HNLMS Nautilus (1929)

For other ships with the same name, see HNLMS Nautilus.
History
Netherlands
NameNautilus
Operator Royal Netherlands Navy
BuilderRotterdamsche Droogdok Maatschappij, Rotterdam
Laid down25 January 1929
Launched30 October 1929
Commissioned2 May 1930
IdentificationM 12
FateSunk near Saltfleet on 22 May 1941
General characteristics [1]
TypeMinelayer and Patrol vessel
Displacement951 t (936 long tons)
Length58.46 m (191 ft 10 in)
Beam9.50 m (31 ft 2 in)
Draught4.15 m (13 ft 7 in)
Propulsion
  • 2 propellers
  • 1,350 hp (1,010 kW)
  • 2 x Triple expansion engine
Speed14 knots (26 km/h; 16 mph)
Crew57
Armament

HNLMS Nautilus (M12) was a minelayer and patrol vessel[a] of the Royal Netherlands Navy (RNN).[2][3] She was built in the Netherlands and served in the RNN between 1930 and 1941.[4]

Construction and design

Nautilus was laid down on 25 January 1929, launched on 30 October 1929 and commissioned into the Royal Netherlands Navy on 2 May 1930.[1] The vessel was built at the Rotterdamsche Droogdok Maatschappij in Rotterdam and assigned yard number 158.[1][4] The ship was designed to fulfill the function of both a minelayer and patrol vessel.[2]

Service history

As patrol vessel Nautilus monitored fisheries in the North Sea.[1][3]

Second World War

On 12 May 1940 the Nautilus laid mines at Haaksgronden [nl].[5][3] From February 1941 onwards the Nautilus performed escorting duties for convoys.[6] On 22 May 1941, while escorting the merchant vessels Heklo and Murrayfield, the Nautilus collided with Murrayfield and shortly after sunk near the opening of the Humber near Saltfleet.[3][6] All personnel were saved.[7]

Notes

  1. ^ In Dutch the ship was classified as "visserijpolitiekruiser".[2]

Citations

  1. ^ a b c d Mark (1997), p. 99.
  2. ^ a b c Roetering (1997), p. 14.
  3. ^ a b c d von Münching (1978), p. 69.
  4. ^ a b Raven (1988), p. 181.
  5. ^ Bosscher (1984), p. 227.
  6. ^ a b Bosscher (1984), p. 380.
  7. ^ Roetering (1997), p. 30.

References

  • Mark, Chris (1997). Schepen van de Koninklijke Marine in W.O. II (in Dutch). Alkmaar: De Alk. ISBN 90-6013-522-9.
  • von Münching, L.L. (1978). Schepen van de Koninklijke Marine in de Tweede Wereldoorlog (in Dutch). Alkmaar: Alk. ISBN 90-6013-903-8.
  • Bosscher, Ph.M. (1984). De Koninklijke Marine in de Tweede Wereldoorlog (in Dutch). Vol. 1: Voorgeschiedenis en de verrichtingen in Nederland, de Europese wateren en het noordelijke deel van de Atlantische Oceaan tot het uitbreken van de oorlog in Azië (December 1941). Franeker: Wever. ISBN 90-6135-371-8.
  • 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.
  • Roetering, B., ed. (1997). Mijnendienst 1907-1997 90 jaar: feiten, verhalen en anekdotes uit het negentigjarig bestaan van de Mijnendienst van de Koninklijke Marine (in Dutch). Roetering. ISBN 90-90-10528-X.