| Navy | The Royal Dutch Navy |
| Type | Minesweeper |
| Class | Jan van Amstel |
| Pennant | |
| Built by | Scheepswerf en Machinefabriek P. Smit (Rotterdam, Holland) |
| Ordered | |
| Laid down | 21 Mar 1936 |
| Launched | 29 Oct 1936 |
| Commissioned | 26 May 1937 |
| Lost | 6 Mar 1942 |
| History | HrMs Pieter de Bitter (Luitenant 1e Klasse Johannes Pieter Albertus Dekker) was scuttled at Soerabaja on 6 March 1942 to prevent capture by the Japanese. More on this ship see this website (offsite link). |
Commands listed for HNMS Pieter de Bitter
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| Commander | From | To | |
| 1 | luitenant ter zee 2e klasse (Lt.) Johannes Pieter Albertus Dekker, RNN | 12 Oct 1941 | 6 Mar 1942 |
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