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HNLMS Willem van Ewijck (1937)

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History
Netherlands
NameHNLMS Willem van Ewijck
BuilderP. Smit, Rotterdam
Laid down1936
Launched22 February 1937
Commissioned19 July 1937
FateSunk, 8 September 1939
General characteristics
Class and typeTemplate:Sclass-
Displacement460 long tons (467 t)
Length56.8 m (186 ft 4 in)
Beam7.8 m (25 ft 7 in)
Draft2.2 m (7 ft 3 in)
Propulsion
Speed15 knots (28 km/h; 17 mph)
Complement45
Armament
  • 1 × 3 in (76 mm) gun
  • 2 × twin .50-calibre machine guns

HNLMS Willem van Ewijck was a Template:Sclass- of the Royal Netherlands Navy.

Service history

Willem van Ewijck was sunk on 8 September 1939 after hitting a mine off Terschelling. Thirty-three of the crew were killed.[1]

References

  1. ^ Hr. MS. "WILLEM VAN EWIJCK", Retrieved 9 October 2018

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