HNLMS Johan Maurits van Nassau (1943)

	Johan Maurits van Nassau
History
Netherlands
Name	Johan Maurits van Nassau
Namesake	John Maurice, Prince of Nassau-Siegen
Operator	Royal Netherlands Navy
Builder	William Simons & Co., Renfrew
Laid down	29 December 1942
Launched	23 April 1943
Commissioned	25 June 1943
Decommissioned	18 April 1958
Identification	F 802
Fate	Sold for scrap on 15 January 1959 to the firm A. Goslar in Diemen
General characteristics
Type	River-class frigate
Displacement	1,325 t (1,304 long tons)
Length	91.9 m (301 ft 6 in)
Beam	11.2 m (36 ft 9 in)
Draught	4.3 m (14 ft 1 in)
Propulsion	2 propellers; 5,500 hp (4,100 kW); 2 x Triple expansion engines; 2 x Admiralty boilers;
Speed	20 knots (37 km/h; 23 mph)
Crew	186
Armament	2 x 10.5 cm guns; 2 x 40 mm guns ; 5 x 20 mm guns; 1 x Hedgehog; 2 x Depth charge rails with each rail having 14 depth charges; 4 x Depth charge throwers with each thrower having 3 depth charges;

HNLMS Johan Maurits van Nassau (F802) was a River-class frigate of the Royal Netherlands Navy (RNN). She was built in the United Kingdom originally for the Royal Navy as HMS Ribble, however, during the construction the frigate was acquired by the RNN. She served in the RNN between 1943 and 1958.

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