HNLMS Jan van Amstel (1936)

Jan van Amstel
History
Netherlands
NameJan van Amstel
NamesakeJan van Amstel
BuilderP. Smit, Rotterdam
Laid down21 March 1936
Launched27 August 1936
Commissioned15 March 1937
FateSunk, 8 March 1942
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)
Propulsion
Speed15 knots (28 km/h; 17 mph)
Complement45
Armament
  • 1 × 3 in (76 mm) gun
  • 2 × twin .50-calibre machine guns

HNLMS Jan van Amstel was a Jan van Amstel-class minesweeper of the Royal Netherlands Navy that served in World War II.

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