Mijnenlegger I
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NameMijnenlegger I[1]
Operator
Royal Netherlands Navy
Royal Netherlands NavyBuilderMarine Etablissement te Soerabaja
Laid down1942
| History | |
|---|---|
 Netherlands | |
| Name | Mijnenlegger I[1] |
| Operator | Royal Netherlands Navy |
| Builder | Marine Etablissement te Soerabaja |
| Laid down | 1942 |
| Fate | Destroyed on 2 March 1942[2] |
| General characteristics [2] | |
| Type | Minelayer |
| Displacement | 1,900 t (1,900 long tons) |
| Propulsion | 4,800 hp (3,600 kW) |
| Speed | 19 knots (35 km/h; 22 mph) |
| Armament |
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Mijnenlegger I was a planned minelayer for the Royal Netherlands Navy.[3][4] However, before the ship could be completed the Japanese invaded the Dutch East Indies and as a result the ship was destroyed to prevent it from being captured.[1] If the ship had been completed it would have been the largest and fastest minelayer of the RNN at the time.[2]