesweeper
Displacement460 long tons (467 t)
Length56.8 m (186 ft 4 in)
Beam7.8 m (25 ft 7 in)
Draft2.2 m (7 ft 3 in)
Installed power
Propulsion2 shafts, 2 × triple expansion engines
Speed15 knots (28 km/h; 17 mph)
Complement45
Armament
  • 1 × single 3 in (76 mm) gun
  • 2 × twin .50-calibre machine guns

HNLMS Willem van Ewijck was a Jan van Amstel-class minesweeper of the Royal Netherlands Navy.

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Description

The Jan van Amstel-class ships were 55.8 metres (183 ft 1 in) long, with a beam of 7.8 metres (25 ft 7 in) and a draught of 2.2 metres (7 ft 3 in) at deep load. They displaced was 450 long tons (460  t ) at normal load, which increased to 585 long tons (594 t) at deep load. A pair of Yarrow boilers fed steam to two triple-expansion steam engines that each drove a single propeller shaft. The engines were rated at 1,690 indicated horsepower (1,260  kW ) which gave the ships a speed of 15 knots (28 km/h; 17 mph). They carried up to 110 long tons (110 t) of fuel oil and had a complement of 45 officers and ratings. [1]

Service history

Willem van Ewijck was sunk on 8 September 1939 after hitting a mine off Terschelling. The ship was assisting in minelaying and hit a dutch mine while doing so. Thirty-three of the crew were killed. [2]

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References

  1. Roberts, p. 394; van Willigenburg, p. 106
  2. Hr. MS. "WILLEM VAN EWIJCK", Retrieved 9 October 2018

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