Name Van Nes Commissioned 12 March 1931 Construction started 15 August 1928 Length 98 m | Laid down 15 August 1928 Fate Sunk 17 February 1942 Launched 20 March 1930 Builder Burgerhout | |
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Class and type Admiralen-class destroyer Displacement 1,316 long tons (1,337 t) standard
1,640 long tons (1,666 t) full load | ||
HNLMS Van Nes (Dutch: Hr.Ms. Van Nes) was a Admiralen-class destroyer of the Royal Netherlands Navy. She served during World War II.
Service history
The ship was laid down on 15 August 1928 at the Burgerhout's Scheepswerf en Machinefabriek in Rotterdam and launched on 20 March 1930. The ship was commissioned on 12 March 1931.
Van Nes escorted the submarine K XIII back to Surabaya to be repaired there after the vessel was damaged as a result of a battery explosion in Singapore harbor on 21 December 1941. Three men were killed in the explosion. They arrived at Surabaya on 6 January 1942 .
17 February 1942 Van Nes was sunk south of Bangka Island while escorting the troop transport ship Sloet van Beele. Both ships were sunk by aircraft from the Japanese aircraft carrier Ryūjō. Many survivors were rescued by seaplanes of the Marine Luchtvaartdienst. However, 68 men of Van Nes died.