| Name | No | Builder | Laid down | Launched | Comp | Fate |
| Poolster | Tandjong Priok Droogdok Mij, Batavia | 26/5/1938 | 3/2/1939 | 23/10/1939 // 1940 | scuttled 1/3/1942 |
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Displacement standard, t |
|
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Displacement full, t |
1565 |
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Length, m |
74.7 |
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Breadth, m |
12.0 |
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Draught, m |
3.00 |
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No of shafts |
1 |
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Machinery |
MAN / J & K Smit diesel |
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Power, h. p. |
1250 |
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Max speed, kts |
12 |
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Fuel, t |
diesel oil |
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Armament |
1 x 1 - 75/40 Krupp L/40, 2 x 1 - 12.7/90, 1 Do 24K-1 seaplane |
| Complement | 90 |
Ship project history: Former buoy tender for Gouvernements Marine. In 1940 Poolster was transferred to Navy and converted to tender for large flying boats Do 24K and MTBs.
Modernizations: None.
Naval service: Poolster was scuttled at Batavia 1/3/1942. Later she was raised by Japanese and commissioned by IJN 1/9/1943 as salvage vessel Horei Maru. Vessel was hard damaged by American aircraft of TF.38 at San Fernando (Luzon) 15/1/1945, and finally sunk 4/4/1945 by American B-25 bombers at Mako (Formoza).
Poolster
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