Builder P. Smit, Rotterdam Commissioned 19 July 1937 Construction started 1936 Length 57 m | Laid down 1936 Fate Sunk, 8 September 1939 Launched 22 February 1937 | |
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Name HNLMS Willem van Ewijck Class and type Jan van Amstel-class minesweeper | ||
HNLMS Willem van Ewijck was a Jan van Amstel-class minesweeper of the Royal Netherlands Navy.
Service history
Willem van Ewijck was sunk on 8 September 1939 after hitting a mine off Terschelling. Thirty-three of the crew were killed.
References
HNLMS Willem van Ewijck (1937) Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA