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Class overview
NameDokkum class
Builders
Operators
Succeeded byAlkmaar
SubclassesWildervank
Built1953-1957
In commission1955 - 1999
Planned18
Completed18
Active1
Preserved5
General characteristics
TypeMinesweeper
Displacement428 GT
Length46.62 metres (153.0 ft)
Beam8.78 metres (28.8 ft)
Draft2.55 metres (8 ft 4 in)
Propulsion2x 1,250 hp (930 kW) MAN V6V22/30 diesel engines
Speed14 knots (26 km/h; 16 mph)
Crew38
Armament

The Dokkum class was a ship class of eightteen minesweepers that were built in the Netherlands for the Royal Netherlands Navy. The minesweepers were based on the WU-class minesweeper and paid for by the United States under the Mutual Defense Assistance Program (MDAP).

Ships in class

Hull number Name Builder Laid down Launched Commissioned Decommissioned Fate Notes
M801 Dokkum ¹ Wilton-Fijenoord 15 June 1953 12 October 1954 26 July 1955 15 April 1983 [1]
M802 Hoogezand Gusto Shipyard 17 July 1953 22 March 1955 7 November 1955 15 September 1993 Sold for scrap to R. Zorn [2]
M806 Roermond ² Wilton-Fijenoord 19 September 1953 13 August 1955 29 December 1955 16 April 1987 In use by Zeekadetkorps Lemmer [3]
M809 Naaldwijk De Noord Shipyard 2 November 1953 1 February 1955 8 December 1955 28 January 1994 In use by scouting Haarlem [4]
M810 Abcoude Gusto Shipyard 10 November 1953 2 September 1955 18 May 1956 5 November 1993 Sold to the Peruvian Navy, now named Zimic [5]
M812 Drachten Niestern Scheepsbouw Unie 29 December 1953 24 March 1955 27 January 1956 3 September 1994 [6]
M813 Ommen J. & K. Smit 22 December 1953 5 April 1955 19 April 1956 23 July 1994 [7]
M815 Giethoorn L. Smit en Zoon 22 December 1953 30 March 1955 29 March 1956 15 September 1993 Sold for scrap to R. Zorn [8]
M817 Venlo Arnhemse Scheepsbouw Maatschappij 10 February 1954 21 May 1955 26 April 1956 15 September 1993 Sold for scrap to R. Zorn [9]
M818 Drunen ¹ Gusto Shipyard 8 January 1955 24 March 1956 30 August 1956 19 April 1984 Sold for scrap to Fa. Westmetaal Amsterdam [10]
M820 Woerden ² Haarlemse Scheepsbouw Maatschappij 10 August 1954 28 November 1956 24 April 1957 September 1985 [11]
M823 Naarden Wilton-Fijenoord 28 October 1954 27 January 1956 18 May 1956 1999 In use by Zeekadetkorps Delfzijl [12]
M827 Hoogeveen De Noord Shipyard 1 February 1955 8 May 1956 2 November 1956 1999 Museum ship in Den Helder [13]
M828 Staphorst ¹ Gusto Shipyard 2 May 1955 21 July 1956 23 January 1957 20 January 1984 Sold for scrap to Fa. Westmetaal Amsterdam [14]
M830 Sittard Niestern Scheepsbouw Unie 24 March 1955 26 April 1956 19 December 1956 1999 In use by Zeekadetkorps Harlingen [15]
M841 Gemert J. & K. Smit 5 April 1995 13 March 1956 7 September 1956 15 September 1993 Sold for scrap to R. Zorn [16]
M842 Veere ¹ L. Smit en Zoon 30 March 1955 9 February 1956 27 September 1956 19 October 1984 Sold for scrap to Fa. Westmetaal Amsterdam [17]
M844 Rhenen ² Arnhemse Scheepsbouw Maatschappij 18 April 1955 31 May 1956 7 December 1956 1 January 1984 Sold for scrap to Fa. Holland en Zn. [18]

References

  1. ^ "Hr.Ms. Dokkum M 801" (in Dutch). Onze Marine Vloot. Retrieved 5 December 2022.
  2. ^ "Hr.Ms. Hoogezand. ex-MSC 173. (Dokkum-klasse)" (in Dutch). Onze Marine Vloot. Retrieved 5 December 2022.
  3. ^ "HR.MS. ROERMOND M 806" (in Dutch). Onze Marine Vloot. Retrieved 5 December 2022.
  4. ^ "Hr.Ms. Naaldwijk. ex-MSC 175. (Dokkum-klasse)" (in Dutch). Onze Marine Vloot. Retrieved 5 December 2022.
  5. ^ "Hr.Ms. Abcoude. ex-MSC 176. (Dokkum-klasse)" (in Dutch). Onze Marine Vloot. Retrieved 5 December 2022.
  6. ^ "Hr.Ms. Drachten. ex-MSC 177. (Dokkum-klasse)" (in Dutch). Onze Marine Vloot. Retrieved 5 December 2022.
  7. ^ "Hr.Ms. Ommen. ex-MSC 178. (Dokkum-klasse)" (in Dutch). Onze Marine Vloot. Retrieved 5 December 2022.
  8. ^ "Hr.Ms. Giethoorn. ex-MSC 179. (Dokkum-klasse)" (in Dutch). Onze Marine Vloot. Retrieved 5 December 2022.
  9. ^ "Hr.Ms. Venlo. ex-MSC 180. (Dokkum-klasse)" (in Dutch). Onze Marine Vloot. Retrieved 5 December 2022.
  10. ^ "Hr.Ms. Drunen" (in Dutch). Onze Marine Vloot. Retrieved 5 December 2022.
  11. ^ "HR.MS. WOERDEN A 820 / M 820" (in Dutch). Onze Marine Vloot. Retrieved 5 December 2022.
  12. ^ "Hr.Ms. Naarden. ex-MSC 183. (Dokkum-klasse)" (in Dutch). Onze Marine Vloot. Retrieved 5 December 2022.
  13. ^ "Hr.Ms. Hoogeveen. ex-MSC 184. (Dokkum-klasse)" (in Dutch). Onze Marine Vloot. Retrieved 5 December 2022.
  14. ^ "Hr.Ms. Staphorst" (in Dutch). Onze Marine Vloot. Retrieved 5 December 2022.
  15. ^ "Hr.Ms. Sittard. ex-MSC 186. (Dokkum-klasse)" (in Dutch). Onze Marine Vloot. Retrieved 5 December 2022.
  16. ^ "Hr.Ms. Gemert. ex-MSC 187. (Dokkum-klasse)" (in Dutch). Onze Marine Vloot. Retrieved 5 December 2022.
  17. ^ "Hr.Ms. Veere" (in Dutch). Onze Marine Vloot. Retrieved 5 December 2022.
  18. ^ "HR.MS. RHENEN M 844" (in Dutch). Onze Marine Vloot. Retrieved 5 December 2022.
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