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ZH3 destroyer (1929 / )
Ships
| Name | No | Yard No | Builder | Laid down | Launched | Comp | Fate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ZH3 (ex-Van Galen) | Wilton-Fijenoord, Schiedam, Netherlands | 5.1927 | 28.6.1928 | 10.1929 // --- | repair cancelled 8.1941 |
Technical data
| Displacement standard, t | 1316 |
|---|---|
| Displacement full, t | 1650 |
| Length, m | 93.6 pp 98.2 oa |
| Breadth, m | 9.53 |
| Draught, m | 2.97 |
| No of shafts | 2 |
| Machinery | 2 sets Parsons geared steam turbines, 3 Yarrow boilers |
| Power, h. p. | 31000 |
| Max speed, kts | 32 |
| Fuel, t | oil 330 |
| Endurance, nm(kts) | 3300(15) |
| Armament | 4 x 1 - 120/50 Mk 5, 1 x 1 - 75/55 Mk 2, 4 x 1 - 40/39 QF Mk II, 4 x 1 - 12.7/94, 2 x 3 - 533 TT, 4 DCT (40) |
| Electronic equipment | hydrophone |
| Complement | 149 |
Standard scale images
Van Galen 1938
Project history
ex-Dutch destroyer sunk by German aircraft 10.5.1940 off Rotterdam and salvaged by Germans in October. Repair was started but never completed and in October, 1941, ship was scrapped.
