English: Prinses Beatrix (1)

Entered Service. 31 May 1948 Withdrawn. September 1968

The new motor ships Koningin Emma and Prinses Beatrix escaped to England on 10th May 1940. The 1939 twins were renamed Queen Emma and Princess Beatrix by the Royal Navy, and during 1942 they took part as landing vessels for the commando raids. Koningin Emma and Prinses Beatrix were rebuilt and refurbished for civilian service in 1947 and 1948, and in the latter year, they took places on the day service from the Hook of Holland to Harwich. In September 1968 the Prinses Beatrix laid up in Schiedam.