| Navy | The Royal Dutch Navy |
| Type | Minelayer |
| Class | Rigel |
| Pennant | |
| Built by | Nederlandse Droogdok Maatschappij (Amsterdam, Holland) |
| Ordered | |
| Laid down | 3 Mar 1930 |
| Launched | 7 Mar 1931 |
| Commissioned | 15 Oct 1939 |
| Lost | 2 Mar 1942 |
| History | Former patrol ship for the Gouvernementsmarine. Modified as auxiliary minelayer and commissioned as such on 15 October 1939. Scuttled as a blockship at Soerabaya on 2 March 1942. |
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Noteable events involving Rigel include:
Mar 1944
Rigel was salvaged in March of 1944 and retroceded during 1945. Became Indonesian "Dewakambar" during 1951 (Lenton, 1967).