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{{Short description|Ship class of minehunters}}
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|Ship image=Hr.MS. Elst.jpg
|Ship caption=''Elst''
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{{Infobox ship class overview
| Name = ''Wildervank'' class
| Builders = * [[E. J. Smit & Zn.]], [[Westerbroek, Netherlands|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 = * {{navy|Netherlands}}
* {{navy|Ethiopia}}
* {{navy|Oman}}
| Class before = 
| Class after = {{sclass|Alkmaar|minehunter|4}}
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| Cost = 
| Built range = 1953–1957
| In commission range = 1955–1993
| Total ships building = 
| Total ships planned = 14
| Total ships completed = 14
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| Header caption =<ref name=Wildervank_class_1>{{Cite web|url=https://onzemarinevloot.weebly.com/wildervank-klasse.html|title=Wildervank klasse|publisher=Onze Marine Vloot|access-date=7 December 2022|language=nl}}</ref>
| Ship type = [[Minesweeper]]
| Ship displacement = 417 tons
| Ship length = {{cvt|46.62|m|ftin}}
| Ship beam = {{cvt|8.75|m|ftin}}
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| Ship draft = {{cvt|2.28|m|ftin}}
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| Ship propulsion = 2 × {{cvt|1250|hp}} [[Werkspoor]] [[diesel engine]]s
| Ship speed = {{convert|14|kn}}
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| Ship crew = 38
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| Ship armament = * 2 × 40 mm [[Bofors 40 mm L/60 gun|Bofors guns]]
* 1 × 20 mm [[machine gun]]
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The '''''Wildervank'' class''' was a [[ship class]] of fourteen [[minesweeper]]s that were built in the Netherlands for the [[Royal Netherlands Navy]]. The minesweepers were almost identical to the {{sclass|Dokkum|minesweeper|4}} built under the [[Mutual Defense Assistance Act|Mutual Defense Assistance Program]] (MDAP), but unlike the ''Dokkum'' class were paid for by the [[Dutch government]]. The [[diesel engine]]s were also different.

== Ships in class ==
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Hull number
! Name
! Builder
! Laid down
! Launched
! Commissioned
! Decommissioned
! Fate
! Notes

