Allied Warships

HNMS Krakatau

Minelayer of the Krakatau class

NavyThe Royal Dutch Navy
TypeMinelayer
ClassKrakatau 
Pennant 
Built byMarine Etablissement (Soerabaja, Netherlands East Indies) 
Ordered 
Laid downFeb 1923 
Launched2 Feb 1924 
Commissioned11 Dec 1924 
Lost8 Mar 1942 
History

Scuttled by her own crew off Madura, Netherlands East Indies to prevent her capture by the Japanese.

More on this ship can be found at this website (offsite link).

 

Commands listed for HNMS Krakatau

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1luitenant ter zee 2e klasse (Lt.) Johan van Haga, RNN28 Nov 19408 Mar 1942

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