| Name | No | Builder | Laid down | Launched | Comm | Fate |
| Bellatrix | Rijkswerf Amsterdam | 1914 | scuttled 1/3/1942 | |||
| Canopus | Rijkswerf Amsterdam | 1915 | sunk 5/3/1942 | |||
| Deneb | Rijkswerf Amsterdam | 1915 | sunk 4/2/1942 |
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Displacement standard, t |
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Displacement full, t |
763 - 773 |
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Length, m |
53.3 pp |
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Breadth, m |
9.00 |
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Draught, m |
3.00 |
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No of shafts |
1 |
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Machinery |
VTE |
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Power, h. p. |
800 |
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Max speed, kts |
12 |
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Fuel, t |
oil |
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Endurance, nm (kts) |
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Armament |
Bellatrix: 1 x 1 - 75/55 Krupp Nr.2 Canopus, Deneb: 2 x 1 - 37/45 Bofors? |
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Complement |
45 |
Ship project history: Gouvernementsmarine ships intended for service in East Indies.
Modernizations: None.
Naval service: Canopus was sunk 5/3/1942 by Japanese aircraft at Tjilatjap, salvaged by Japanese, commissioned by them as Ariake Maru and returned in 1945. Deneb was sunk 4/2/1942 by Japanese aircraft off Riau Archipelago. Bellatrix was scuttled 1/3/1942 at Tanjong Priok, salvaged by Japanese and returned in 1945.
Canopus 1934
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