Prins van Oranje 1933
| Name | No | Builder | Laid down | Launched | Comp | Fate |
| Prins van Oranje | De Maas, Slikkerveer | 9/1930 | 10/7/1931 | 2/1932 | sunk 11/1/1942 | |
| Gouden Leeuw | De Maas, Slikkerveer | 9/1930 | 9/9/1931 | 2/1932 | scuttled 7/3/1942 |
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Displacement standard, t |
1291 |
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Displacement full, t |
~1600 |
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Length, m |
65.8 pp 70.0 oa |
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Breadth, m |
11.0 |
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Draught, m |
3.28 |
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No of shafts |
2 |
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Machinery |
VTE, 2 boilers |
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Power, h. p. |
1750 |
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Max speed, kts |
15 |
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Fuel, t |
coal |
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Endurance, nm(kts) |
|
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Armament |
2 x 1 - 75/55 Krupp Nr.2, 2 x 1 - 40/39 pompom, 2 x 1 - 12.7/90, 150 mines |
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Complement |
121 |
Ship project history: Minelayers for service in the East Indies, designed on the basis of a yacht-minelayer Rigel, but were built in the Netherlands.
Modernizations: 1942, Gouden Leeuw: + 2 DCR, sonar
Naval service: Prins van Oranje on the night of 11/1/1942 was sunk by Japanese destroyer Yamakaze at Tarakan. Gouden Leeuw 7/3/1942 was scuttled at Surabaya.
Gouden Leeuw 1932
© Ivan Gogin, 2011