HNLMS Abraham van der Hulst (1946)
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.jpg) The previous Abraham van der Hulst, replaced by this ship after being scuttled in 1940 | |
| History | |
|---|---|
 Netherlands | |
| Name | Willem van Ewijck |
| Builder | P. Smit, Rotterdam |
| Laid down | 1940 |
 Germany | |
| Name | M 553 |
| Launched | 26 August 1940 |
| Commissioned | 1940 |
| Decommissioned | 1945 |
| Fate | Returned to the Netherlands |
| Netherlands | |
| Name | Abraham van der Hulst |
| Namesake | Abraham van der Hulst |
| Acquired | May 1945 |
| Recommissioned | 1946 |
| Decommissioned | 1961 |
| Fate | Scrapped |
| General characteristics | |
| Class & type | Jan van Amstel-class minesweeper |
| Displacement | 460 long tons (467 t) |
| Length | 56.8 m (186 ft 4 in) |
| Beam | 7.8 m (25 ft 7 in) |
| Draft | 2.2 m (7 ft 3 in) |
| Installed power |
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| Propulsion | 2 shafts; 2 × triple expansion engines |
| Speed | 15 knots (28 km/h; 17 mph) |
| Complement | 45 |
| Armament |
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HNLMS Abraham van der Hulst was a Jan van Amstel-class minesweeper of the Royal Netherlands Navy.
The Jan van Amstel-class ships were 55.8 metres (183 ft 1 in) long, with a beam of 7.8 metres (25 ft 7 in) and a draught of 2.2 metres (7 ft 3 in) at deep load. They displaced was 450 long tons (460 t) at normal load, which increased to 585 long tons (594 t) at deep load. A pair of Yarrow boilers fed steam to two triple-expansion steam engines that each drove a single propeller shaft. The engines were rated at 1,690 indicated horsepower (1,260 kW) which gave the ships a speed of 15 knots (28 km/h; 17 mph). They carried up to 110 long tons (110 t) of fuel oil and had a complement of 45 officers and ratings.[1]
