Van Galen 1942
Van Galen 1942
| Name | No | Builder | Laid down | Launched | Comp | Fate |
| Van Galen (ex-Noble) | G84, 1945- J3, 1950- D803 | Denny, Dumbarton, UK | 7/1939 | 17/4/1941 | 2/1942 | stricken 10/1956 |
| Tjerk Hiddes (ex-Nonpareil) | G16, 1945- J5, 1950- D806 | Denny, Dumbarton, UK | 5/1940 | 25/6/1941 | 10/1942 | to Indonesia 3/1951 (Gadjah Mada) |
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Displacement standard, t |
1773 |
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Displacement full, t |
2384 |
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Length, m |
103.5 pp 108.7 oa |
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Breadth, m |
10.9 |
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Draught, m |
4.22 |
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No of shafts |
2 |
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Machinery |
Parsons geared steam turbines, 2 Admiralty 3-drum boilers |
|
Power, h. p. |
40000 |
|
Max speed, kts |
36 |
|
Fuel, t |
oil 464 |
| Endurance, nm(kts) | 5500(15) |
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Armament |
Van Galen: 3 x 2 - 120/45 QF Mk XII, 1 x 4 - 40/39 pompom, 6 x 1 - 20/70 Oerlikon, 2 x 5 -533 TT, 2 DCT, 2 DCR (45 DC) Tjerk Hiddes: 3 x 2 - 120/45 QF Mk XII, 1 x 4 - 40/39 pompom, 4 x 1 - 20/70 Oerlikon, 2 x 5 -533 TT, 2 DCT, 1 DCR (45 DC) |
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Sensors |
type 271, 285, 290 radars, sonar |
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Complement |
218 |
Ship project history: Ex-British destroyers of N class, transferred before completion: Van Galen 11/2/1942 and Tjerk Hiddes 27/5/1942.
Modernizations: 1943 - 1944, both: + 2 DCT, 1 DCR (DC stowage was 45 pcs)
Naval service: No significant events.
Van Galen 1951
© Ivan Gogin, 2011