Van Kinsbergen

Gunboat Van Kinsbergen was intended for training to operate state-of-the-art fire control systems. The ship was commissioned shortly before the beginning of World War II. During the war, she served in the Caribbean Sea and took part in escorting convoys, intercepting enemy transports, and hunting German submarines. After the war ended, Van Kinsbergen was engaged in two raids to the East Indies and Australia and was then used as floating barracks.