HNLMS Kortenaer
Sunk
| Type | Destroyer |
|---|---|
| Class | Admiralen |
| War | Second World War |
| Main guns | 4 × 4.7″ guns |
Hit by a long-range torpedo at the Java Sea; she broke in two and sank.
Armament and specifications
Armament
- 4 × Bofors 12 cm/50 (4.7 in) Mark 4 guns (4×1)
- 2 × Bofors 7.5 cm/55 (2.95") Mark 6 AA guns (2×1)
- 4 × 12.7 mm (0.50 in) machine guns
- 6 × 53.3 cm (21 in) torpedo tubes (2×3)
- 24 × mines
| Builder | Burgerhout, Rotterdam |
|---|---|
| Laid down | 24 August 1925 |
| Launched | 30 June 1927 |
| Commissioned | 3 September 1928 |
| Displacement | 1,310 long tons (1,331 t) standard |
| Length | 98.15 m (322 ft 0 in) oa 93.57 m (307 ft 0 in) lbp |
| Speed | 36 knots (67 km/h; 41 mph) |
| Complement | 129 |
As built, from the ship's Wikipedia article. Figures there may cover later refits too.
Career
Launched
30 June 1927
27 February 1942