HNLMS Douwe Aukes information

History
Netherlands
Name	HNLMS Douwe Aukes
Namesake	Douwe Aukes
Builder	Gusto shipyard, Schiedam
Laid down	October 28, 1919
Launched	January 23, 1922
In service	November 2, 1922
Out of service	February 1, 1960
General characteristics
Class and type	Douwe Aukes class minelayer
Displacement	687 tonnes
Length	54.8
Beam	9.0
Draught	3.2
Propulsion	1170 hp
Speed	12.8 knots
Complement	60 men
Armament	1 × 2 12.7 mm machine gun; 1 × 6.5 mm machine gun; 87 mines (1921 type);

HNLMS Douwe Aukes (ML 1, N 81) was a minelayer of the Royal Netherlands Navy. She was built in the Gusto shipyard at Schiedam as the lead ship of the Douwe Aukes class, and one of her early commanders was Eugène Lacomblé.

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History

Netherlands
Name	HNLMS Douwe Aukes
Namesake	Douwe Aukes
Builder	Gusto shipyard, Schiedam
Laid down	October 28, 1919
Launched	January 23, 1922
In service	November 2, 1922
Out of service	February 1, 1960
General characteristics
Class and type	Douwe Aukes class minelayer
Displacement	687 tonnes
Length	54.8
Beam	9.0
Draught	3.2
Propulsion	1170 hp
Speed	12.8 knots
Complement	60 men
Armament	1 × 2 12.7 mm machine gun 1 × 6.5 mm machine gun 87 mines (1921 type)