HNLMS Banckert
Scuttled
| Type | Destroyer |
|---|---|
| Class | Admiralen |
| War | Second World War |
| Main guns | 4 × 4.7″ guns |
With Doorman's strike force at Makassar Strait. Damaged by bombs, and scuttled in dock at Surabaya on 2 March 1942 as the Japanese closed in. The Japanese raised her but never finished repairing her; she was sunk as a target in 1949.
Armament and specifications
Armament
- 4 × single 120 mm (4.7 in) guns
- 1 × single 75 mm (3 in) AA gun
- 4 × single 40 mm (1.6 in) AA guns
- 4 × single 12.7 mm (0.50 in) guns
- 2 × triple 533 mm (21 in) torpedo tubes
| Builder | RotterdamBurgerhout's Scheepswerf en Machinefabriek, Rotterdam |
|---|---|
| Laid down | 15 August 1928 |
| Launched | 14 November 1929 |
| Commissioned | 14 November 1930 |
| Displacement | 1,316 long tons (1,337 t) (standard) |
| Length | 98.15 m (322 ft 0 in) |
| Speed | 36 knots (67 km/h; 41 mph) |
| Complement | 143 |
As built, from the ship's Wikipedia article. Figures there may cover later refits too.
Career
Launched
14 November 1929
Battle of Makassar Strait
Survived
4 February 1942
Fate
Scuttled
Surrendered, 23 October 1945