Sloop of the Van Kinsbergen class
| Navy | The Royal Dutch Navy |
| Type | Sloop |
| Class | Van Kinsbergen |
| Pennant | U 93 |
| Built by | Rotterdamsche Droogdok Maatschappij, (Rotterdam , Holland) |
| Ordered | 10 Dec, 1936 |
| Laid down | 11 Sep, 1937 |
| Launched | 5 Jan, 1939 |
| Commissioned | 24 Aug, 1939 |
| End service | 29 May, 1959 |
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| History | Decommissioned on 29 May 1959.
Sold to be broken up for scrap on 19 May 1974.
For this ship's service record see this website (offsite link). |
| Noteable events involving Van Kinsbergen include: 20 Aug, 1940
On 20 August 1940 observers from the US Navy attended a demonstration of the Bofors 40 mm AA gun in the triaxial twin-mount Hazemeyer configuration aboard the Van Kinsbergen. The performance convinced them to adopt the gun as US Navy standard. 11 Dec, 1940
HrMs Van Kinsbergen (Cdr. J.L.K. Hoeke) intercepts the German blockade breaker Rhein (6031 GRT) west of the Florida Strait in position 24º55'N, 83º15'W. Unfortunately before the German ship can be captured it is set on fire by her own crew. The wreck is sunk later that day by the British light cruiser HMS Caradoc (Capt. J.S. Bethell, RN). (see map) |
