Allied Warships

Minelayers

Bangkalan class

1 ship

Technical information

TypeMinelayer
Displacement397 BRT 
Length43 m 
Complement26 men 
Armament1 3" gun
2 .5" MG AA
30 mines 
Max speed10 knots
EnginesTriple-expansion-engine, 1 shaft 
Power360 HP 
Notes on classFormer tug Willem van Braam, rebuilt as a survey vessel and renamed Hydrograaf. In 1935 Hydrograaf was renamed Bangkalan. Bangkalan was converted to auxiliary minelayer in February 1942 at the Naval Dockyard Soerabaja. 


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Royal Dutch Navy Royal Dutch Navy (more on Royal Dutch Navy)

HNMS Bangkalan Lost on 2 Mar 1942


1 Minelayer of the Bangkalan class. 1 of them was lost.

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