Admiralen class destroyer

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The Admiralen Class were eight destroyers built for the Royal Netherlands Navy between 1928 and 1931. All ships fought in World War II and were sunk. As traditional in the Dutch Navy they were named after Admirals

1 Design
2 General Characteristics
3 Ships
4 References

[edit] Design

These ships were built in the Netherlands with assistance from the British Company Yarrow (at that time the leading builder of destroyers in the World). The dutch ships were based on the British destroyer HMS Ambuscade. The guns were bought from the Swedish Company Bofors. A novel feature was the provision of a seaplane for scouting. There washowever no catapult, the plane being lowered into the sea by a crane.

[edit] General Characteristics

Displacement; 1316 tons standard, 1640 tons full load
Length: 98 m
Beam: 9.53 m
Draught: 2.97m
Machinery: 2 shaft, Parsons geared turbines, 3 Yarrow type boilers, 31,000 hp
Speed: 36 knots
Range: 3,200 nm at 15 knots
Armament:
- 4 - 120 mm guns (4x1)
- 2 - 75 mm AA guns (1 gun in second group)
- 4 - 40mm AA guns (second group only)
- 4 - 0.5 inch machine guns
- 6 - 533mm torpedo tubes (2x3)
- 1 seaplane
Crew: 129 (120 in second group)

[edit] Ships

First Group
- HNLMS Van Ghent (ex-De Ruyter) - built by KM de Schelde, launched 13 October 1926, commisioned 31 May 1928. Served in the Netherlands East Indies as were part of Admiral Karel Doorman's command. Grounded and scuttled 15 February 1942
- HNLMS Eversten - Built by Bergerhout, launched 29 December 1926. Completed 31 May 1928. Served in the Far East. Sunk by the Imperial Japanese Navy 1 March 1942.
- HNLMS Kortenaer - Built by Bergerhout, launched 30 June 1927. Completed 3 September 1928. served in the Far East. Sunk by a torpedo from the Japanese cruiser Haguro on 27 February 1942
- HMNLS Piet Hein - Built by Bergerhout, launched 2 April 1927. Completed 25 January 1928. served in the Far East. Sunk by Japanese Destroyers 19 February 1942.

Second Group
- HMNLS Van Galen - built by Fijenoord, Launched 28 June 1928, commisioned 22 October 1929. Based at Home at the start of World War II and sunk on 10 May 1940 by german bombers. wreck was salvaged and scrapped by the Nazi's.
- HMNLS Witte de With - built by Fijenoord, Launched 12 September 1928, commisioned 20 February 1930. Scuttled after damage at the Battle of the Java Sea on 2 March 1942.
- HMNLS Banckert - Built by Bergerhout, launched 14 November 1929. Completed 14 November 1930. Damaged by Japanese bombers and scuttled in Sorebaya dockyard. salvaged by the Japanese but not repaired and returned to the Dutch after the war. Sunk as Target September 1949
- HMNLS Van Ness - Built by Bergerhout, launched 20 March 1930. Completed 12 March 1931. Sunk by Japanese aircraft 17 February 1942.