Tromp-class cruiser
 Tromp
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| Class overview | |
|---|---|
| Name | Trompclass |
| Builders | Nederlandsche Scheepsbouw Mij. |
| Operators |  Royal Netherlands Navy |
| Built | 1936–1940 |
| In commission | 1938–1969 |
| Planned | 2 |
| Completed | 2 |
| Retired | 2 |
| General characteristics | |
| Type | Flotilla leader |
| Displacement | 3,350long tons(3,404 t) standard |
| Length | 131.95 m (432 ft 11 in) |
| Beam | 12.43 m (40 ft 9 in) |
| Draught | 4.32 m (14 ft 2 in) |
| Propulsion |
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| Speed | 32.5knots(37.4 mph; 60.2 km/h) |
| Complement |
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| Armament | |
| Aircraft carried | 1 ×Fokker C.XIWfloatplane(Tromp) |
| Notes | All of the above are from[1] |
TheTrompclasswas a class of ships of theRoyal Netherlands Navy.The hull shape was also known as theArgonaut 600.They were designed as "flotilla leaders"and their intended role was to be the backbone of asquadron of modern destroyersthat was planned at the same time (One of which was finished in the UK and the other in Germany. Two others scrapped). The ships were ordered in 1935;Trompwas launched in 1937, and her sister shipJacob van Heemskerckin 1939.[1][2]Often referred to as 'lightcruisers', they were significantly smaller and less capable than most light cruisers of the era.
At the outbreak ofWorld War II,Trompwas sent to theDutch East Indies.Jacob van Heemskerckwas still being completed in the naval shipyard inDen Helderwhen theGermanattack started on 10 May 1940, but she succeeded in escaping to theUnited Kingdom,where she was completed with a completely different armament set, as an anti-aircraft ship. Both ships served in the Far East and survived the war,Trompto be decommissioned in 1955 and sold for scrap in 1969 andJacob van Heemskerckto become an artillery instruction ship in 1947, decommissioned in 1969 and sold for scrap in 1970.[3][4][5][6][7][8]
Ships
[edit]| Name | Laid down | Launched | Commissioned | Decommissioned |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tromp | 17 January 1936 | 24 May 1937 | 18 August 1938 | 20 December 1968 |
| Jacob van Heemskerck | 31 October 1938 | 16 September 1939 | 10 May 1940 | 20 November 1969 |
Citations
[edit]- ^ab"Lichte kruisers van de Trompklasse".www.tracesofwar.nl.
- ^"Jacob van Heemskerck".Onze Vloot. Archived fromthe originalon 2019-05-30.Retrieved2018-10-12.
- ^"Lichte kruisers van de Trompklasse, HNLMS TROMP 1".www.tracesofwar.nl.
- ^"Lichte kruisers van de Trompklasse HNLMS Tromp 2".www.tracesofwar.nl.
- ^"Lichte kruisers van de Trompklasse, HNLMS Jacob van Heemskerck 1".www.tracesofwar.nl.
- ^"Lichte kruisers van de Trompklasse, HNLMS Jacob van Heemskerck 2".www.tracesofwar.nl.
- ^"Lichte kruisers van de Trompklasse, na-oorlogse periode".www.tracesofwar.nl.
- ^"HNLMS Tromp".Beeldbank Nederlands Instituut van defensie. Archived fromthe originalon 2018-10-12.Retrieved2018-10-12.
References
[edit]- Bevan, E. Denys; Caruana, Joseph; Duerkop, J.; Morton, A.; Spek, John D.; van Munching, L. L. & Voss, Maurice (1989). "Question 15/88".Warship International.XXVI(3): 305–307.ISSN0043-0374.
- Grobmeier, Alvin H.; Stroh, Stan; Visser, H. & Wetherhorn, Aryeh (2001). "Question 14/00: Characteristics of DutchTrompClass Cruisers ".Warship International.XXXVIII(2): 136–141.ISSN0043-0374.
- Mulder, Jantinus; Mulder, Frits (2012).Destroyer Leader HNLMSTromp.Emmen: Lanasta.ISBN9789086161911.
- Teitler, G. (1984).De strijd om de slagkruisers.Dieren: De Bataafsche Leeuw.ISBN978-9067070287.
- Kimenai, Peter (May 30, 2011)."Lichte kruisers van de Tromp-klasse"(in Dutch). TracesOfWar.nl.RetrievedMarch 3,2018.