Allied Warships

HNMS Jan van Brakel (M 80)

Minelayer of the Jan van Brakel class

Navy	The Royal Dutch Navy
Type	Minelayer
Class	Jan van Brakel
Pennant	M 80
Built by	Koninklijke Maatschappij De Schelde (Vlissingen (Flushing), The Netherlands)
Ordered	19 Nov 1934
Laid down	23 May 1935
Launched	8 Feb 1936
Commissioned	25 Jun 1936
End service	1 Aug 1957
Loss position

History	HrMs Jan van Brakel escaped from Holland to the U.K. on 14 1940. She served as a convoy escort on the east coast of the U.K. until April 1942 when she was sent to the Dutch West Indies where she also served on escort duties. She returned to the U.K. in late 1944 where she was converted to a depotship for minesweepers. Stricken on 1 August 1957 and expended as a target off Biak.

Commands listed for HNMS Jan van Brakel (M 80)

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	Commander	From	To
1	Pieter Schotel, RNN	15 Feb 1945

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