HNLMS Soemba
Survived
| Type | Gunboat |
|---|---|
| Class | Flores |
| War | Second World War |
| Main guns | 3 × 5.9″ guns |
Flores's sister, in the East Indies when Japan attacked. Escaped to Ceylon in March 1942, then supported the landings in Sicily, Salerno and Anzio and bombarded Utah Beach on D-Day. A barracks ship at Den Helder until 1985.
Armament and specifications
Armament
As built
- 3 × 5.9 in (150 mm) No. 7 guns
- 1 × 75 mm gun
- 4 × .50 Browning machine guns
Added
- 6 × Oerlikon 20 mm cannon
Armour
- Bridge: 50 mm (2.0 in)
- Deck: 25–50 mm (0.98–1.97 in)
- Ammunition hoists: 25 mm (0.98 in)
- Gun shields: 14–80 mm (0.55–3.15 in)
| Builder | Wilton's Dok- en Werf Maatschappij, Schiedam |
|---|---|
| Laid down | 24 December 1924 |
| Launched | 24 August 1925 |
| Commissioned | 12 April 1926 |
| Displacement | 1,457 long tons (1,480 t) standard 1,793 long tons (1,822 t) full load |
| Length | 75.6 m (248 ft 0 in) |
| Speed | 15 knots (28 km/h; 17 mph) |
| Complement | 145 |
As built, from the ship's Wikipedia article. Figures there may cover later refits too.
Career
Launched
24 August 1925
Normandy landings
Survived
6 June 1944
Dutch gunboat
Fate
Survived
Scrapped 12 July 1985