| Navy | The Royal Dutch Navy |
| Type | Minelayer |
| Class | Nautilus |
| Pennant | M 12 |
| Built by | Rotterdamsche Droogdok Mij. (Rotterdam, Holland) |
| Ordered | |
| Laid down | 25 Jan 1929 |
| Launched | 30 Oct 1929 |
| Commissioned | 2 May 1930 |
| Lost | 22 May 1941 |
| Loss position | 53° 36'N, 0° 25'E |
| History | HrMs Nautilus (Cdr. Jan August Gauw) was sunk on 22 May 1941 due to a collision with the British merchant Murrayfield at 00.23 hours off Grimsby in position 53º36'N, 00º25'E. There were no fatalities. |
Commands listed for HNMS Nautilus (M 12)
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| Commander | From | To | |
| 1 | luitenant ter zee 1e klasse (Lt.Cdr.) Jan August Gauw, RNN | 22 Oct 1936 | 22 May 1941 |
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Notable events involving Nautilus include:
7 Mar 1940
Around 0800 hours, HrMs O 21 (Lt.Cdr. J.F. van Dulm, RNN) departed Flushing for Den Helder where she arrived around 1740 hours. She was joined shortly after 1600 hours by HrMs Nautilus (Lt.Cdr. J.A. Gauw, RNN) which then escorted her in.
[Time kept in the Netherlands at this time was GMT + 20 minutes.] (1)
Sources
- File 2.12.03.6402 (Dutch Archives, The Hague, Netherlands)