The German invasion of the Netherlands resulted in the ship being scuttled at Enkhuizen on 14 May 1940, but was raised by the Germans and entered service as the minesweeper M 553 with Nazi Germany's Kriegsmarine.

The engines were rated at 1,690 indicated horsepower (1,260 kW) which gave the ships a speed of 15 knots (28 km/h; 17 mph).

They carried up to 110 long tons (110 t) of fuel oil and had a complement of 45 officers and ratings.

Abraham van der Hulst (ship, 1937) at Wikimedia Commons

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