Navy | The Royal Dutch Navy |
Type | Frigate |
Class | River |
Pennant | K 251 |
Built by | W. Simons & Co. Ltd. (Renfrew, Scotland) |
Ordered | 11 Feb 1941 |
Laid down | 29 Dec 1942 |
Launched | 23 Apr 1943 |
Commissioned | 25 Jun 1943 |
End service | 1960 |
History | Transferred to the Royal Netherlands Navy during construction. Decommissioned in 1960. |
Former name | HMS Ribble (i) |
Commands listed for HNMS Johan Maurits van Nassau (ii) (K 251)
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Commander | From | To | |
1 | kapitein-luitenant ter zee (Cdr.) Alfred de Booy, RNN | 14 Jun 1943 | 23 Oct 1944 |
2 | luitenant ter zee 1e klasse (Lt.Cdr.) George IJsbrand Cornelis Fraser, RNN | 23 Oct 1944 | 20 Nov 1944 |
3 | luitenant ter zee 2e klasse (Lt.) Theo Vermeijden, RNN | 20 Nov 1944 | 1 Oct 1945 |
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Notable events involving Johan Maurits van Nassau (ii) include:
5 Aug 1943
HMS H 32 (Lt. J.A.R. Troup, DSC, RN) conducted A/S exercises off Lough Foyle with HMS Test (Lt.Cdr.(Retd.) F.B. Collinson, RD, RNR), HMS Trent (T/A/Lt.Cdr. J.G. Rankin, DSC, RNR), HMS Fal (Lt. H.W. Barrett, DSC, RNR) and HrMs Johan Maurits van Nassau (Cdr. A. de Booy, RNN). (1)
17 Sep 1943
HMS H 33 (Lt. D.G. Kent, RN) conducted A/S exercises off Lough Foyle with HMS Whimbrel (Lt.Cdr. W.J. Moore, DSC, RNR), HrMs Johan Maurits van Nassau (Cdr. A. de Booy, RNN), HMS Myosotis (T/Lt. R. Lugg, RNR), HMS Fowey (Cdr.(Retd.) L.B.A. Majendie, RN) and HMS Stork (Cdr.(Retd.) G.W.E. Castens, RN). (2)
Sources
- ADM 173/17773
- ADM 173/17786
ADM numbers indicate documents at the British National Archives at Kew, London.