Of the Jan van Amstel-class minesweepers although also to be used as minelayers. Laid down on 21 March 1936 at the Gusto shipyard, Schiedam, Netherlands, launched on 22 September 1936, commissioned on 26 May 1937 and finally decommissioned in 1961, handed over to the sea cadets and returned in 1996 to the Marinemusem at Den Helder, Netherlands. During the Second World War she managed to escape in March 1942 from the Dutch East Indies towards Japan camouflaged as a tropical island. She was used as a patrol vessel and served within the Australian navy between 26 August 1942 and 5 May 1943 as an anti-submarine escort vessel. After the war used as patrol vessel and minesweeper. With a displacement of 460 (standard)-525 (maximum) tons are her dimensions 55,8 x 7,8 x 2,2 metres. Her engines supplied 1,600 hp allowing a speed of 15 knots. Her crew numbered 45 men. The armament consisted of 1-7,6cm guns, 4-1,2cm anti aircraft guns and she could take with her 40 mines.
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