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K3 (future Van Speijk) Many thanks to Wolfgang Stöhr for additional information on this page.

Ships

Name	No	Yard No	Builder	Laid down	Launched	Comp	Fate
"A"		524	P. Smit, Rotterdam	8.1939	23.11.1940	10.1941 // ---	captured incomplete by Germany 5.1940 (K1)
"B"		750	Gusto, Schiedam	1939	28.6.1941	11.1942 // ---	captured incomplete by Germany 5.1940 (K2)
Van Speijk (ex-K3, ex-"C")	N5, 1950- F805	525	P. Smit, Rotterdam	6.1939	22.3.1941	1.1942 // 5.1945	captured incomplete by Germany 5.1940 (K3), returned 5.1945, stricken 6.1960

Technical data

Displacement standard, t	1300
Displacement full, t	1470
Length, m	75.2 pp 77.9 oa
Breadth, m	10.2
Draught, m	2.88 normal 3.90 max
No of shafts	2
Machinery	as designed: 2 Burmeister & Wain diesels Van Speijk as commissioned: 2 HKD diesels
Power, h. p.	as designed: 3500 Van Speijk as commissioned: 1760
Max speed, kts	as designed: 19 Van Speijk as commissioned: 14.5
Fuel, t	diesel oil 157
Endurance, nm(kts)	as designed: 4000(12) Van Speijk as commissioned: 6900(12)
Armour, mm	belt: 60 - 40, deck: 35 - 20, turrets: 60, CT: 20
Armament	as designed: 2 x 2 - 120/45 Wilton-Fijenoord Nr.8, 2 x 2 - 40/56 Bofors Nr.3, 2 x 2 - 12.7/90, 2 DCR (24), mechanical minesweeping gear Van Speijk as commissioned: 2 x 2 - 120/45 Wilton-Fijenoord Nr.8, 2 x 2 - 37/80 SK C/30, 2 x 4 - 20/65 C/38, 2 x 2 - 20/65 C/38, 8 DCT, 80 mines
Electronic equipment	Van Speijk as commissioned: presumably S-Gerät, GHG sonars
Complement	as designed: 99 Van Speijk as completed: 161

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Project history

First in a series from 7 ships, but building of four was canceled 14.5.1940. They were designed as multipurpose ships, capable to operate against a shore and to be used as escorts, owing to what they should had strong armour protection, and DP guns. The latters consisted of 120mm/45 Bofors guns similar to installed on Gerard Callenburg class destroyers. Guns should be installed in turrets with maximal 80° elevation angle, allowing to use them as antiaircraft. 40mm Boforses were equipped with Hazemeyer directors. Besides, ships had also mechanical sweeps.

All three ships were captured by Germans on slipways and completed for Kriegsmarine under changed design as K1-3. K1 was lost 5.5.1945. K2 was hard damaged 28.9.1944; after war she was returned to the Netherlands and broken up. K3 was returned to the Netherlands as Van Speijk.

Ship protection

The armoured belt covered about 63% of waterline length; abreast machinery its thickness was 50-60mm, and near ship ends 40mm, 20-35mm armoured deck was connected with upper edge of the belt; gun turrets, conning tower and gun director were also protected.

Modernizations

1949, Van Speijk: - 2 x 4 - 20/65

1950, Van Speijk: - 2 x 2 - 37/83, 2 x 2 - 20/65; + 2 x 1 - 40/60 Mk 3, 6 x 1 - 20/70 Mk 4, radars

1953, Van Speijk: diesels were replaced by new Sulzer from submarine O23 (5250hp, 17.5kts), displacement was 1381/1404t; - 2 x 1 - 20/70

1958, Van Speijk: + 2 x 1 - 40/60 Mk 3, 2 x 1 - 20/70 Mk 4

Naval service

No significant events.

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