HNLMS Tjerk Hiddes
Survived
Royal Navy, then Royal Netherlands Navy
| Type | Destroyer |
|---|---|
| Class | N |
| War | Second World War |
| Main guns | 6 × 4.7″ guns in 3 twin mounts |
Service
| to 1942 | Nonpareil | |
| from 1942 | Tjerk Hiddes Transferred on completion |
N-class destroyer launched for the Royal Navy as Nonpareil and handed to the Dutch in 1942. Served with the Eastern Fleet, and in December 1942 made runs to Portuguese Timor to support the Australian commandos fighting on there. Sold to Indonesia in 1951 and scrapped in 1961.
Armament and specifications
Armament
- 3 × twin 4.7 in (120 mm) guns
- 1 × single 4 in (102 mm) AA gun
- 4 × single 20 mm (0.8 in) Oerlikon AA guns
- 2 × twin 0.5 in (12.7 mm) machineguns
- 1 × quintuple 21 in (533 mm) torpedo tubes
- 1 × depth charge rack, 2 × throwers; 45 × depth charges
| Builder | William Denny and Brothers, Dumbarton |
|---|---|
| Laid down | 22 May 1940 |
| Launched | 25 June 1941 |
| Commissioned | 30 October 1942 |
| Displacement | 1,773 long tons (1,801 t) (standard) |
| Length | 356 ft 6 in (108.7 m) (o/a) |
| Speed | 36 knots (67 km/h; 41 mph) |
| Complement | 183 |
As built, from the ship's Wikipedia article. Figures there may cover later refits too.
Career
She isn't listed in any of the fleet actions covered here.
Launched as HMS Nonpareil
25 June 1941
Renamed HNLMS Tjerk Hiddes
May 1942 · Transferred on completion
Fate
Survived
Scrapped, 1961