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Goeree-class minesweeper
Ten minesweepers of the Royal Netherlands Navy / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Goeree class was a ship class of ten minesweepers that served in the Royal Netherlands Navy (RNN) between 1947 and 1956.[2] They were former R boats that served in the Kriegsmarine and German Mine Sweeping Administration. In 1947 they were transferred to the Netherlands as war reparations.[3]
Quick Facts Class overview, General characteristics ...
![]() A minesweeper of the Goeree class entering the Port of Scheveningen | |
Class overview | |
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Name | Goeree class |
Builders | Yacht und Bootswerf Burmester, Bremenburg-Swinemünde |
Operators | ![]() |
Built | 1942–1944 |
In commission | 1947–1956 |
Planned | 10 |
General characteristics [1] | |
Type | Minesweeper |
Displacement | 125 t (123 long tons) |
Length | 39.4 m (129 ft 3 in) |
Beam | 5.8 m (19 ft 0 in) |
Draft | 1.7 metres (5 ft 7 in) |
Propulsion |
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Speed | 25 knots (46 km/h; 29 mph) |
Crew | 30 - 31 |
Armament |
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