HNLMS Pro Patria (1922)

Minelayer of the Royal Netherlands Navy

Pro Patria

History
Netherlands
Name| Pro Patria
Operator|  Royal Netherlands Navy
Builder| Marine Etablissement te Soerabaja
Laid down| 1920
Launched| 17 July 1922
Commissioned| 20 August 1923
Fate| Scuttled on 15 February 1942
General characteristics [1]
Type| Minelayer
Displacement|

* 537 t (529 long tons) standard
* 612 t (602 long tons) full load

Length| 47 m (154 ft 2 in)
Beam| 8.6 m (28 ft 3 in)
Draught| 2.8 m (9 ft 2 in)
Propulsion|

* 1 propeller
* 650 hp (480 kW)
* 1 x Triple expansion engine

Speed| 10 knots (19 km/h; 12 mph)
Crew| 62
Armament|

* 1 x 7.5 cm cannon
* 2 x 12.7 mm machine guns
* 80 mines

HNLMS Pro Patria was a minelayer of the Royal Netherlands Navy (RNN).[2] She was built in the Dutch East Indies and served between 1923 and 1942 in the RNN.[3]

## Design and construction

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Pro Patria was laid down in 1920 and launched on 17 July 1922 at the Marine Etablissement te Soerabaja (MES) in the Dutch East Indies.[1] The ship was commissioned on 20 August 1923.[2] It was the first warship to be fully built at the MES.[4] After being commissioned the ship was also used as listening school and as torpedo work ship (Dutch: Torpedowerkschip).[1]

## Service history

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During the Second World War the ship mined several waters in the Dutch East Indies.[2][5]

On 15 February 1942 Pro Patria was scuttled in the Moesi River above Palembang by its crew.[6][2]

## Notes

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### Citations

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1. ^ a b c Mark (1997), p. 100.
2. ^ a b c d von Münching (1978), p. 67.
3. ^ Raven (1988), p. 181.
4. ^ "H. M. Mijnenlegger "Pro.Patria"". De Indische Courant (in Dutch). 17 August 1923.
5. ^ Bosscher (1986), p. 245.
6. ^ Bosscher (1986), pp. 246-247.

## References

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* Mark, Chris (1997). Schepen van de Koninklijke Marine in W.O. II (in Dutch). Alkmaar: De Alk. ISBN 90-6013-522-9.
* von Münching, L.L. (1978). Schepen van de Koninklijke Marine in de Tweede Wereldoorlog (in Dutch). Alkmaar: Alk. ISBN 90-6013-903-8.
* Bosscher, Ph.M. (1986). De Koninklijke Marine in de Tweede Wereldoorlog (in Dutch). Vol. 2: Indië tot en met 8 maart 1942. Franeker: Wever. ISBN 90-6135-372-6.
* Raven, G.J.A., ed. (1988). De kroon op het anker: 175 jaar Koninklijke Marine (in Dutch). Amsterdam: De Bataafsche Leeuw. ISBN 90-6707-200-1.

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