Johan Maurits Van Nassau
1939
(Argonaut 621)
- Class: Johan Maurits Van Nassau - 1 gunboat of 1931
- Displacement: 1,480 tons
- Dimensions: 258 x 38 x 12 ft.
- Machinery: 2-shaft reciprocating; 2,100 ihp = 15 knots
- Armament: 3-5.9in, 2-40mm AA (1x2); 4-12.7mm MG (2x2); 1 aircraft
- Complement: 124
- Builder: De Schelde, Flushing, Netherlands
- Laid down: 17 Jul 1931
- Launched: 20 Aug 1932
- Completed: 5 Apr 1933
- Notes: Served in the West Indies until start of WW2 when she was relieved by the new gunnery training ship Van Kinsbergen. Returned to the Netherlands, she was stationed off the Dutch coast when the Nazis invaded 10 May 1940. Took part in several bombardment missions, before attempting to evacuate to England. She was caught and sunk by German aircraft 14 May 1940.
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