| HNLMS Van Galen (G84) | |
|---|---|
 Van Galen, 1942 | |
| Career (Netherlands) |  |
| Name: | Van Galen (G84) |
| Namesake: | Johan van Galen |
| Builder: | William Denny and Brothers, Dumbarton |
| Laid down: | 10 July 1939 |
| Launched: | 17 April 1941 |
| Completed: | 20 February 1942 |
| Struck: | October 1956 |
| Fate: | Sold for scrapping, 1957 |
| General characteristics as per Lenton[1] | |
| Type: | N class destroyer |
| Displacement: |
1,773 long tons (1,801 t) standard 2,384 long tons (2,422 t) full load |
| Length: | 356 ft 6 in (108.66 m) o/a |
| Beam: | 35 ft 9 in (10.90 m) |
| Draught: | 12 ft 6 in (3.81 m) full |
| Propulsion: | 2 × Admiralty 3-drum boilers, Parsons geared steam turbines, 40,000 shp (29.8 MW) on 2 shafts |
| Speed: |
36 knots (67 km/h; 41 mph) maximum 32 knots (59 km/h; 37 mph) at full load displacement |
| Range: |
5,500 nmi (10,200 km) at 15 kn (28 km/h; 17 mph) 1,500 nmi (2,800 km) at 32 kn (59 km/h; 37 mph) |
| Complement: | 183 |
| Armament: |
• 6 × QF 4.7 inch (120-mm) Mk.XII L/45 guns, twin mount CP Mk.XIX • 1 × QF 4 in Mk.V (102 mm), mount HA Mk.III • 4 × QF 2 pounder Mk.VIII (40 mm), quad mount Mk.VII • 4 × QF 20 mm Oerlikon, single mounts P Mk.III • 4 × QF 0.5 in Mk.III (12.7mm) Vickers, twin mount Mk.V • 5 (1×5) tubes for 21 in torpedoes Mk.IX |
HNLMS Van Galen (G84) was an N-class destroyer of the Royal Netherlands Navy during World War II. She was built as the British Royal Navy destroyer HMS Noble (G84), but was commissioned into the Royal Netherlands Navy shortly after completion. The ship served throughout World War II and was stricken in October 1956 and scrapped in February 1957 in the Netherlands.
References[]
- ↑ Lenton, H. T., British and Empire Warships of the Second World War, Greenhill Books, ISBN 1-85367-277-7
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