The Admiralen-class were eight destroyers built for the Royal Netherlands Navy between 1926 and 1931. All ships fought in World War II. As is the tradition in the Dutch Navy they were named after Admirals.
Specifications[]
- Type: Destroyer
- Service Period: 1928-1952
- Characteristics:
- Length: 321 feet 6 inches (98 meters)
- Beam: 31 feet 3 inches (9.53 meters)
- Draught: 9 feet 9 inches (2.97 meters)
- Displacement: 1,474 tons (Standard); 1,837 tons (Full Load)
- Crew: 130
- Propulsion: 3 x Yarrow type boilers, Parsons geared turbines, 2 x shafts, 31,000 shp
- Range: 3,200 nautical miles (5,926.4 kilometers) at 15 knots (27.78 km/h)
- Speed: 36 knots
- Armament
- 4 x Bofors 120mm dual purpose naval guns
- 2 x Bofors 75mm anti-aircraft guns
- 4 x Bofors 40mm anti-aircraft guns
- 4 x 12.7mm machine guns
- 6 x 533mm torpedo tubes
- Aircraft Carried: 1 x seaplane
Unit Run[]
- HNLMS Van Ghent
- HNLMS Evertson
- HNLMS Kortenaer
- HNLMS Piet Hein
- HNLMS Van Galen
- HNLMS Witte de With
- HNLMS Banckert
- HNLMS Van Nes