Soemba 1935
| Name | No | Builder | Laid down | Launched | Comp | Fate |
| Flores | F66, 1945- N1, 1950- F803 | Fijenoord, Schiedam | 1/1925 | 15/8/1925 | 3/1926 | barrack ship 5/1955 |
| Soemba | T199, 1945- HX1 | Fijenoord, Schiedam | 12/1924 | 24/8/1925 | 4/1926 | TS 5/1946, hulk 1/1956 |
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Displacement standard, t |
1457 |
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Displacement full, t |
1793 |
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Length, m |
76.4 |
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Breadth, m |
11.5 |
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Draught, m |
3.58 |
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No of shafts |
2 |
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Machinery |
VTE, 4 Yarrow boilers |
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Power, h. p. |
2000 |
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Max speed, kts |
15 |
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Fuel, t |
oil 285 |
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Endurance, nm(kts) |
8000(8) |
| Armour, mm | deck: 25 with 50mm slopes, CT: 50, shields: 80 - 14, ammunition hoists: 25 |
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Armament |
3 x 1 - 150/50 Bofors Nr.7, 1 x 1 - 75/55 Krupp Nr.2, 2 x 2 - 12.7/90, 1 seaplane (WA) |
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Complement |
132 |
Ship project history: Gunboats (sometimes classified as sloops), intended for service in colonies where they should cover approaches to bases and minefields. They had very strong armament for the displacement. Machinery was projected as as much as possible simple in operation for actions on badly arranged theatre.
Ship protection: Ships were protected by 25mm main deck with 50mm slopes. There were no armoured belt.
Modernizations: 9/1941, Flores: + 1 x 1 - 40/39 pompom, 2 x 4 - 7.7/87
1942-1944, Flores: - 1 x 1 - 75/55, 2 x 4 - 7.7/87, seaplane; + 1 x 2 - 40/56 Bofors, 4 x 1 - 20/70 Oerlikon
1942-1944, Soemba: - seaplane; + 6 x 1 - 20/70 Oerlikon
1944, both: - 3 x 1 - 150/50; + 3 x 1 - 150/50 Bofors Nr.6 (from cruiser Sumatra)
Naval service: Flores was stricken in 1955 and converted to barrack ship. In July, 1960 she was renamed Van Speyk and 5/5/1965 again renamed Flores. She was excluded from fleet list 28/8/1968 and sold on demolition 12/11/1968. Soemba in 1945 was disarmed and converted to training ship for radar operators. She was excluded from fleet list 1/1/1956, converted to divers drill hulk and sold on demolition 12/6/1985.
Soemba
© Ivan Gogin, 2011