Wildervank-class minesweeper

	Elst
Class overview
Name	Wildervank class
Builders	E. J. Smit & Zn., Westerbroek; G. de Vries Lentsch Jr., Amsterdam; De Groot & Van Vliet, Slikkerveer; De Haan & Oerlemans, Heusden; Haarlemse Scheepsbouw Maatschappij, Haarlem; Gebr. Pot, Bolnes; Verschure & Co's, Amsterdam;
Operators	Royal Netherlands Navy; Ethiopian Navy; Royal Navy of Oman;
Succeeded by	Alkmaar class
Built	1953–1957
In commission	1955–1993
Planned	14
Completed	14
General characteristics
Type	Minesweeper
Displacement	417 tons
Length	46.62 m (152 ft 11 in)
Beam	8.75 m (28 ft 8 in)
Draft	2.28 m (7 ft 6 in)
Propulsion	2 × 1,250 hp (930 kW) Werkspoor diesel engines
Speed	14 knots (26 km/h; 16 mph)
Crew	38
Armament	2 × 40 mm Bofors guns; 1 × 20 mm machine gun;

The Wildervank class was a ship class of fourteen minesweepers that were built in the Netherlands for the Royal Netherlands Navy. The minesweepers were almost identical to the Dokkum class built under the Mutual Defense Assistance Program (MDAP), but unlike the Dokkum class were paid for by the Dutch government. The diesel engines were also different.

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