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{{Infobox ship class overview
| Name = DEFG class
| Builders = Soerabaja Drydock Co., [[Surabaya]] & Tandjong Priok Drydock Co., [[Tanjung Priok]]
| Operators = {{navy|Netherlands}}
| Class before = {{sclass2|ABC|minesweeper|5}}
| Class after = {{sclass|Smeroe|minesweeper|5}}
| Subclasses = 
| Cost = 
| Built range = 
| In service range = 1941–1950
| In commission range = 
| Total ships building = 
| Total ships planned = 10
| Total ships completed = 6 (+4 under Japanese occupation)
| Total ships cancelled = 
| Total ships active = 
| Total ships laid up = 
| Total ships lost = 6
| Total ships retired = 4 (Transferred to Indonesian Navy)
| Total ships preserved = 
}}
{{Infobox ship characteristics
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| Ship class = 
| Ship type = [[Minesweeper]]
| Ship displacement = *175&nbsp;tons
| Ship length = {{cvt|34.7|m|ftin}}
| Ship beam = {{cvt|5.7|m|ftin}}
| Ship draught = {{cvt|1.9|m|ftin}}
| Ship power = 
| Ship propulsion = 1 × {{cvt|360|ihp}} Enterprise diesel engine
| Ship speed = {{convert|12.5|kn|km/h}}
| Ship range = 
| Ship endurance = 
| Ship boats = 
| Ship capacity = 
| Ship troops = 
| Ship complement = 10
| Ship crew = 
| Ship sensors = 
| Ship EW = 
| Ship armament =*2 × {{cvt|7.7|mm|in}} Lewis machine guns
| Ship armour = 
| Ship notes = 
}}
|}

The '''DEFG class''' was a class of ten [[minesweeper]]s. Officially classed as auxiliary minesweepers, these ships made up the bulk of the Dutch minesweeper capabilities in the [[Dutch East Indies]]. Derived from the preceding {{sclass2|ABC|minesweeper|4}}, they were constructed with future [[Government Navy]] usage in mind where they would most likely be used as [[patrol boat]]s and small personnel and cargo transports.<ref>Mark, Chris (1997). Schepen van de Koninklijke Marine in W.O. II. Alkmaar: De Alk. ISBN 978-90-6013-522-8.</ref><ref>Helfrich, Conrad Emile Lambert (1950). Memoires van Admiraal Helfrich Amsterdam: Elsevier.</ref><ref>{{Cite book |last=von Münching |first=L.L. |title=Schepen van de Koninklijke Marine in de Tweede Wereldoorlog |publisher=Alkmaar: De Alk |year=1978 |isbn=90-6013-903-8 |language=Dutch}}</ref>

