Beemster-class minesweeper
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The Beemster-class was a class of fourteen minesweepers that were built at different shipyards in the United States for the Royal Netherlands Navy (RNN).van Amstel, pp. 69-73. The minesweepers were based on the AMS-60 design and paid for by the United States under the Mutual Defense Assistance Program (MDAP).Schoonoord, pp. 57-58. The minesweepers served in the RNN between 1953 and 1976.Raven, p. 184.Schoonoord, p. 319.
Design and construction
The fourteen Beemster-class minesweepers were ordered in 1951 in the United States.van Amstel, p. 10. They were based on the AMS-60 design. The first ships were taken into service of the Royal Netherlands Navy in 1953 and the last in 1954.
As built the ships were equipped with a W Mk 3 mod 1 mechanical sweep and either a A X Mk 6B or A X Mk 4V acoustic sweeper. Furthermore, it had a double machine gun of 20 mm. Later, in the 1960s and 1970s, the ships got equipped with a MB 5 magnetic sweeper.
Ships in class
The ships were named after the smaller Dutch municipalities that started with the letter B.
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| {{HNLMS|Beemster|M845|2}}
| M845 | 30 November 1951 | 24 September 1952 | 17 July 1953 | 14 August 1974 |
| {{HNLMS|Bolsward|M846|2}}
| M846 | 8 October 1951 | 5 November 1952 | 5 November 1953 | 18 September 1972 |
| {{HNLMS|Bedum|M847|2}}
| M847 | 14 December 1951 | 29 October 1952 | 28 August 1953 | 1 July 1976 |
| {{HNLMS|Beilen|M848|2}}
| M848 | 29 October 1951 | 14 February 1953 | 26 April 1954 | 13 August 1975 |
| {{HNLMS|Borculo|M849|2}}
| M849 | 29 December 1951 | 26 November 1952 | 20 October 1953 | 14 August 1974 |
| {{HNLMS|Borne|M850|2}}
| M850 | 29 January 1952 | 7 January 1953 | 3 December 1953 | 13 August 1975 |
| {{HNLMS|Brummen|M851|2}}
| M851 | 29 February 1952 | 31 December 1952 | 23 February 1954 | 14 August 1976 |
| {{HNLMS|Breukelen|M852|2}}
| M852 | 29 February 1952 | 12 March 1953 | 15 February 1954 | 18 September 1972 |
| {{HNLMS|Blaricum|M853|2}}
| M853 | 29 September 1952 | 31 October 1953 | 26 May 1954 | 1 July 1976 |
| {{HNLMS|Brielle|M854|2}}
| M854 | 11 December 1952 | 17 October 1953 | 29 December 1954 | 13 August 1975 |
| {{HNLMS|Breskens|M855|2}}
| M855 | 29 April 1952 | 11 April 1953 | 21 April 1954 | 1 July 1976 |
| {{HNLMS|Bruinisse|M856|2}}
| M856 | 29 February 1952 | 31 December 1952 | 21 January 1954 | 18 September 1972 |
| {{HNLMS|Boxtel|M857|2}}
| M857 | 1 May 1952 | 12 September 1953 | 28 July 1954 | 1 July 1976 |
| {{HNLMS|Brouwershaven|M858|2}}
| M858 | 7 May 1952 | 19 April 1954 | 3 November 1954 | 2 July 1973 |
Notes
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References
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