The Smeroe class was a class of six minesweepers. Based on the , these ships were originally supposed to be small personnel and cargo transports but were converted for minesweeping while still under construction with the optional conversion back to transport for peacetime usage under the Government Navy.Mark, Chris (1997). Schepen van de Koninklijke Marine in W.O. II. Alkmaar: De Alk. ISBN 978-90-6013-522-8.Helfrich, Conrad Emile Lambert (1950). Memoires van Admiraal Helfrich Amsterdam: Elsevier.
Ships of class Name Construction yardCompleted FateSoerabaja Drydock Co., Surabaya1941Escaped to Australia after the Battle of the Java Sea. Served as a minesweeper stationed at Fremantle, returned to NEI after the war and served as a tug until at least 1946Soerabaja Drydock Co., Surabaya1941Escaped to Australia after the Battle of the Java Sea, returned to the NEI after the war and served at least until 1946Soerabaja Drydock Co., Surabaya1941Escaped to Australia after the Battle of the Java Sea, returned to the NEI after the war and served at least until 1946Verenigde Prauwenveren, BataviaNever commissionedScuttled on slipway 2 March 1942Verenigde Prauwenveren, BataviaNever commissionedScuttled on slipway 2 March 1942Verenigde Prauwenveren, Batavia1942 in Japanese serviceScuttled on slipway 2 March 1942, repaired by Japanese forces as submarine chaser Cha 101. Sunk by American aircraft near Celebes on 8 April 1945.
See also List of minesweepers of the Royal Netherlands Navy
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