HNLMS Johan Maurits van Nassau (1943)

Johan Maurits van Nassau
History
Netherlands
NameJohan Maurits van Nassau
NamesakeJohn Maurice, Prince of Nassau-Siegen
Operator Royal Netherlands Navy
BuilderWilliam Simons & Co., Renfrew
Laid down29 December 1942
Launched23 April 1943
Commissioned25 June 1943
Decommissioned18 April 1958
IdentificationF 802
FateSold for scrap on 15 January 1959 to the firm A. Goslar in Diemen
General characteristics [1][2]
TypeRiver-class frigate
Displacement1,325 t (1,304 long tons)
Length91.9 m (301 ft 6 in)
Beam11.2 m (36 ft 9 in)
Draught4.3 m (14 ft 1 in)
Propulsion
  • 2 propellers
  • 5,500 hp (4,100 kW)
  • 2 x Triple expansion engines
  • 2 x Admiralty boilers
Speed20 knots (37 km/h; 23 mph)
Crew186
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).[3] 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.[2] She served in the RNN between 1943 and 1958.[4]

  1. ^ van Amstel (1991), p. 27.
  2. ^ a b Mark (1997), p. 55.
  3. ^ von Münching (1978), p. 63.
  4. ^ Schoonoord (2012), p. 317.