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  Valk 1938 Many thanks to Wolfgang Stöhr for additional information on this page.

Ships

Name	No	Yard No	Builder	Laid down	Launched	Comp	Fate
第104号哨戒艇 [104-go] (ex-Valk)		312	Wilton-Fijenoord, Schiedam, Netherlands		19.10.1929	1930 // 10.1942	damaged 25.5.1945, never repaired
第108号哨戒艇 [108-go] (ex-Arend)		311	Wilton-Fijenoord, Schiedam, Netherlands		21.5.1929	1.1930 // 7.1944	sunk 28.3.1945

Technical data

Displacement standard, t	775
Displacement full, t	1011
Length, m	66.5 wl 70.1 oa
Breadth, m	8.99
Draught, m	2.79
No of shafts	2
Machinery	2 VTE, 2 cylindrical boilers
Power, h. p.	3350
Max speed, kts	15
Fuel, t	oil 275
Endurance, nm(kts)	1400(10)
Armament	2 x 1 - 76/40 11-shiki, 4 x 2 - 25/60 96-shiki, 2 x 1 - 13.2/76, 4 DCT (48)
Complement	65

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Project history

After capture by Japan in the beginning of 1942 of extensive possession in South-East Asia, Japanese has got some number of enemy ships in damaged condition, abandoned by Americans, British and Dutch at retreat. Part of these ships has been repaired by Japanese and commissioned by IJN as patrols. Three destroyers, British Thracian, American Stewart and Dutch Banckert, become in the IJN patrols Р101, Р102 and Р106, have appeared the largest trophies. Remaining were former minesweepers, tugs and colonial service vessels of Dutch and American Navies.

Р104 (ex-Dutch colonial service vessel Valk) was scuttled in Tjilajap harbour 8.3.1942, salvaged by Japanese and entered service 15.10.1942 as patrol Р104. Р108 (ex-Dutch colonial service vessel Arend) 1.3.1942 was scuttled, raised by Japanese 29.2.1944 and after repair 31.7.1944 commissioned as patrol Р108.

Modernizations

None.