HNLMS Gouden Leeuw

Gouden Leeuw was laid down on 20 September 1930 at the De Maas shipyard in Slikkerveer, launched on 9 September 1931 and commissioned on 24 February 1932.^[1]

On 8 December 1932 Gouden Leeuw left the Netherlands for the Dutch East Indies, where she arrived on 27 January 1933 in Sabang. In the period of September 1939 until January 1942 Gouden Leeuw laid minefields near Balikpapan, Tarakan and Surabaja. In January and February 1942 she was part of the defending force of Surabaya. She laid mines in Madura Strait, near Tuban and near Rembang.^[3] One of these sank the Japanese minesweeper W-9 in Ambon Bay on 2 February 1942 and damaged two others.^[4] On 7 March she was scuttled by her own crew near Surabaya to prevent being captured by Japanese forces.^[3]

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