Hydra-class minelayer

	HNLMS Hydra
Class overview
Builders	Rijkswerf, Amsterdam
Operators	Royal Netherlands Navy
Built	1910–1912
In commission	1911–1964
Completed	2
Lost	1
General characteristics
Type	Minelayer
Displacement	593 t (584 long tons) standard; 657 t (647 long tons) full;
Length	49.7 m (163 ft 1 in)
Propulsion	800 hp engine
Speed	11 knots (20 km/h; 13 mph)
Complement	59
Armament	Hydra:; 3 × 75 mm (3 in) guns (3×1); 2 × .50 calibre machine guns; 70 sea mines; Medusa:; 2 × 75 mm (3 in) HA/LA semi-automatic guns; 1 × 75 mm (3 in) L/55 No. 2 semi-automatic gun; 2 × .50 calibre machine guns; 1 × .25 calibre machine gun; 73 sea mines;

The Hydra class were two minelayers of the Royal Netherlands Navy, built to serve in the Dutch East Indies and Dutch territorial waters in Europe. The construction of the ships began in 1910 and was completed in 1912. The ships were built by the navy yard (Rijkswerf) in Amsterdam. Both ships were still in service during the Second World War. Only the Medusa escaped to the United Kingdom, however. The Hydra was lost after it was fired on by an anti-tank weapon. It sank in the waters off Zeeland.

Ships in class

Hr. Ms. Hydra (1912–1940)
Hr. Ms. Medusa (1911–1964)

Sources

netherlandsnavy.nl : Hydra-class minelayers Template:En icon