HNLMS Van Meerlant (ML 36) was a Douwe Aukes-class minelayer built for the Royal Netherlands Navy during the 1920s. Completed in 1922, she played a minor...
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Kingdom, HNLMS Douwe Aukes on 14 May and HNLMS Van Meerlant on 18 May 1940. Both vessels were transferred to the British Royal Navy. Van Meerlant was sunk...
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was first stationed at Falmouth alongside her sister ship Van Meerlant and the minelayer HNLMS Medusa, and then at Sheerness. From 29 April 1941 she was...
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destroyer HMS Legion. 42 Navy 1941 Netherlands HNLMS Van Meerlant – On 4 June the Dutch minelayer HNLMS struck a mine and sunk off Minster Abbey, Thames...
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the international activities of Dutch contractors. In 1885 contractor J.C. van Hattum ordered 10 bucket chain excavators for the construction of the Panama...
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Jun: HMS Calcutta 2 Jun: Michael E, U-147 3 Jun: Zealandic 4 Jun: HMS Van Meerlant 6 Jun: Tregarthen 8 Jun: Kingston Hill 12 Jun: Empire Dew 16 Jun: Chevalier...
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15 Feb: HNLMS Van Ghent 16 Feb: Monagas 17 Feb: USS Detector, Empire Comet, USS Paramount, HNLMS Van Nes 18 Feb: HNLMS K VII, USS Pollux, HNLMS Soerabaja...
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Jun: HMS Calcutta 2 Jun: Michael E, U-147 3 Jun: Zealandic 4 Jun: HMS Van Meerlant 6 Jun: Tregarthen 8 Jun: Kingston Hill 12 Jun: Empire Dew 16 Jun: Chevalier...
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crew. Survivors were rescued by Corner Brook ( United Kingdom). HMS Van Meerlant Royal Navy World War II: The Douwe Aukes-class minelayer struck a mine...
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15 Feb: HNLMS Van Ghent 16 Feb: Monagas 17 Feb: USS Detector, Empire Comet, USS Paramount, HNLMS Van Nes 18 Feb: HNLMS K VII, USS Pollux, HNLMS Soerabaja...
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Jun: HMS Calcutta 2 Jun: Michael E, U-147 3 Jun: Zealandic 4 Jun: HMS Van Meerlant 6 Jun: Tregarthen 8 Jun: Kingston Hill 12 Jun: Empire Dew 16 Jun: Chevalier...
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