Dokkum-class minesweeper

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).

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Class overview
Name	Dokkum class
Builders	Arnhemse Scheepsbouw Maatschappij, Arnhem De Noord, Alblasserdam Gusto Shipyard, Schiedam Haarlemse Scheepsbouw Maatschappij, Haarlem J. & K. Smit, Kinderdijk L. Smit en Zoon, Kinderdijk Niestern Scheepsbouw Unie, Hellevoetsluis Wilton-Fijenoord, Schiedam
Operators	Royal Netherlands Navy
Succeeded by	Alkmaar
Subclasses	Wildervank
Built	1953-1957
In commission	1955 - 1999
Planned	18
Completed	18
Active	1
Preserved	5
General characteristics
Type	Minesweeper
Displacement	428 GT
Length	46.62 metres (153.0 ft)
Beam	8.78 metres (28.8 ft)
Draft	2.55 metres (8 ft 4 in)
Propulsion	2x 1,250 hp (930 kW) MAN V6V22/30 diesel engines
Speed	14 knots (26 km/h; 16 mph)
Crew	38
Armament	2x 40mm Bofors 1x 20 mm machine gun

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]

• ¹ = later rebuild as minehunter
• ² = later rebuild as diving support vessel

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.