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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