Jan van Brakel 1937
| Name | No | Builder | Laid down | Launched | Comp | Fate |
| Jan van Brakel | M24, 1942- M80, 6/1946- PE1, 1/1947- P5, 1952- F816 | De Schelde, Vlissingen | 5/1935 | 8/2/1936 | 6/1936 | salvage vessel 1950, frigate 1952, stricken 8/1957 |
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Displacement standard, t |
740 |
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Displacement full, t |
955 |
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Length, m |
54.8 pp 58.7 oa |
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Breadth, m |
10.0 |
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Draught, m |
3.28 |
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No of shafts |
2 |
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Machinery |
VTE, 2 Yarrow boilers |
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Power, h. p. |
1600 |
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Max speed, kts |
15 |
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Fuel, t |
oil 72 |
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Endurance, nm(kts) |
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Armament |
2 x 1 - 75/55 Krupp Nr.2, 1 x 1 - 40/39 pompom, 2 x 2 - 12.7/90, 60 mines |
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Complement |
65 |
Ship project history: Ordered 19/11/1934. Actually ship was repeated Nautilus, from which differed by only details (in particular, number of boilers).
Modernizations: late 1940: - 2 x 1 - 75/55, 1 x 1 - 40/39; + 2 x 1 - 76/40 QF Mk I HA, 2 DCR, type 286M radar, sonar
11/1943: - 2 x 1 - 76/40, 2 x 2 - 12.7/90, type 286M radar; + 2 x 1 - 76/50 Mk 17/20/21, 6 x 1 - 20/70 Oerlikon, type 271 radar
1952: - 2 x 1 - 76/40, 2 x 1 - 20/70; + 1 x 1 - 105/45 SK C/32, 1 x 1 - 40/56 Bofors
Naval service: In 1950 Jan van Brakel was converted to salvage ship and in 1951-1952 she was modernized, rearmed and reclassified as frigate. She was stricken 1/8/1957 and sunk as a target at atoll Biak.
Jan van Brakel
© Ivan Gogin, 2011