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

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[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 was however 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

Name Builder Launched Commissioned Fate
HNLMS Van Ghent (ex-De Ruyter) KM de Schelde 13 October 1926 31 May 1928 Served in the Netherlands East Indies as part of Admiral Karel Doorman's command. Ran aground and was scuttled on 15 February 1942.
HNLMS Eversten Bergerhout 29 December 1926 31 May 1928 Served in the Far East. Sunk by the Imperial Japanese Navy on 1 March 1942.
HNLMS Kortenaer Bergerhout 30 June 1927 3 September 1928 Served in the Far East. Sunk by a torpedo from the Japanese cruiser Haguro during the Battle of the Java Sea on 27 February 1942.
HMNLS Piet Hein Bergerhout 2 April 1927 25 January 1928 Served in the Far East. Sunk by Japanese Destroyers during the Battle of Badung Strait on 19 February 1942.
  • Second Group
Name Builder Launched Commissioned Fate
HMNLS Van Galen Fijenoord 28 June 1928 22 October 1929 Based in the Netherlands at the start of World War II, the ship was dispatched to help with the defence of Rotterdam. Targeted by German bombers in the narrow river she suffered bomb damage and sank later in Rotterdam on 10 May 1940. The wreck was salvaged and scrapped by the Nazis.
HMNLS Witte de With Fijenoord 12 September 1928 20 February 1930 Scuttled on 2 March 1942 on account of damage incurred during the Battle of the Java Sea.
HMNLS Banckert Bergerhout 14 November 1929 14 November 1930 Damaged by Japanese bombers and scuttled in Surabaya dockyard. Salvaged by the Japanese, but not repaired and returned to the Dutch after the war. Sunk as a target in September 1949.
HMNLS Van Ness Bergerhout 20 March 1930 12 March 1931 Sunk after a 2-hour battle by Japanese aircraft on 17 February 1942, while escorting a refugee ship (which was also sunk).

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