Royal Navy harbour defence motor launches
Keeten
Class overview Name Keeten classBuilders Operators Royal Netherlands Navy Built 1942–1942 In service 1946–1964 Planned 3 General characteristics [ 1] [ 2] Type Minesweeper Displacement 46 t (45 long tons ) full load Length 21.95 m (72 ft 0 in) Beam 4.87 m (16 ft 0 in) Draught 1.54 m (5 ft 1 in) Installed power 152 bhp (113 kW) each engine Propulsion
Twin handed Gardner 8L3 marine diesel engines
2 propellers
Speed 11 knots (20 km/h; 13 mph) Range 2,000 mi (1,700 nmi; 3,200 km) at 10 knots (19 km/h; 12 mph)(1,650 gallons) Crew 12
The Keeten classship class of three minesweepers that served in the Royal Netherlands Navy (RNN) between 1946 and 1964.[ 3] [ 4] Royal Navy harbour defence motor launches sold to the RNN in 1946.
History
The ships were used as patrol boats in the Dutch East Indies and in this role were equipped with a single 20 mm gun and a single machine gun.[ 2] RP104 , RP105 and RP106 .
In 1949 the ships were reclassified as shallow-water minesweepers , with their hull numbers changing to MV31 , MV32 and MV33 respectfully.
Keeten being unloaded in the Port of Rotterdam after transportThe three ships were decommissioned on 15 August 1951 and put on transport to The Netherlands on 2 September 1951. In February 1953 they were recommissioned as HNLMS Keeten (M881) , HNLMS Mastgat (M882) and HNLMS Zijpe (M883) .
In January 1956 they left service as minesweepers and entered a refit period to become diving support vessels .[ 4] Y8128 , Y8129 and Y8130 respectfully.[ 3]
Mastgat was and Zijpe were both decommissioned in 1962.[ 4] Keeten was the last to be decommissioned in 1964.[ 2]
Ships in class
Hull number
Name
Builder
Comm. /Recomm.
Decomm.
Fate
Notes
Source
RP104 / MV31 / M881 / Y8128
Jakhals [ a]
Frederick Nichol, Durban
20 April 1946
15 August 1951
Ex-HMS HDML 1337
[ 5]
Keeten [ b] February 1953
1964
RP105 / MV32 / M882 / Y8129
Panter [ c]
Frederick Nichol, Durban
10 July 1946
15 August 1951
Sold to Wijsmuller bv.
Ex-HMS HDML 1400
[ 6]
Mastgat [ d] February 1953
20 December 1962
RP106 / MV33 / M883 / Y8130
Hermelijn [ e]
The Berthon Boat Company, Lymington
10 July 1946
15 August 1951
Sold to Hoekman bv.
Ex-HMS HDML 1483
[ 7]
Zijpe [ f] February 1953
October 1962
^ Jakhals was the unofficial name until 1953.^ Keeten was the official name from 1953 onwards.^ Panter was the unofficial name until 1953.^ Mastgat was the official name from 1953 onwards.^ Hermelijn was the unofficial name until 1953.^ Zijpe was the official name from 1953 onwards.
Notes
Citations
References
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 van Amstel, W.H.E. (1991). De schepen van de Koninklijke Marine vanaf 1945 (in Dutch). Alkmaar: De Alk. ISBN 90-6013-997-6
Dutch naval ship classes post-1945
