HNLMS Pieter de Bitter (1936)

HNLMS Pieter de Bitter was a Jan van Amstel-class minesweeper of the Royal Netherlands Navy that served in World War II.

Pieter de Bitter in late 1930s
History
Netherlands
NamePieter de Bitter
NamesakePieter de Bitter
BuilderP. Smit, Rotterdam
Laid down21 March 1936
Launched29 October 1936
Commissioned26 May 1937
FateScuttled, 6 March 1942
General characteristics
Class and typeJan van Amstel-class minesweeper
Displacement460 long tons (467 t)
Length56.8 m (186 ft 4 in)
Beam7.8 m (25 ft 7 in)
Draft2.2 m (7 ft 3 in)
Installed power
Propulsion2 shafts, 2 × triple expansion engines
Speed15 knots (28 km/h; 17 mph)
Complement45
Armament
  • 1 × single 3 in (76 mm) gun
  • 2 × twin .50-calibre machine guns

Description

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The Jan van Amstel-class ships were 55.8 metres (183 ft 1 in) long, with a beam of 7.8 metres (25 ft 7 in) and a draught of 2.2 metres (7 ft 3 in) at deep load. They displaced was 450 long tons (460 t) at normal load, which increased to 585 long tons (594 t) at deep load. A pair of Yarrow boilers fed steam to two triple-expansion steam engines that each drove a single propeller shaft. The engines were rated at 1,690 indicated horsepower (1,260 kW) which gave the ships a speed of 15 knots (28 km/h; 17 mph). They carried up to 110 long tons (110 t) of fuel oil and had a complement of 45 officers and ratings.[1]

Service history

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Pieter de Bitter was scuttled at Surabaya on 6 March 1942.

Citations

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  1. ^ Roberts, p. 394; van Willigenburg, p. 106

Bibliography

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  • Roberts, John (1980). "The Netherlands". In Chesneau, Roger (ed.). Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1922–1946. Greenwich, UK: Conway Maritime Press. pp. 385–396. ISBN 0-85177-146-7.
  • van Willigenburg, Henk (2010). Dutch Warships of World War II. Emmen: Lanasta. ISBN 978-90-8616-318-2.