|-
| M803
| {{HNLMS|Wildervank|M803|2}}
| G. de Vries Lentsch Jr.
| 10 November 1953
| 24 February 1955
| 28 December 1955
| 22 March 1973
| Sold for scrap to A.J. Timmermans in 1977
| <ref name=Wildervank_1>{{Cite web|url=https://onzemarinevloot.weebly.com/hrms-wildervank.html|title=Hr.Ms. Wildervank|publisher=Onze Marine Vloot|access-date=7 December 2022|language=nl}}</ref>
|-
| M804
| {{HNLMS|Steenwijk|M804|2}}
| Haarlemse Scheepsbouw Maatschappij
| 26 August 1953
| 20 April 1956
| 16 July 1956
| 2 July 1969
| Sold for scrap to F. Rijsdijk in 1969
| <ref name=Steenwijk_1>{{Cite web|url=https://onzemarinevloot.weebly.com/hrms-steenwijk.html|title=Hr.Ms. Steenwijk|publisher=Onze Marine Vloot|access-date=7 December 2022|language=nl}}</ref>
|-
| M805
| {{HNLMS|Gieten|M805|2}}
| De Haan & Oerlemans
| 9 September 1953
| 17 February 1955
| 10 February 1956
| 2 July 1969
| Sold for scrap to F. Rijsdijk in 1969
| <ref name=Gieten_1>{{Cite web|url=https://onzemarinevloot.weebly.com/hrms-gieten.html|title=Hr.Ms. Gieten|publisher=Onze Marine Vloot|access-date=7 December 2022|language=nl}}</ref>
|-
| M807
| {{HNLMS|Waalwijk|M807|2}} ¹
| Verschure & Co's
| 21 October 1954
| 6 April 1955
| 21 June 1956
| 29 January 1968
| Sold for scrap to A.J. Timmermans in 1977
| <ref name=Waalwijk_1>{{Cite web|url=https://onzemarinevloot.weebly.com/waalwijk.html|title=Hr.Ms. Waalwijk|publisher=Onze Marine Vloot|access-date=7 December 2022|language=nl}}</ref>
|-
| M808
| {{HNLMS|Axel|M808|2}}
| De Groot & Van Vliet
| 17 October 1953
| 5 March 1955
| 16 March 1956
| 22 March 1973
| Sold to the [[Omani Navy]], renamed [[Al Salini (Royal Navy of Oman)|Al Salini]]
| <ref name=Axel_1>{{Cite web|url=https://onzemarinevloot.weebly.com/hrms-axel.html|title=Hr.Ms. Axel|publisher=Onze Marine Vloot|access-date=7 December 2022|language=nl}}</ref>
|-
| M811
| {{HNLMS|Aalsmeer|M811|2}}
| Gebr. Pot
| 25 November 1953
| 22 April 1955
| 3 May 1956
| 22 March 1973
| Sold to the [[Omani Navy]], renamed [[Al Nasiri (Royal Navy of Oman)|Al Nasiri]]
| <ref name=Aalsmeer_1>{{Cite web|url=https://onzemarinevloot.weebly.com/hrms-aalsmeer.html|title=Hr.Ms. Aalsmeer|publisher=Onze Marine Vloot|access-date=7 December 2022|language=nl}}</ref>
|-
| M814
| {{HNLMS|Meppel|M814|2}}
| Haarlemse Scheepsbouw Maatschappij
| 5 January 1954
| 19 July 1956
| 28 November 1956
| 22 March 1973
| Sold for scrap to A.J. Timmermans in 1977
| <ref name=Meppel_1>{{Cite web|url=https://onzemarinevloot.weebly.com/hrms-meppel.html|title=Hr.Ms. Meppel|publisher=Onze Marine Vloot|access-date=7 December 2022|language=nl}}</ref>
|-
| M816
| {{HNLMS|Lochem|M816|2}}
| E. J. Smit & Zn.
| 1 February 1954
| 22 October 1955
| 12 July 1956
| 2 July 1969
| Sold for scrap to F. Rijsdijk in 1969
| <ref name=Lochem_1>{{Cite web|url=https://onzemarinevloot.weebly.com/hrms-lochem.html|title=Hr.Ms. Lochem|publisher=Onze Marine Vloot|access-date=7 December 2022|language=nl}}</ref>
|-
| M819
| {{HNLMS|Goes|M819|2}}
| G. de Vries Lentsch Jr.
| 24 February 1955
| 23 March 1956
| 9 November 1956
| 22 March 1973
| Sold for scrap to A.J. Timmermans in 1977
| <ref name=Goes_1>{{Cite web|url=https://onzemarinevloot.weebly.com/hrms-goes.html|title=Hr.Ms. Goes|publisher=Onze Marine Vloot|access-date=7 December 2022|language=nl}}</ref>
|-
| M822
| {{HNLMS|Leersum|M822|2}} ¹
| De Haan & Oerlemans
| 12 February 1955
| 11 August 1956
| 8 March 1957
| 8 February 1966
| Sold for scrap to A.J. Timmermans in 1977
| <ref name=Leersum_1>{{Cite web|url=https://onzemarinevloot.weebly.com/leersum.html|title=Hr.Ms. Leersum|publisher=Onze Marine Vloot|access-date=7 December 2022|language=nl}}</ref>
|-
| M824
| {{HNLMS|Sneek|M824|2}}
| Verschure & Co's
| 6 April 1955
| 28 June 1956
| 1 March 1957
| 2 July 1969
| Sold for scrap to F. Rijsdijk in 1969
| <ref name=Sneek_1>{{Cite web|url=https://onzemarinevloot.weebly.com/hrms-sneek.html|title=Hr.Ms. Sneek|publisher=Onze Marine Vloot|access-date=7 December 2022|language=nl}}</ref>
|-
| M826
| {{HNLMS|Grijpskerk|M826|2}}
| De Groot & Van Vliet
| 5 March 1955
| 10 March 1956
| 16 November 1956
| 15 September 1993
| Sold for scrap to R. Zorn in 1993
| <ref name=Grijpskerk_1>{{Cite web|url=https://onzemarinevloot.weebly.com/hrms-grijpskerk.html|title=Hr.Ms. Grijpskerk|publisher=Onze Marine Vloot|access-date=7 December 2022|language=nl}}</ref>
|-
| M829
| {{HNLMS|Elst|M829|2}}
| Gebr. Pot
| 10 May 1955
| 21 March 1956
| 6 December 1956
| 2 November 1970
| Sold to the [[Ethiopian Navy]], renamed [[Ethiopian Patrol Ship MS41|MS41]]
| <ref name=Naarden_1>{{Cite web|url=https://onzemarinevloot.weebly.com/hrms-elst.html|title=Hr.Ms. Elst|publisher=Onze Marine Vloot|access-date=7 December 2022|language=nl}}</ref>
|-
| M843
| {{HNLMS|Lisse|M843|2}} ¹
| E. J. Smit & Zn.
| 10 March 1955
| 17 May 1956
| 22 February 1957
| 2 July 1969
| Sold for scrap to F. Rijsdijk in 1969
| <ref name=Lisse_1>{{Cite web|url=https://onzemarinevloot.weebly.com/hrms-lisse.html|title=Hr.Ms. Lisse|publisher=Onze Marine Vloot|access-date=7 December 2022|language=nl}}</ref>
|}
* ¹ = later rebuild as [[diving support vessel]]

==References==
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{{Post1945DutchShips}}

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[[Category:Mine warfare vessel classes]]
[[Category:Minesweepers of the Royal Netherlands Navy]]


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