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

Ships

Name	No	Yard No	Builder	Laid down	Launched	Comp	Fate
Flores	F66, 1945- N1, 1950- F803	300	Fijenoord, Schiedam	1.1925	15.8.1925	3.1926	barrack ship 5.1955
Soemba	T199, 1945- HX1, 1950- A891	304	Wilton, Schiedam	12.1924	24.8.1925	4.1926	TS 5.1946, hulk 1.1956

Technical data

Displacement standard, t	1457
Displacement full, t	1793
Length, m	76.4
Breadth, m	11.5
Draught, m	3.58
No of shafts	2
Machinery	2 VTE, 4 Yarrow boilers
Power, h. p.	2000
Max speed, kts	15
Fuel, t	oil 285
Endurance, nm(kts)	8000(8)
Armour, mm	deck: 25 with 50mm slopes, CT: 50, shields: 80 - 14, ammunition hoists: 25
Armament	3 x 1 - 149/50 Bofors Nr.7, 1 x 1 - 75/52 SA Nr.2, 2 x 2 - 12.7/90, 1 seaplane (WA)
Complement	132

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Project history

Gunboats (sometimes classified as sloops), intended for service in colonies where they should defend approaches to bases and minefields. They had very strong armament for the displacement. Machinery was designed as as much as possible simple in operation for actions on badly equipped theatre.

Ship protection

Ships were protected by 25mm main deck with 50mm slopes. There were no armoured belt.

Modernizations 9.

1941, Flores: + 1 x 1 - 40/39 QF Mk VIII, 2 x 4 - 7.7/87

1942-1944, Flores: - 1 x 1 - 75/52, 2 x 4 - 7.7/87, seaplane; + 1 x 2 - 40/56 Bofors Mk VIII/IX, 4 x 1 - 20/70 Oerlikon Mk II/IV

1942-1944, Soemba: - seaplane; + 6 x 1 - 20/70 Oerlikon Mk II/IV

1944, both: - 3 x 1 - 149/50; + 3 x 1 - 149/50 Bofors Nr.6 (from cruiser Sumatra)

Naval service

Flores was stricken in 1955 and converted to barrack ship. In July, 1960 she was renamed Van Speyk and 5.5.1965 again renamed Flores. She was excluded from fleet list 28.8.1968 and sold on demolition 12.11.1968. Soemba in 1945 was disarmed and converted to training ship for radar operators. She was excluded from fleet list 1.1.1956, converted to divers drill hulk and sold on demolition 12.6.1985.



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