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Dokkum-class minesweeper
Ship class of minehunters

The Dokkum class was a ship class of eighteen minesweepers that were built in the Netherlands for the Royal Netherlands Navy. They were paid for by the United States under the Mutual Defense Assistance Program (MDAP).

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Design

The minesweepers of the Dokkum class were designed by the Dutch engineer Scheltema de Heere and based on the standard requirements laid down by the Western Union (WU), later known as Western European Union (WEU).56 Since the minesweepers of both the Dokkum and Wildervank class are based on WU requirements, they are sometimes referred to in Dutch as WU-class minesweepers or minesweepers of the Western Union type.7

The ships of the Dokkum class were made mostly from wood, only the frame and superstructure was made from aluminium.8 It also had a double hull, with the inner hull made out of mahogany and the outer hull of teak.9 Furthermore, they were equipped with reversible propellers.10

While the minesweepers of the Dokkum and Wildervank class are almost identical, they do differ when it comes to the engines. The Dokkum class was equipped with two MAN diesel engines and the Wildervank class with two Werkspoor engines.11 As a result the minesweepers of the Dokkum class were more durable than those of the Wildervank class.12

When it came to sweeping mines the ships of the Dokkum class were equipped with several different sweepers. As mechanic sweeper it had the Wire Mk 3 mod 2, the magnetic sweeper consisted of the ML Mk 4 and later the Mb 5, and the acoustic sweepers consisted of the AX Mk 4v, AXx Mk 6B and AX Mk 3.13 Furthermore, the ships were equipped with two 40 mm guns.14

Conversion to minehunter

To keep in line with NATO requirements it was decided in 1962 to rebuild four Dokkum-class minesweepers (Dokkum, Drunen, Staphorst and Veere) into minehunters.1516 During the rebuilding the ships were equipped with a Plessey 193 minehunting system, the bridge was modified to better suit mine hunting operations, an automatic track and trace system and autopilot were installed and several other modifications were implemented.17 The four minehunters of the Dokkum class entered service of the Royal Netherlands Navy between 1968 and 1969.18

Ships in class

The ships were named after the smaller Dutch municipalities.19

Dokkum-class construction data202122
Hull numberNameBuilderLaid downLaunchedCommissionedDecommissionedFateNotes
M801Dokkum ¹Wilton-Fijenoord15 June 195312 October 195426 July 195515 April 198323
M802HoogezandGusto Shipyard17 July 195322 March 19557 November 195515 September 1993Sold for scrap to R. Zorn24
M806Roermond ²Wilton-Fijenoord19 September 195313 August 195529 December 195516 April 1987In use by Zeekadetkorps Lemmer25
M809NaaldwijkDe Noord Shipyard2 November 19531 February 19558 December 195528 January 1994In use by scouting Haarlem26
M810AbcoudeGusto Shipyard10 November 19532 September 195518 May 19565 November 1993Sold to the Peruvian Navy, now named Zimic27
M812DrachtenNiestern Scheepsbouw Unie29 December 195324 March 195527 January 19563 September 199428
M813OmmenJ. & K. Smit22 December 19535 April 195519 April 195623 July 199429
M815GiethoornL. Smit en Zoon22 December 195330 March 195529 March 195615 September 1993Sold for scrap to R. Zorn30
M817VenloArnhemse Scheepsbouw Maatschappij10 February 195421 May 195526 April 195615 September 1993Sold for scrap to R. Zorn31
M818Drunen ¹Gusto Shipyard8 January 195524 March 195630 August 195619 April 1984Sold for scrap to Fa. Westmetaal Amsterdam32
M820Woerden ²Haarlemse Scheepsbouw Maatschappij10 August 195428 November 195624 April 1957September 198533
M823NaardenWilton-Fijenoord28 October 195427 January 195618 May 19561999In use by Zeekadetkorps Delfzijl34
M827HoogeveenDe Noord Shipyard1 February 19558 May 19562 November 19561999Museum ship in Den Helder35
M828Staphorst ¹Gusto Shipyard2 May 195521 July 195623 January 195720 January 1984Sold for scrap to Fa. Westmetaal Amsterdam36
M830SittardNiestern Scheepsbouw Unie24 March 195526 April 195619 December 19561999In use by Zeekadetkorps Harlingen37
M841GemertJ. & K. Smit5 April 199513 March 19567 September 195615 September 1993Sold for scrap to R. Zorn38
M842Veere ¹L. Smit en Zoon30 March 19559 February 195627 September 195619 October 1984Sold for scrap to Fa. Westmetaal Amsterdam39
M844Rhenen ²Arnhemse Scheepsbouw Maatschappij18 April 195531 May 19567 December 19561 January 1984Sold for scrap to Fa. Holland en Zn.40

