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Johan Maurits van Nassau Many thanks to Wolfgang Stöhr for additional information on this page.

Ships

Name	No	Yard No	Builder	Laid down	Launched	Comp	Fate
Johan Maurits van Nassau		195	De Schelde, Vlissingen	7.1931	20.8.1932	4.1933	sunk 14.5.1940

Technical data

Displacement standard, t	1537
Displacement full, t	1795
Length, m	78.7 pp 83.6 oa
Breadth, m	11.6
Draught, m	3.73
No of shafts	2
Machinery	2 VTE, 4 Yarrow boilers
Power, h. p.	2100
Max speed, kts	15
Fuel, t	oil 273
Endurance, nm(kts)	4000(9)
Armour, mm	deck: 25 with 50mm slopes, CT: 25, shields: 40 - 25
Armament	3 x 1 - 149/50 Bofors Nr.8, 1 x 2 - 40/56 Bofors Nr.3, 2 x 2 - 12.7/90, 1 seaplane (C.VIIW)
Complement	124

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Project history

After supported by Venezuela disturbances on belonging to the Netherlands island of Curacao in 1928 Dutch government has made a decision about building of special ship for service in West Indies. New gunboat was been designed on the basis of Flores class, differing in the increased dimensions and machinery power, a little deadened protection and possibility to carry a seaplane.

Ship protection

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

Modernizations

None.

Naval service

Johan Maurits van Nassau was sunk by German aircraft in the North Sea W off Den Helder 14.5.1940.



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