== Ships of class ==
{| class="wikitable"
! width="90" | Name
! Construction yard
! width="90" | Completed
! Fate
|-
|{{HNLMS|Djember|1941|2}}
|Soerabaja Drydock Co., [[Surabaya]]
|1941
|Only ship of class to be equipped with a Benz [[diesel engine]], granting it {{cvt|350|ihp}} and a speed of {{convert|10.5|kn|km/h}}. [[Scuttling|Scuttled]] by own crew at [[Tanjung Priok]] on 1 March 1942 after the [[Battle of the Java Sea]] made it seemingly impossible to escape to Australia. Salvaged and repaired by Japanese forces, commissioned 20 February 1943 as ''Wa 104''. Sunk on 12 April 1945 by {{HMS|Stygian}}.
|-
|{{HNLMS|Djombang|1941|2}}
|Soerabaja Drydock Co., Surabaya
|1941
|Scuttled by own crew at Tanjung Priok on 1 March 1942 after the Battle of the Java Sea made it seemingly impossible to escape to Australia. Salvaged and repaired by Japanese forces, commissioned 31 August 1943 as ''Wa 106''. Returned to Dutch forces after the war's end. To [[Indonesian Navy]] in 1950.
|-
|{{HNLMS|Digoel|1941|2}}
|Tandjong Priok Drydock Co., Tanjung Priok
|1941
|Scuttled by own crew at Tanjung Priok on the night of 1 March 1942 to 2 March 1942 after the Battle of the Java Sea made it seemingly impossible to escape to Australia.
|-
|{{HNLMS|Djampea|1941|2}}
|Soerabaja Drydock Co., Surabaya
|1941
|Scuttled by own crew at Tanjung Priok on 1 March 1942 after the Battle of the Java Sea made it seemingly impossible to escape to Australia. Salvaged and repaired in 1945 but not commissioned at that time. To Indonesian Navy in 1950.
|-
|{{HNLMS|Enggano|1941|2}}
|Tandjong Priok Drydock Co., Tanjung Priok
|1941
|Scuttled by own crew at Tanjung Priok on 2 March 1942 after the Battle of the Java Sea made it seemingly impossible to escape to Australia. Salvaged and repaired by Japanese forces, commissioned 31 August 1944 as ''Wa 107''. Returned to Dutch forces in August 1945. To Indonesian Navy in 1950.
|-
|{{HNLMS|Endeh|1941|2}}
|Tandjong Priok Drydock Co., Tanjung Priok
|1941
|Attempted to escape Tanjung Priok on 2 March 1942 with a crew of 24 volunteers. Ended up in a gunfight with [[Imperial Japanese Navy|Japanese]] [[destroyer]]s  {{ship|Japanese destroyer|Shiokaze||2}} and {{ship|Japanese destroyer|Matsukaze|1923|2}} soon after leaving the harbor. Seven crew members died, the other crew members escaped to shore only to be captured after reaching [[Java]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Shiokaze and Matsukaze page |url=http://www.combinedfleet.com/ |url-status=live |access-date= |website=Nihon Kaigun}}</ref>
|-
|{{HNLMS|Flores|1943|2}}
|Tandjong Priok Drydock Co., Tanjung Priok
|1943 in Japanese service
|Scuttled while still unfinished on 2 March 1942. Repaired by Japanese forces and commissioned as ''Wa 101'' on 25 June 1943. Struck a [[naval mine]] on 13 October 1943. Raised and brought back to port where it was damaged by bombs dropped by aircraft operating from {{USS|Saratoga|CV-3|6}} and {{HMS|Illustrious|87|6}} on 17 May 1945. Returned to the Royal Netherlands Navy (RNN) in August 1945 and consequently repaired. To Indonesian Navy in 1950.
|-
|{{HNLMS|Fakfak|1943|2}}
|Tandjong Priok Drydock Co., Tanjung Priok
|1943 in Japanese service
|Scuttled while still unfinished 2 March 1942. Repaired by Japanese forces and commissioned as ''Wa 102'' on 30 June 1943. Returned to RNN after the war, presumably scrapped due to bad state.
|-
|{{HNLMS|Grissee|1943|2}}
|Tandjong Priok Drydock Co., Tanjung Priok
|1943 in Japanese service
|Scuttled while still unfinished 2 March 1942. Repaired by Japanese forces and commissioned as ''Wa 105'' on 30 June 1943. Sunk 25 May 1945 by {{HMS|Trenchant|P331|6}}. 
|-
|{{HNLMS|Garoet|1943|2}}
|Tandjong Priok Drydock Co., Tanjung Priok
|1943 in Japanese service
|Scuttled while still unfinished 2 March 1942. Repaired by Japanese forces and commissioned as ''Wa 103'' on 7 May 1943. Returned to Dutch forces in August 1945. To Indonesian Navy in 1950. 
|-
|}

== Citations ==
{{Reflist}}

== External links ==
* [http://www.netherlandsnavy.nl/index.html Description of class]

{{WWII Dutch ships}}

[[Category:Minesweepers]]
[[Category:World War II naval ships of the Netherlands]]