History
Netherlands
NameHNLMS Eland Dubois
BuilderGusto, Schiedam
Laid down21 March 1936
Launched24 October 1936
Commissioned21 July 1937
FateScuttled 8 March 1942
General characteristics
Class and typeJan van Amstel-class minesweeper
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 Eland Dubois was a Jan van Amstel-class minesweeper of the Royal Netherlands Navy that served in World War II.

Service history

Eland Dubois was scuttled in the Madura Strait on 8 March 1942 after faulty boilers made it impossible for her to reach the safety of Australia. After sinking their ship the crew transferred to the Jan van Amstel, which was sunk with heavy loss of life later the same day.


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