Export

In 1994 the Abcoude was sold for 450.000 Dutch guilders to Peru.41 In addition, the reserve parts of the ship were sold for 160.000 Dutch guilders.42

Notes

Citations

  • Schoonoord, D.C.L. (2012). Pugno pro patria: de Koninklijke Marine tijdens de Koude Oorlog (in Dutch). Franeker: Van Wijnen. ISBN 978-90-5194-455-6.
  • van Amstel, W.H.E. (1991). De schepen van de Koninklijke Marine vanaf 1945 (in Dutch). Alkmaar: De Alk. ISBN 90-6013-997-6.
  • Raven, G.J.A., ed. (1988). De kroon op het anker: 175 jaar Koninklijke Marine (in Dutch). Amsterdam: De Bataafsche Leeuw. ISBN 90-6707-200-1.
  • Roetering, B., ed. (1997). Mijnendienst 1907-1997 90 jaar: feiten, verhalen en anekdotes uit het negentigjarig bestaan van de Mijnendienst van de Koninklijke Marine (in Dutch). ISBN 90-90-10528-X.
  • Woudstra, F.G.A. (1982). Onze Koninklijke Marine (in Dutch). Alkmaar: De Alk. ISBN 90-6013-915-1.

References

  1. van Amstel (1991), pp. 74–76. ↩

  2. Raven (1988), p. 184. ↩

  3. "Mijnenveger Dokkum was met ‚Wildervank' op bezoek in V.S." Leeuwarder Courant (in Dutch). 10 August 1956. https://resolver.kb.nl/resolve?urn=ddd:010614479:mpeg21:p004 ↩

  4. "Hr Ms mijnenveger Dokkum in dienst gesteld". Algemeen Handelsblad (in Dutch). 27 July 1955. https://resolver.kb.nl/resolve?urn=KBNRC01:000041292:mpeg21:a0042 ↩

  5. Roetering (1997), p. 108. ↩

  6. Schoonoord (2012), p. 36. ↩

  7. Schoonoord (2012), p. 58. ↩

  8. "De mijnenveger „Dokkum" niet zonder moeite te water gelaten: Nu zal het Dokkumer Diep ook uitgediept moeten worden, meent de burgemeester". Leeuwarder Courant (in Dutch). 13 October 1954. https://resolver.kb.nl/resolve?urn=ddd:010613921:mpeg21:p007 ↩

  9. "De mijnenveger „Dokkum" niet zonder moeite te water gelaten: Nu zal het Dokkumer Diep ook uitgediept moeten worden, meent de burgemeester". Leeuwarder Courant (in Dutch). 13 October 1954. https://resolver.kb.nl/resolve?urn=ddd:010613921:mpeg21:p007 ↩

  10. "Mijnenveger „Dokkum" gaat met tegenzin te water: Eerste van een klasse van 32 schepen". Nieuwe Haarlemsche Courant (in Dutch). 13 October 1954. https://resolver.kb.nl/resolve?urn=MMNHA03:179255011:mpeg21:a00146 ↩

  11. Roetering (1997), p. 108. ↩

  12. Schoonoord (2012), p. 58. ↩

  13. Roetering (1997), p. 108. ↩

  14. van Amstel (1991), p. 74. ↩

  15. Woudstra (1982), p. 154. ↩

  16. Schoonoord (2012), pp. 127–128. ↩

  17. Roetering (1997), p. 109. ↩

  18. Woudstra (1982), p. 154. ↩

  19. Woudstra (1982), p. 153. ↩

  20. van Amstel (1991), pp. 74–76. ↩

  21. van Amstel (1991), pp. 82-83. ↩

  22. Raven (1988), p. 184. ↩

  23. "Hr.Ms. Dokkum M 801" (in Dutch). Onze Marine Vloot. Retrieved 5 December 2022. https://onzemarinevloot.weebly.com/hrms-dokkum-m-801.html ↩

  24. "Hr.Ms. Hoogezand. ex-MSC 173. (Dokkum-klasse)" (in Dutch). Onze Marine Vloot. Retrieved 5 December 2022. https://onzemarinevloot.weebly.com/hrms-hoogezand-m-802.html ↩

