| History | |
|---|---|
 Netherlands | |
| Name | Eilerts de Haan |
| Namesake | Johan Eilerts de Haan |
| Builder | Maatschappij voor Scheeps- en Werktuigbouw Fijenoord,Rotterdam |
| Launched | 1921 |
| Commissioned | 25 April 1921 |
| Out of service | 14 May 1941 |
| Renamed | Randzel inKriegsmarine service |
| Fate | Ran aground in theBaltic Sea |
| General characteristics | |
| Type | Auxiliary,hydrographic survey ship |
| Displacement | 312 t (307 long tons)standard |
| Length | 44.9 m (147 ft 4 in) |
| Beam | 6.6 m (21 ft 8 in) |
| Draught | 2.2 m (7 ft 3 in) |
| Installed power | 600 hp (450 kW) |
| Propulsion | 2 × Werkspoor triple expansion engine powering 2 screws |
| Speed | 12knots (22 km/h; 14 mph) |
| Complement | 25 |
HNLMSEilerts de Haan was ahydrographic survey vessel created for service with theRoyal Netherlands Navy in waters ofthe Netherlands. The ship was named afterJohan Eilerts de Haan, a famous Dutch naval commander that died during the exploration ofSurinam, known for his achievements during earlier explorations.
The ship was a more modern sister ship ofHNLMS Hydrograaf.[1][2]
HNLMSEilerts de Haan served as a hydrographic survey vessel with theRoyal Netherlands Navy from the time of itscommissioning until 1939 when it was temporarily taken out of service to undergo maintenance.[1][2]Eilerts de Haan was still be indrydock at the time of theGerman invasion of the Netherlands, allowing the ship to be captured undamaged. It was then be pressed intoKriegsmarine service as thetraining shipRandzel.[1][2]
Randzel served in this role until running aground in early 1945 near the German island ofFehmarn and sinking.[1][2]