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Minesweeper
Van Straelen-class minesweeper is a minesweeper. It was built by G. de Vries Lentschr Jr., Amsterdam De Noord, Alblasserdam Arnhemse Scheepsbouw Maatschappij, Arnhem. Reported operators include Royal Netherlands Navy.
NetherlandsVan Straelen class
G. de Vries Lentschr Jr., Amsterdam De Noord, Alblasserdam Arnhemse Scheepsbouw Maatschappij, Arnhem
Royal Netherlands Navy
ƒ 64 million (total cost)
1958-1962
16
16
Minesweeper
171.3 t (168.6 long tons)
33.08 m (108 ft 6 in)
6.87 m (22 ft 6 in)
1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
2 propellers 1,100 hp (820 kW) Werkspoor diesel engines
13 knots (24 km/h; 15 mph)
14
1 x 20 mm machine gun
The ships were designed in the Netherlands and build between 1958 and 1962 at several different Dutch shipyards. The costs of the class was split between the United States and the Netherlands. The United states paid under the Mutual Defense Assistance Program (MDAP) for the construction of eight ships and the Netherlands paid for the other eight ships.
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Sourced dimensions beside a 1.75 m human reference.
Points represent sourced observations, including revisions. Revisions on the same effective date are not separate inventory events. Ranges appear in the table and are not plotted as exact points.
| Observation / report period | Value | Source | Claim state |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Oct 2026 | 33.08 m | Wikipedia contributors | superseded |
| 1 Oct 2026 | 33.08 m | Wikipedia contributors | approved |
Van Straelen-class minesweeper equipment records. Variants, orders and quantities are shown as reported in each inventory source; coverage is incomplete.
PeruNavy exact named Van Straelen equipment holdings under LOGISTICS AND SUPPORT, AGS. Active, operational-reserve and training units excluding equipment in store; November 2025 IISS assessment. This is the named service only, not a national or parent-force total, factory production, ordered future units or combat-readiness measure. Weapons per vessel, crews, payloads and capacity counts are excluded. These are the exact Dutch-built VanStraelen vessels in Peruvian survey employment. Netherlands service ending1983 is local, not a worldwide retirement; no former Dutch quantity is copied.