Beemster-class minesweeper
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 HNLMS Brielle in Fredrikstad in 1964 | |
| Class overview | |
|---|---|
| Name | Beemster class |
| Operators |  Royal Netherlands Navy |
| Built | 1951-1954 |
| In commission | 1953-1976 |
| Planned | 14 |
| Completed | 14 |
| General characteristics [1] | |
| Type | Minesweeper |
| Displacement | 384 t (378 long tons) |
| Length | 43.94 m (144 ft 2 in) |
| Beam | 8.5 m (27 ft 11 in) |
| Draft | 2.28 metres (7 ft 6 in) |
| Propulsion |
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| Speed | 13.6 knots (25.2 km/h; 15.7 mph) |
| Crew | 37 |
| Armament | 1 x double 20 mm machine guns |
The Beemster class was a class of fourteen minesweepers that were built at different shipyards in the United States for the Royal Netherlands Navy (RNLN).[3] The minesweepers were based on the AMS-60 design and paid for by the United States under the Mutual Defense Assistance Program (MDAP).[4] The minesweepers served in the RNLN between 1953 and 1976.[5][6]
The fourteen Beemster-class minesweepers were ordered in 1951 in the United States.[7] They were based on the AMS-60 design.[4] The first ships were taken into service of the Royal Netherlands Navy in 1953 and the last in 1954.[5]
As built the ships were equipped with a W Mk 3 mod 1 mechanical sweep and either a A X Mk 6B or A X Mk 4V acoustic sweeper.[2] Furthermore, it had a double machine gun of 20 mm.[1] Later, in the 1960s and 1970s, the ships got equipped with a MB 5 magnetic sweeper.[2]
