HNLMS Van Kinsbergen

Survived

Type	Sloop
War	Second World War
Main guns	4 × 4.7″ guns

Gunnery training ship, in the Dutch West Indies when the Netherlands was invaded in 1940. Escorted convoys in the Caribbean for the rest of the war. Sold for scrap in 1974.

Collectie / Archief : Fotocollectie Anefo Reportage / Serie : [ onbekend ] Beschrijving : Aankomst "Van Kinsbergen" te Rotterdam Datum : 9 augustus 1948 Locatie : Rotterdam, Zuid-Holland Trefwoorden : AANKOMST Fotograaf : Merk, Ben / Anefo Auteursrechthebbende : Nationaal Archief Materiaalsoort : Ne Photo: Nationaal Archief, CC0 · Wikimedia Commons

Armament and specifications

Armament

As built

4 × 120 mm (4.7 in) guns
4 × 40 mm (1.57 in) guns
4 × 12.7 mm (0.5 in) machine guns
2 x Depth charge racks

Added in 1945

2 x Mousetraps

After 1951 refit

2 x 105 mm (4.1 in) guns
3 x 40 mm (1.57 in) guns
2 x 20 mm (0.8 in) guns

Armour

Belt: 13 mm (0.51 in)
Armour deck: 20 mm (0.79 in)
Conning tower: 20 mm (0.79 in)

Builder	Rotterdamsche Droogdok Maatschappij
Laid down	11 September 1937
Launched	5 January 1939
Commissioned	24 August 1939
Displacement	1760 tons (standard) 2388 tons (full load)
Length	100.2 m (328 ft 9 in)
Speed	25.5 kn (47.2 km/h; 29.3 mph)
Complement	183 (later 220)

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

5 January 1939

Fate

Survived

Sold for scrap 1974