Van Speyk 1945
| Name | No | Builder | Laid down | Launched | Comp | Fate |
| "A" | P. Smit, Rotterdam | 8/1939 | 23/11/1940 | 10/1941 // --- | captured incomplete by Germany 5/1940 (K1) | |
| "B" | Gusto, Schiedam | 1939 | 28/6/1941 | 11/1942 // --- | captured incomplete by Germany 5/1940 (K2) | |
| Van Speyk (ex-K3, ex-"C") | N5, 1950- F805 | P. Smit, Rotterdam | 6/1939 | 22/3/1941 | 1/1942 // 5/1945 | captured incomplete by Germany 5/1940 (K3), returned 5/1945, stricken 6/1960 |
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Displacement standard, t |
1300 |
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Displacement full, t |
1470 |
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Length, m |
75.2 pp 77.9 oa |
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Breadth, m |
10.2 |
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Draught, m |
2.88 normal 3.90 max |
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No of shafts |
2 |
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Machinery |
as designed: Burmeister & Wain diesels Van Speyk as commissioned: HKD diesels |
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Power, h. p. |
as designed: 3500 Van Speyk as commissioned: 1760 |
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Max speed, kts |
as designed: 19 Van Speyk as commissioned: 14.5 |
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Fuel, t |
diesel oil 157 |
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Endurance, nm(kts) |
as designed: 4000(12) Van Speyk as commissioned: 6900(12) |
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Armour, mm |
belt: 60 - 40, deck: 35 - 20, turrets: 60, CT: 20 |
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Armament |
as designed: 2 x 2 - 120/45 Wilton-Fijenoord Nr.8, 2 x 2 - 40/56 Bofors Nr.3, 2 x 2 - 12.7/90, 2 DCR (24), sweeps Van Speyk as commissioned: 2 x 2 - 120/45 Wilton-Fijenoord Nr.8, 2 x 2 - 37/80 SK C/30, 2 x 4 - 20/65 C/38, 2 x 2 - 20/65 C/38, 8 DCT, 80 mines |
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Complement |
as designed: 99 Van Speyk as completed: 161 |
Ship project history: First in a series from 7 ships, but building of four was canceled 14/5/1940. They were designed as multipurpose ships, capable to act against a shore and to be used as escorts, owing to what they should had developed armour protection, and DP guns. The latters consisted of 120mm/45 Bofors guns similar to installed on Gerard Callenburg class destroyers. Guns should be installed in turrets with maximal 80° elevation angle, allowing to use them as antiaircraft. 40mm Boforses were equipped with Hazemeyer directors. Besides, ships had also mechanical sweeps.
All three ships were captured by Germans on slipways and completed for Kriegsmarine under changed design as K1-3. K1 was lost 5/5/1945. K2 was hard damaged 28/9/1944; after war she was returned to the Netherlands and broken up. K3 was returned to the Netherlands as Van Speyk.
Ship protection: The armoured belt covered about 63% of waterline length; abreast machinery its thickness was 50-60mm, and near ship ends 40mm, 20-35mm armoured deck was connected with upper edge of the belt; gun turrets, conning tower and gun director were also protected.
Modernizations: 1949, Van Speyk: - 2 x 4 - 20/65
1950, Van Speyk: - 2 x 2 - 37/83, 2 x 2 - 20/65; + 2 x 1 - 40/60 Bofors Mk 3, 6 x 1 - 20/70 Oerlikon Mk 4
1953, Van Speyk: diesels were replaced by new Sulzer from submarine O23 (5250hp, 17.5kts), displacement was 1381/1404t; - 2 x 1 - 20/70
1958, Van Speyk: + 2 x 1 - 40/60 Bofors MK 3, 2 x 1 - 20/70 Oerlikon Mk 4
Naval service: No significant events.
K3 (future Van Speyk)
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