This page is a list of all past and present minesweepers of the Royal Netherlands Navy, including shallow water, coastal and oceangoing minesweepers of the Mine Service. Auxiliary minesweepers which have aided the Royal Netherlands Navy are not included.
M class
HNLMS M 1 (1918 - 1949) HNLMS M 2 (1918 - 1940) HNLMS M 3 (1918 - 1940) HNLMS M 4 (1918 - 1992)
A class
HNLMS A (1930 - 1942) (1943 - 1945 in Japanese service) HNLMS B (1930 - 1942) (1942 - 1945 in Japanese service) HNLMS C (1930 - 1942) (1943 - 1944 in Japanese service) HNLMS D (1930 - 1942)
HNLMS Jan van Amstel (1937 - 1942) HNLMS Pieter de Bitter (1937 - 1942) HNLMS Abraham Crijnssen (1937 - 1961) HNLMS Eland Dubois (1937 - 1942) HNLMS Willem van Ewijck (1937 - 1939) HNLMS Pieter Florisz (1937 - 1962) (1940 - 1945 in German service) HNLMS Jan van Gelder (1937 - 1961) HNLMS Abraham van der Hulst (1937 - 1940) (1940 - 1945 in German service) HNLMS Abraham van der Hulst (1946 - 1961) (1940 - 1945 in German service)
105 feet
HNLMS Ameland (1942 - 1957) HNLMS Beveland (1942 - 1957) Hr. Ms. Marken (1942 - 1944) Hr. Ms. Marken (1944 - 1957) HNLMS Putten (1942 - 1957) HNLMS Rozenburg (1942 - 1957) Hr. Ms. Terschelling (1942 - 1942) Hr. Ms. Terschelling (1943 - 1957) Hr. Ms. Texel (1942 - 1957) HNLMS Vlieland (1942 - 1952)
126 feet HNLMS Duiveland (1943 - 1952) HNLMS Overflakkee (1944 - 1954) HNLMS Schokland (1944 - 1949) HNLMS Tholen (1943 - 1952) HNLMS Voorne (1943 - 1952) HNLMS Walcheren (1943 - 1946) HNLMS Wieringen (1943 - 1949) HNLMS IJsselmonde (1943 - 1952)
Batjan class
HNLMS Ambon (1946 - 1950) HNLMS Banda (1946 - 1950) HNLMS Batjan (1946 - 1958) HNLMS Boeroe (1946 -1958) HNLMS Ceram (1946 - 1958) HNLMS Morotai (1946 - 1949) HNLMS Ternate (1946 - ????) HNLMS Tidore (1946 - 1949)
(1946 - 1964) (1946 - 1962) (1946 - 1962)
(1946 - 1962) (1946 - 1962) (1946 - 1957) (1947 - 1956) (1947 - 1957) (1947 - 1976) (1947 - 1962) (1946 - 1957) (1946 - 1957) (1947 - 1962)
(1947 - 1956) (1947 - 1956) (1947 - 1956) (1947 - 1956) (1947 - 1956) (1947 - 1956) (1947 - 1956) (1947 - 1956) (1947 - 1956) (1947 - 1956)
(1953 - 1976) (1953 - 1974) (1954 - 1975) (1954 - 1976) (1953 - 1972) (1953 - 1974) (1953 - 1975) (1954 - 1976) (1954 - 1976) (1954 - 1972) (1954 - 1975) (1954 - 1973) (1954 - 1972) (1954 - 1976)
(1954 - 1982) (1954 -1982) (1954 -1971) (1954 - 1976) (1954 - 1972) (1955 - 1982)
(1956 - 1974) (1956 - 1974) (1956 - 1970) (1956 - 1969) (1956 - 1977) (1956 - 1993) (1957 - 1977) (1957 - 1969) (1956 - 1969) (1956 - 1977) (1957 - 1969) (1956 - 1969) (1956 - 1977) (1955 - 1977)
(1956 - 1994) (1955-1985) (1956 - 1999) (1956 - 1984) (1956 - 1993) (1956 - 1993) (1956 - 1999) (1955 - 1993) (1955 - 2000) (1956 - 1999) (1956 - 1997) (1956 - 1984) (1955 - 1995) 1956 - 1999) (1957 - 1984) (1956 - 1984) (1956 - 1993) (1957 - 1990)
(1960 - 1983) (1960 - 1983) (1960 - 1983) (1962 - 1983) (1960 - 1983) (1961 - 1983) (1961 - 1983) (1962 - 1983) (1961 - 1983) (1960 - 1983) (1960 - 1983) (1960 - 1983) (1961 - 1983) (1962 - 1983) (1961 - 1983) (1961 - 1983)
See also
References
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