HNLMS Gouden Leeuw

HNLMS Gouden Leeuw (Dutch: Hr.Ms. Gouden Leeuw) was a Prins van Oranje-class minelayer of the Royal Netherlands Navy build by N.V. Internationale Scheepsbouw Mij. 'De Maas'. She was designed for service in the Dutch East Indies. She was scuttled during World War II by her own crew.

HNLMS Gouden Leeuw
History
Netherlands
Name: Gouden Leeuw
Builder: N.V. Internationale Scheepsbouw Mij. 'De Maas'
Laid down: 23 September 1930
Launched: 9 September 1931
Commissioned: 24 February 1932
Out of service: 7 March 1942
Fate: Scuttled by crew 7 March 1942
General characteristics
Class and type: Prins van Oranje-class minelayer
Displacement: 1291 tons
Length: 66.0 m (216 ft 6 in)
Beam: 11.0 m (36 ft 1 in)
Draft: 3.55 m (11 ft 8 in)
Installed power: 1,750 ihp (1,300 kW)
Propulsion:
  • 2 × triple-expansion engines
  • 2 × screws
Speed: 15 kn (28 km/h; 17 mph)
Complement: 121
Armament:

Construction

Gouden Leeuw was laid down on 23 September 1930. She was launched on 9 September 1931 and commissioned on 24 February 1932.

Service history

On 8 December 1932 Gouden Leeuw left the Netherlands for the Dutch East Indies, where she arrived on 27 January 1933 in Sabang.

In the period of September 1939 until January 1942 Gouden Leeuw laid minefields near Balikpapan, Tarakan and Surabaja.

In January and February 1942 she was part of the defending force of Surabaja. She laid mines in Madura Strait, near Tuban and near Rembang.

On 2 February (some sources say 1 February), the Japanese W-7-class minesweeper W-9 struck a mine laid by the Gouden Leeuw in Ambon Bay and sank. Two other Japanese minesweepers were also damaged by mines.

On 7 March 1942 she was scuttled by her own crew near Surabaja to prevent being captured by Japanese forces.

Sources

  • Mark, Chris (1997). Schepen van de Koninklijke Marine in W.O.II. Alkmaar: Uitgeverij De Alk B.V. ISBN 90-6013-522-9.
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