RvM
Laid down on 1 March 1929 at the shipyard of Vickers-Armstrong, Barrow, England, lunched on 22 October as a submarine depot ship, completed March 1930 and stricken after >1962. In actual service also used for training purposes and as flagship. With a displacement of 6.438-9.000 (full load) tons were her dimensions 118,87 x 16,76 x 5,03 metres or 390’ x 55’x 16’6”. The Pearsons geared turbines supplied 2.400 ship allowing a speed of 13 knots. Coal bunker capacity 670 tons. The armament consisted of n2-4.7” guns, 5-2cm anti aircraft guns machineguns and she was temporarily fitted out with a seaplane. Her crew numbered 585 men including crews for the submarines.
