| Navy | The Royal Dutch Navy |
| Type | Minelayer |
| Class | Jan van Brakel |
| Pennant | M 80 |
| Built by | Koninklijke Maatschappij De Schelde (Vlissingen (Flushing), The Netherlands) |
| Ordered | 19 Nov 1934 |
| Laid down | 23 May 1935 |
| Launched | 8 Feb 1936 |
| Commissioned | 25 Jun 1936 |
| End service | 1 Aug 1957 |
| History | HrMs Jan van Brakel escaped from Holland to the U.K. on 14 1940. |
Commands listed for HNMS Jan van Brakel (M 80)
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| Commander | From | To | |
| 1 | luitenant ter zee 1e klasse (Lt.Cdr.) Jonkheer Nicolaas Johan Cornelis Versluys, RNN | 24 Aug 1939 | 7 May 1940 |
| 2 | luitenant ter zee 1e klasse (Lt.Cdr.) Jacobus Johannes Hogendoorn, RNN | 7 May 1940 | 17 Mar 1941 |
| 3 | luitenant ter zee 1e klasse (Lt.Cdr.) Baron Thomas Karel van Asbeck, RNN | 17 Mar 1941 | 13 Nov 1943 |
| 4 | luitenant ter zee 1e klasse (Lt.Cdr.) Adriaan Johan Quanjer, RNN | 13 Nov 1943 | 15 Feb 1945 |
| 5 | luitenant ter zee 1e klasse (Lt.Cdr.) Pieter Schotel, RNN | 15 Feb 1945 | 7 Mar 1945 |
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Notable events involving Jan van Brakel include:
15 Nov 1941
HrMs O 10 (Lt. Baron D.T. Mackay, RNN) participated in A/S exercises off Tobermory together with HrMs Jan van Brakel (Lt.Cdr. Baron T.K. van Asbeck, RNN) and HMCS Rosthern (Lt. W. Russell, RCNR). (1)
16 Nov 1941
HrMs O 10 (Lt. Baron D.T. Mackay, RNN) participated in A/S exercises off Tobermory together with HrMs Jan van Brakel (Lt.Cdr. Baron T.K. van Asbeck, RNN), HMCS Rosthern (Lt. W. Russell, RCNR), HMS Hildasay (T/Lt. W.P. Hart, RNR) and HMS Cape Argona (T/Lt. R.G. Wallace, RNR). (1)
17 Nov 1941
HrMs O 10 (Lt. Baron D.T. Mackay, RNN) participated in A/S exercises off Tobermory together with HrMs Jan van Brakel (Lt.Cdr. Baron T.K. van Asbeck, RNN) and HMCS Rosthern (Lt. W. Russell, RCNR). (1)
9 Jun 1942
HNMS Jan van Brakel (Lt.Cdr. T.K. van Asbeck, RNN) picks up 34 survivors from the American tanker Franklin K. Lane that was torpedoed and sunk by German U-boat U-502 about 40 nautical miles north-north-east of La Guiara, Venezuela in position 11°12'N, 66°39'W.
Sources
- File 2.12.03.6378 (Dutch Archives, The Hague, Netherlands)