 Zuiderdiep
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| Class overview | |
|---|---|
| Name | Borndiep class |
| Operators |  Royal Netherlands Navy |
| In commission | 1946-1962 |
| Planned | 10 |
| General characteristics | |
| Type | Minesweeper |
| Displacement | 250 t (250 long tons) |
| Length | 41.5 m (136 ft 2 in) |
| Beam | 7.5 m (24 ft 7 in) |
| Draft | 2.6 metres (8 ft 6 in) |
| Propulsion |
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| Speed | 13 knots (24 km/h; 15 mph) |
| Crew | 27/29 |
| Armament |
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The Borndiep-class was a ship class of 10 minesweepers that served between 1946 and 1962 in the Royal Netherlands Navy (RNN). They were former British Yard Mine Sweepers (BYMS) that were transferred from the Royal Navy to the RNN in 1946.
Design
The minesweepers of the Borndiep-class were equipped with mechanic, acoustic and magnetic sweepers. The magnetic sweeper consisted of two cables through which electricity would pulse and as a result would create a magnetic field that would detonate magnetic mines. As acoustic sweeper it had an electric hammer clock that would be thrown overboard to create vibrations which resulted in the destruction of acoustic mines. The mechanic sweeper consisted of a cable on each side of the ship with at the end of the cables a floater that would hit a mine to make it detonate.
Service history
The Borndiep-class was active in the North Sea after the Second World War to cleanup mines that were laid down during the war. Between 16 and 25 July 1954 several minesweepers of the Borndiep-class took part in the NATO exercise Haul.
Ships in class
| Ship | Pennant No. | Commissioned | Decommissioned | Fate |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Borndiep | M831 | 1946 | 1962 | |
| Deurloo | M832 | 1947 | 1962 | |
| Hollandsch Diep | M833 | 1946 | 1957 | |
| Marsdiep | M834 | 1946 | 1962 | |
| Oosterschelde | M835 | 1947 | 1957 | |
| Texelstroom | M836 | 1946 | 1957 | Used by the Zeekadetkorps in Amsterdam since 1957. Sold in 1976 to L.J. Coenmans. |
| Vliestroom | M837 | 1946 | 1962 | Sold in 1964 to M.W. Hollander. |
| Volkerak | M838 | 1947 | 1957 | Sold for scrap in 1960. |
| Westerschelde | M839 | 1947 | 1957 | Used by the Technische Opleidingen Koninklijke Marine (TOKM) in Amsterdam. |
| Zuiderdiep | M840 | 1947 | 1962 |
Notes
Citations
- ^ Schoonoord (2012), p. 319.
- "Mijnenvegen: Strijd tegen een onderzichtbare vijand". Twentsch Dagblad Tubantia (in Dutch). 28 August 1954.
- van Amstel (1991), p. 66.
- ^ van Amstel (1991), pp. 66-67.
- ^ Roetering (1997), p. 83.
- "Van varen en mijnenvegen: De dienst der kleine getallen". Bredasche Courant (in Dutch). 6 December 1946.
- Roetering (1997), p. 86.
- "Na de scheepsrampen bij Terschelling I. De vaarroute "om de Noord" weer veilig: Met de mijnenveger "Borndiep" het zeegat uit". Leeuwarder Courant (in Dutch). 22 April 1947.
- ""Byms" vegen zo schoon als nieuwe bezems: En onze kust wordt mijnenvrij". Het Parool (in Dutch). 21 June 1949.
- "Mijnenveegdienst houdt groote schoonmaak op de Noordzee: Voorgaats van IJmuiden met Hr. Ms. "Borndiep"". Trouw (in Dutch). 6 December 1946.
- "Boven Waddeneilanden ligt nog een groot mijnenveld: Duitsland verschafte de beste gegevens". Deventer Dagblad (in Dutch). 19 December 1951.
- "Het zeegat uit: aan boord van een mijnenveger". De Maasbode (in Dutch). 4 December 1946.
- "Mijnenvegers in actie: Twee honderd vijf en dertig mijnen opgeruimd". Friesch Dagblad (in Dutch). 10 December 1946.
- "Koninkl. Marine in oefening Haul". Algemeen Dagblad (in Dutch). 1 June 1954.
- "De Nato-"vloot-oorlog" Haul: Blauw tegen Oranje". Nieuwe Tilburgsche Courant (in Dutch). 29 July 1954.
- Raven (1988), p. 184.
References
- Schoonoord, D.C.L. (2012). Pugno pro patria: de Koninklijke Marine tijdens de Koude Oorlog (in Dutch). Franeker: Van Wijnen. ISBN 978-90-5194-455-6.
- van Amstel, W.H.E. (1991). De schepen van de Koninklijke Marine vanaf 1945 (in Dutch). Alkmaar: De Alk. ISBN 90-6013-997-6.
- Roetering, B., ed. (1997). Mijnendienst 1907-1997 90 jaar: feiten, verhalen en anekdotes uit het negentigjarig bestaan van de Mijnendienst van de Koninklijke Marine (in Dutch). ISBN 90-90-10528-X.
- Raven, G.J.A., ed. (1988). De kroon op het anker: 175 jaar Koninklijke Marine (in Dutch). Amsterdam: De Bataafsche Leeuw. ISBN 90-6707-200-1.
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