Minelayers: Prins van Oranje Class

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Minelayers: Prins van Oranje Class

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Lead Ship,Minelayer HNLMS Prins van Oranje pictured at Rotterdam in 1932.On March 9th 1932 she left the Netherlands for the Dutch East Indies.In December 1941 she laid a minefield near Tarakan,in an attempt to reach Surabaya she was caught by Japanese forces on January 12th 1942. The Japanese Destroyer Yamakaze and Patrol Boat 38 sunk her with gunfire,with the loss of 102 lives.
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