HNLMS Abraham van der Hulst (1937)

HNLMS Abraham van der Hulst was a Jan van Amstel-class minesweeper built for the Royal Netherlands Navy in the 1930s. The German invasion of the Netherlands resulted in the ship being scuttled at Enkhuizen on 14 May 1940, but was raised by the Germans and entered service as the minesweeper M 553 with Nazi Germany's Kriegsmarine. The vessel was sunk by a mine off East Prussia on 21 April 1944. M 552 was raised on 20 July 1944 and towed to Stettin. There, the ship was bombed and burned out 20 August 1944. The wreck was captured by the Soviets. One source says she was returned to the Netherlands post war.

For other ships with the same name, see HNLMS Abraham van der Hulst.

Abraham van der Hulst in 1939
History
Netherlands
NameAbraham van der Hulst
NamesakeAbraham van der Hulst
BuilderGusto, Schiedam
Laid down13 November 1936
Launched31 May 1937
Commissioned11 October 1937
FateScuttled, 14 May 1940
Germany
NameM 552
Commissioned1940
DecommissionedApril 1944
FateDestroyed in an air raid, 30 August 1944
General characteristics
Class and typeJan van Amstel-class minesweeper
Displacement
  • 450 long tons (457 t) standard
  • 585 long tons (594 t)
Length
  • 56.7 m (186 ft 0 in) oa
  • 55.80 m (183 ft 1 in) pp
Beam7.8 m (25 ft 7 in)
Draft2.2 m (7 ft 3 in)
Installed power
  • 2 × Yarrow boilers
  • 1,600 ihp (1,193 kW)
Propulsion2 shafts, 2 × triple expansion engines
Speed15 knots (28 km/h; 17 mph)
Complement45
Armament
  • 1 × single 3 in (76 mm) gun
  • 2 × twin .50-calibre machine guns
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