Keeten-class minesweeper

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Keeten
Class overview
NameKeeten class
Builders
Operators Royal Netherlands Navy
Built1942–1942
In service1946–1964
Planned3
General characteristics [1][2]
TypeMinesweeper
Displacement46 t (45 long tons) full load
Length21.95 m (72 ft 0 in)
Beam4.87 m (16 ft 0 in)
Draught1.54 m (5 ft 1 in)
Installed power152 bhp (113 kW) each engine
Propulsion
  • Twin handed Gardner 8L3 marine diesel engines
  • 2 propellers
Speed11 knots (20 km/h; 13 mph)
Range2,000 mi (1,700 nmi; 3,200 km) at 10 knots (19 km/h; 12 mph)(1,650 gallons)
Crew12

The Keeten class was a ship class of three minesweepers that served in the Royal Netherlands Navy (RNN) between 1946 and 1964.[3][4] They were former Royal Navy harbour defence motor launches sold to the RNN in 1946.

History[edit]

The ships were used as patrol boats in the Dutch East Indies and in this role were equipped with a single 20 mm gun and a single machine gun.[2] They were known as RP104, RP105 & RP106.

In 1949 the ships were reclassified as shallow-water minesweepers, with their hull numbers changing to MV31, MV32 & MV33 respectfully.

Keeten being unloaded in the Port of Rotterdam after transport.

The three ships were decommissioned on 15 August 1951 and put on transport to The Netherlands on 2 September 1951. In February 1953 they were recommissioned as HNLMS Keeten (M881), HNLMS Mastgat (M882) & HNLMS Zijpe (M883).

In January 1956 they left service as minesweepers and entered a refit period to become diving support vessels.[4] When the entered service as diving support vessels, there hull numbers changed once more to Y8128, Y8129 & Y8130 respectfully.[3]

Mastgat was and Zijpe were both decommissioned in 1962.[4] Keeten was the last to be decommissioned in 1964.[2]

Ships in class[edit]

Hull number Name Builder Comm./​Recomm. Decomm. Fate Notes Source
RP104 / MV31 / M881 / Y8128 Jakhals [a] Frederick Nichol, Durban 20 April 1946 15 August 1951 Ex-HMS HDML 1337 [5]
Keeten [b] February 1953 1964
RP105 / MV32 / M882 / Y8129 Panter [c] Frederick Nichol, Durban 10 July 1946 15 August 1951 Sold to Wijsmuller bv. Ex-HMS HDML 1400 [6]
Mastgat [d] February 1953 20 December 1962
RP106 / MV33 / M883 / Y8130 Hermelijn [e] The Berthon Boat Company, Lymington 10 July 1946 15 August 1951 Sold to Hoekman bv. Ex-HMS HDML 1483 [7]
Zijpe [f] February 1953 October 1962
  1. ^ Jakhals was the unofficial name until 1953.
  2. ^ Keeten was the official name from 1953 onwards.
  3. ^ Panter was the unofficial name until 1953.
  4. ^ Mastgat was the official name from 1953 onwards.
  5. ^ Hermelijn was the unofficial name until 1953.
  6. ^ Zijpe was the official name from 1953 onwards.

Notes[edit]

Citations[edit]

  1. ^ "HARBOUR DEFENCE MOTORLAUNCHES" (in Dutch). Onze Marinevloot. Retrieved 15 December 2023.
  2. ^ a b c van Amstel (1991), p. 83.
  3. ^ a b van Amstel (1991), pp. 83-84.
  4. ^ a b c Raven (1988), p. 184.
  5. ^ "Hr.Ms. Keeten. ex HMS HDML 1337" (in Dutch). Onze Marinevloot. Retrieved 15 December 2023.
  6. ^ "Hr.Ms. Mastgat. Hrex-HMS HDML 1400" (in Dutch). Onze Marinevloot. Retrieved 15 December 2023.
  7. ^ "Hr.Ms. Zijpe. ex-HMS HDML 1483" (in Dutch). Onze Marinevloot. Retrieved 15 December 2023.

References[edit]

  • Raven, G.J.A., ed. (1988). De kroon op het anker: 175 jaar Koninklijke Marine (in Dutch). Amsterdam: De Bataafsche Leeuw. ISBN 90-6707-200-1.
  • van Amstel, W.H.E. (1991). De schepen van de Koninklijke Marine vanaf 1945 (in Dutch). Alkmaar: De Alk. ISBN 90-6013-997-6.
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