Allied Warships

HNMS Douwe Aukes (T 309)

Minelayer of the Douwe Aukes class

Navy	The Royal Dutch Navy
Type	Minelayer
Class	Douwe Aukes
Pennant	T 309
Built by	Gusto (Schiedam, Holland)
Ordered
Laid down	28 Oct 1919
Launched	23 Jan 1922
Commissioned	2 Nov 1922
End service	1 Feb 1962
History	Escaped to the United Kingdom on 14 May 1940. Transferred to the Royal Navy on 29 April 1941. Returned to the Royal Netherlands Navy in 1945. Used as a coastal minesweeper depotship from 1946 onwards. Decommissioned 1 February 1962. Sold to be broken up for scrap on 6 July 1962.

Commands listed for HNMS Douwe Aukes (T 309)

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	Commander	From	To
1	luitenant ter zee 1e klasse (Lt.Cdr.) Joost Ruitenschild, RNN	24 Aug 1939	5 Jun 1940
2	luitenant ter zee 1e klasse (Lt.Cdr.) Joost Ruitenschild, RNN	2 Jul 1940	24 Apr 1941

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