C-class motor launch
| Class overview | |
|---|---|
| Name | C class |
| Operators |  Royal Netherlands Navy (planned) |
| General characteristics | |
| Type | Motor launch |
| Displacement | 95 t (93 long tons) |
| Length | 32 m (105 ft 0 in) |
| Beam | 4.6 m (15 ft 1 in) |
| Draft | 1.6 m (5 ft 3 in) |
| Propulsion |
|
| Speed | 18 knots (33 km/h; 21 mph) |
The C class was a planned ship class of motor launches to be built in the Dutch East Indies for the Royal Netherlands Navy.[1] However, before the motor launches could be tendered the Dutch East Indies was invaded by the Japanese.[2] As a result no motor launch of the C class was ever constructed.[3]
Design and construction
[edit]The C-class motor launches were designed in 1941 in the Dutch East Indies and planned to be tendered at a shipyard in the colony.[2][4] They were designed to be able to perform various roles such as auxiliary submarine chaser, patrol vessel and auxiliary minesweeper.[1] The launches measured 32 meters (105 ft 0 in) in length, had a beam of 4.6 m (15 ft 1 in) and a draft of 1.6 m (5 ft 3 in).[2] Furthermore, they had a displacement of 95 metric tons (93 long tons) and were equipped with diesel engines that could produce 1,000 brake horsepower (750 kW).[4] This allowed the launches to reach a maximum speed of 18 knots (33 km/h; 21 mph).[1] The launches had two propellers.[2] Their armament had not yet been determined.[4]
Before the C-class motor launches could be tendered the Dutch East Indies was invaded by the Japanese.[4] It is therefore unknown how many C-class motor launches were planned to be built.[2]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]Bibliography
[edit]- Mark, Chris (1997). Schepen van de Koninklijke Marine in W.O. II (in Dutch). Alkmaar: De Alk. ISBN 90-6013-522-9.
- Raven, G.J.A., ed. (1988). De kroon op het anker: 175 jaar Koninklijke Marine (in Dutch). Amsterdam: De Bataafsche Leeuw. ISBN 90-6707-200-1.
- von Münching, L.L. (1978). Schepen van de Koninklijke Marine in de Tweede Wereldoorlog (in Dutch). Alkmaar: De Alk. ISBN 90-6013-903-8.