Onversaagd-class minesweeper

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Class overview
Name	Onversaagd class
Builders	Astoria Marine Construction, Astoria, Oregon; Boston Naval Shipyard, Boston, Massachusetts; Peterson Builders, Sturgeon Bay, Wisconsin;
Operators	Royal Netherlands Navy
Built	1952–1955
In commission	1954–1987
Planned	6
Completed	6
Scrapped	5
Preserved	1
General characteristics
Type	Minesweeper
Displacement	750 t (740 long tons)
Length	50.29 m (165 ft 0 in)
Beam	10.67 m (35 ft 0 in)
Draft	2.80 m (9 ft 2 in)
Propulsion	2 propellers; 1,600 hp (1,200 kW); 2 x General Motors diesel engines;
Speed	15.5 knots (28.7 km/h; 17.8 mph)
Crew	72
Armament	1 x 40 mm gun

The Onversaagd class was a ship class of six minesweepers that were built in the United States for the Royal Netherlands Navy (RNN). They were paid for by the United States under the Mutual Defense Assistance Program (MDAP). The minesweepers were based on the design of the Aggressive class and taken into service of the RNN between 1954 and 1955.

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