The Minesweeper 'Beveland' built at Wivenhoe in 1943
Researched by the late Bill Ellis
Page created by Peter Hill
The Motor Minesweeper No. 237 – H.N1.M.S. ‘Beveland’ was built at Wivenhoe Shipyard, Essex and commissioned 12th April, 1943. It served with the 139th (Dutch) Minesweeper Flotilla at Harwich 1943/45.
The Beveland was built of timber with an ‘LL’ magnetic mine sweep, an ‘SA’ acoustic mine sweep, twin mounted 20mm Oerlikon Cannon and 2 x 0.303 machine guns. She was capable of a speed of 10 knots and had a crew of 20 men. See list below:
1. Lt. 2k Jan Moot – Commander
2. Klaas Blok – Schipper
3. Job Groen – Stoker
4. Bastiaan Luyendyk – Sailor
5. Johannes Leenderd Spaans – Quarter Master
6. Tjeerd Brouwer – Sailor
7. Dirk Dijkstra Sarg. – Eng.
8. Leenderd Nutbey Corp. – Eng.
9. ???
10. Anton Tol – Sailor-Operator
11. Dirk van der Oever – Sailor
12. Leendert Knoester – Sailor
13. Arend van Ree – Stoker
14. Cornelis Zuidhoek – Sailor
15. Klaas Stam – Sailor
16. Frank Knoester – Sailor
17. ??? – Boatswain
18. Gerrit Blok – Sailor-Cook
19. Henk Westerduin – Sailor-signalman
Note: These details taken from the Wivenhoe Encyclopedia when it was published in 2006. Original research by the late Bill Ellis
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