  25. "HR.MS. ROERMOND M 806" (in Dutch). Onze Marine Vloot. Retrieved 5 December 2022. https://onzemarinevloot.weebly.com/roermond.html ↩

  26. "Hr.Ms. Naaldwijk. ex-MSC 175. (Dokkum-klasse)" (in Dutch). Onze Marine Vloot. Retrieved 5 December 2022. https://onzemarinevloot.weebly.com/hrms-naaldwijk-m-809.html ↩

  27. "Hr.Ms. Abcoude. ex-MSC 176. (Dokkum-klasse)" (in Dutch). Onze Marine Vloot. Retrieved 5 December 2022. https://onzemarinevloot.weebly.com/hrms-abcoude-m810.html ↩

  28. "Hr.Ms. Drachten. ex-MSC 177. (Dokkum-klasse)" (in Dutch). Onze Marine Vloot. Retrieved 5 December 2022. https://onzemarinevloot.weebly.com/hrms-drachten-m-812.html ↩

  29. "Hr.Ms. Ommen. ex-MSC 178. (Dokkum-klasse)" (in Dutch). Onze Marine Vloot. Retrieved 5 December 2022. https://onzemarinevloot.weebly.com/hrms-ommen-m-813.html ↩

  30. "Hr.Ms. Giethoorn. ex-MSC 179. (Dokkum-klasse)" (in Dutch). Onze Marine Vloot. Retrieved 5 December 2022. https://onzemarinevloot.weebly.com/hrms-giethoorn-m-815.html ↩

  31. "Hr.Ms. Venlo. ex-MSC 180. (Dokkum-klasse)" (in Dutch). Onze Marine Vloot. Retrieved 5 December 2022. https://onzemarinevloot.weebly.com/hrms-venlo-m-817.html ↩

  32. "Hr.Ms. Drunen" (in Dutch). Onze Marine Vloot. Retrieved 5 December 2022. https://onzemarinevloot.weebly.com/hrms-drunen.html ↩

  33. "HR.MS. WOERDEN A 820 / M 820" (in Dutch). Onze Marine Vloot. Retrieved 5 December 2022. https://onzemarinevloot.weebly.com/hrms-woerden-m-820.html ↩

  34. "Hr.Ms. Naarden. ex-MSC 183. (Dokkum-klasse)" (in Dutch). Onze Marine Vloot. Retrieved 5 December 2022. https://onzemarinevloot.weebly.com/hrms-naarden-m-823.html ↩

  35. "Hr.Ms. Hoogeveen. ex-MSC 184. (Dokkum-klasse)" (in Dutch). Onze Marine Vloot. Retrieved 5 December 2022. https://onzemarinevloot.weebly.com/hrms-hoogeveen-m-827.html ↩

  36. "Hr.Ms. Staphorst" (in Dutch). Onze Marine Vloot. Retrieved 5 December 2022. https://onzemarinevloot.weebly.com/hrms-staphorst.html ↩

  37. "Hr.Ms. Sittard. ex-MSC 186. (Dokkum-klasse)" (in Dutch). Onze Marine Vloot. Retrieved 5 December 2022. https://onzemarinevloot.weebly.com/hrms-sittard-m-830.html ↩

  38. "Hr.Ms. Gemert. ex-MSC 187. (Dokkum-klasse)" (in Dutch). Onze Marine Vloot. Retrieved 5 December 2022. https://onzemarinevloot.weebly.com/hrms-gemert.html ↩

  39. "Hr.Ms. Veere" (in Dutch). Onze Marine Vloot. Retrieved 5 December 2022. https://onzemarinevloot.weebly.com/hrms-veere.html ↩

  40. "HR.MS. RHENEN M 844" (in Dutch). Onze Marine Vloot. Retrieved 5 December 2022. https://onzemarinevloot.weebly.com/rhenen.html ↩

  41. "Peru koopt Nederlandse mijnenveger 'Abcoude'". Nederlands Dagblad (in Dutch). 8 July 1994. https://resolver.kb.nl/resolve?urn=ddd:010628990:mpeg21:a0052 ↩

  42. "Nederlandse mijnenveger aan Peru verkocht". Amigoe (in Dutch). 8 July 1994. https://resolver.kb.nl/resolve?urn=ddd:010644197:mpeg21:a0072 ↩