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HNLMS Pro Patria (1922)

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Pro Patria
History
Netherlands
NamePro Patria
Operator Royal Netherlands Navy
BuilderMarine Etablissement te Soerabaja
Laid down1920
Launched17 July 1922
Commissioned20 August 1923
FateScuttled on 15 February 1942
General characteristics [1]
TypeMinelayer
Displacement
  • 537 t (529 long tons) standard
  • 612 t (602 long tons) full load
Length47 m (154 ft 2 in)
Beam8.6 m (28 ft 3 in)
Draught2.8 m (9 ft 2 in)
Propulsion
  • 1 propeller
  • 650 hp (480 kW)
  • 1 x Triple expansion engine
Speed10 knots (19 km/h; 12 mph)
Crew62
Armament

HNLMS Pro Patria was a minelayer of the Royal Netherlands Navy (RNN).[2] She was built in the Dutch East Indies and served between 1923 and 1942 in the RNN.[3]

Design and construction

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Pro Patria was laid down in 1920 and launched on 17 July 1922 at the Marine Etablissement te Soerabaja (MES) in the Dutch East Indies.[1] The ship was commissioned on 20 August 1923.[2] It was the first warship to be fully built at the MES.[4] After being commissioned the ship was also used as listening school and as torpedo work ship (Dutch: Torpedowerkschip).[1]

Service history

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During the Second World War the ship mined several waters in the Dutch East Indies.[2][5]

On 15 February 1942 Pro Patria was scuttled in the Moesi River above Palembang by its crew.[6][2]

Notes

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Citations

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  1. ^ a b c Mark (1997), p. 100.
  2. ^ a b c d von Münching (1978), p. 67.
  3. ^ Raven (1988), p. 181.
  4. ^ "H. M. Mijnenlegger "Pro.Patria"". De Indische Courant (in Dutch). 17 August 1923.
  5. ^ Bosscher (1986), p. 245.
  6. ^ Bosscher (1986), pp. 246-247.

References

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  • Mark, Chris (1997). Schepen van de Koninklijke Marine in W.O. II (in Dutch). Alkmaar: De Alk. ISBN 90-6013-522-9.
  • von Münching, L.L. (1978). Schepen van de Koninklijke Marine in de Tweede Wereldoorlog (in Dutch). Alkmaar: Alk. ISBN 90-6013-903-8.
  • Bosscher, Ph.M. (1986). De Koninklijke Marine in de Tweede Wereldoorlog (in Dutch). Vol. 2: Indië tot en met 8 maart 1942. Franeker: Wever. ISBN 90-6135-372-6.
  • 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.