Dokkum-class minesweeper

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Class overview
Name	Dokkum class
Builders	Arnhemse Scheepsbouw Maatschappij, Arnhem; De Noord, Alblasserdam; Gusto Shipyard, Schiedam; Haarlemse Scheepsbouw Maatschappij, Haarlem; J. & K. Smit, Kinderdijk; L. Smit en Zoon, Kinderdijk; Niestern Scheepsbouw Unie, Hellevoetsluis; Wilton-Fijenoord, Schiedam;
Operators	Royal Netherlands Navy; Peruvian Navy;
Succeeded by	Alkmaar class
Subclasses	Wildervank
Built	1953–1957
In commission	1955–1999
Planned	18
Completed	18
Active	1
Preserved	5
General characteristics
Type	Minesweeper
Displacement	417 t (410 long tons)
Length	46.62 m (152 ft 11 in)
Beam	8.75 m (28 ft 8 in)
Draft	2.28 m (7 ft 6 in)
Propulsion	2 propellers; 2,500 hp (1,900 kW); MAN diesel engines;
Speed	14 knots (26 km/h; 16 mph)
Crew	38
Armament	2 x 40mm guns; 1 x 20 mm machine gun (later added);

The Dokkum class was a ship class of eighteen minesweepers that were built in the Netherlands for the Royal Netherlands Navy. They were paid for by the United States under the Mutual Defense Assistance Program (MDAP).

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