HNLMS Abraham van der Hulst (1946)

The previous Abraham van der Hulst, replaced by this ship after being scuttled in 1940
History
Netherlands
NameWillem van Ewijck
BuilderP. Smit, Rotterdam
Laid down1940
Germany
NameM 553
Launched26 August 1940
Commissioned1940
Decommissioned1945
FateReturned to the Netherlands
Netherlands
NameAbraham van der Hulst
NamesakeAbraham van der Hulst
AcquiredMay 1945
Recommissioned1946
Decommissioned1961
FateScrapped
General characteristics
Class & typeJan van Amstel-class minesweeper
Displacement460 long tons (467 t)
Length56.8 m (186 ft 4 in)
Beam7.8 m (25 ft 7 in)
Draft2.2 m (7 ft 3 in)
Installed power
Propulsion2 shafts; 2 × triple expansion engines
Speed15 knots (28 km/h; 17 mph)
Complement45
Armament
  • 1 × 3 in (76 mm) gun
  • 2 × twin .50-calibre machine guns

HNLMS Abraham van der Hulst was a Jan van Amstel-class minesweeper of the Royal Netherlands Navy.

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