Requisitioned by the Ministry of War Transport, 15 May 1940
United Kingdom
Name
HMS Princess Beatrix
Acquired
15 May 1940
Commissioned
22 January 1941
Decommissioned
16 February 1946
Honours and awards
Battle honours :
Norway
Dieppe
North Africa
Sicily
Salerno
Mediterranean
Anzio
Southern France
Fate
Returned to the Netherlands, 13 April 1946
Netherlands
Name
MS Prinses Beatrix
Acquired
13 April 1946
In service
31 May 1948
Out of service
1968
Fate
Scrapped in Antwerp, 1968
General characteristics (as built)[1]
Tonnage
4,135 GRT
2,100 NRT
Length
380 ft (120 m) o/a
351 ft (107 m) p/p
Beam
47 ft (14 m)
Draught
13 ft 6 in (4.11 m)
Decks
5
Propulsion
2 × Sulzer diesel engines, 12,500 shp (9,321 kW)
Speed
24.5 knots (45.4 km/h; 28.2 mph)
Capacity
1,800 passengers
Crew
58
Armament
As HMS "Princess Beatrix" :
2 × 12-pounder (76 mm) guns
2 × 2-pounder (40 mm) machine guns
4 × 20 mm Hotchkiss machine guns
2 × .303 calibre machine guns
HMS Princess Beatrix was a commando troop ship of the Royal Navy during the Second World War. Built as a civilian passenger liner in 1939, she was named the MS Prinses Beatrix, after Princess Beatrix of the Netherlands, and operated by Stoomvaart Maatschappij Zeeland (SMZ) (The Zealand Steamship Company) between Flushing and Harwich, along with her sister ship, MS Koningin Emma. After fleeing to Britain after the German invasion in 1940, she was requisitioned by the British Ministry of War Transport, renamed HMS Princess Beatrix and converted to a troopship at Harland and Wolff's yard in Belfast. During the war her main role was transporting British Commandos, and she participated in the Lofoten Islands Raid and the Dieppe Raid. She had the advantage of a high speed that allowed hit and run operations. Later designated as a landing ship, infantry (medium) she took part in the landings in North Africa, Sicily, Salerno, Anzio, and southern France. In 1946 Princess Beatrix was returned to her owners and continued to operate as ferry from Hook of Holland until 1969, when she was scrapped in Antwerp, Belgium.
^Peter Lee. "M/V Prinses Beatrix 1939". History of LSI(S) HMS Queen Emma and HMS Princess Beatrix in World War II. Archived from the original on 29 September 2023. Retrieved 30 July 2010.
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