Allied Warships

HNMS Prins van Oranje

Minelayer of the Prins van Oranje class

NavyThe Royal Dutch Navy
TypeMinelayer
ClassPrins van Oranje 
Pennant 
Built byDe Maas (Slikkerveer, Holland) 
Ordered 
Laid down20 Sep 1930 
Launched10 Jul 1931 
Commissioned2 Feb 1932 
Lost11 Jan 1942 
History

HrMs Prins van Oranje (Luitenant 1e Klasse Antoine Catharinus van Versendaal + ) was sunk off Tarakan, Netherlands East Indies on 11 January 1942 by the Japanese patrol boat P 38 and the Japanese destroyer Yamakaze (offsite link). 

Commands listed for HNMS Prins van Oranje

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1luitenant ter zee 1e klasse (Lt.Cdr.) Anthonie Catharinus Versendaal Van, RNN5 Apr 194011 Jan 1942 (+)

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