HNLMS Prins van Oranje

HNLMS Prins van Oranje (Dutch: Hr.Ms. Prins van Oranje) was a Prins van Oranje-class minelayer of the Royal Netherlands Navy built by N.V. Internationale Scheepsbouw Mij. 'De Maas'. She was designed for service in the Dutch East Indies. She was sunk during World War II by Japanese forces.

HNLMS Prins van Oranje
History
Netherlands
Name	Prins van Oranje
Builder	N.V. Internationale Scheepsbouw Mij. 'De Maas'
Laid down	20 September 1930
Launched	10 July 1931
Commissioned	2 February 1932
Fate	Sunk by gunfire 12 January 1942
General characteristics
Class and type	Prins van Oranje-class minelayer
Displacement	1291 tons
Length	66.0 m (216 ft 6 in)
Beam	11.0 m (36 ft 1 in)
Draft	3.55 m (11 ft 8 in)
Installed power	1,750 ihp (1,300 kW)
Propulsion	2 × triple-expansion engines 2 × screws
Speed	15 kn (28 km/h; 17 mph)
Complement	121
Armament	2x 75 mm (3.0 in) guns 2x 40 mm (1.6 in) 2x 12.7 mm (0.5 in) machine guns 150 mines

Construction

Prins van Oranje was laid down on 20 September 1930. She was launched on 10 July 1931 and commissioned on 2 February 1932.

Service history

On 9 March 1932, Prins van Oranje left the Netherlands for the Dutch East Indies.

In December 1941, she laid a minefield near Tarakan.

In an attempt to reach Surabaja, she was caught by Japanese forces on 12 January 1942. The Japanese destroyer Yamakaze and patrol vessel Patrol Boat 38 sank Prins van Oranje with gunfire, causing the deaths of 102 sailors.

Sources

• Mark, Chris (1997). Schepen van de Koninklijke Marine in W.O.II. Alkmaar: Uitgeverij De Alk B.V. ISBN 90-6013-522-9.