Ron van Maanen
The Banckert was part of the so-called Admiralen-class with the dimensions 98,15 x 9,45 x 3,00m and a displacement of 1,316-1.680 (full load) tons. They were built after the drawing supplied by the British Yarrow yard and based on the design of the British experimental destroyers Ambuscade and Amazone. The 2 Parsons and 3 Yarrow boilers supplied 31.000 ahp and with 2 crews allowing a speed of 34 knots. The Hr. Ms. Piet Hein reached on her trial a speed of 36,1 knots by 34.000 aphp. Her crew numbered 143 men. She was armed with 4-12cm guns, 1, 7.5cm gun, 4-40mm machine guns, 4-12.7mm machine guns, 2x3 53,3cm torpedo tubes, 4 launchers with 12 death charges and 2 launchers for 24 Vickers mines, the latter causing that the aft gun couldn't be used. She also carried a V-type floating plane.
On stocks at the Burgerhout’s Scheepswerf en Machinefabriek te Rotterdam 15 August 1928, launched 14 November 1929 and commissioned 14 November 1930. Her call sign was BK. Due to Japanese aircraft attacks 24 and 28 February 1942 at Tandjong Perak heavily damaged but managed to arrive at the Navy Establishment at Surabaya. There 2 March destroyed by her own crew. After the war found back at Surabaya as the Japanese patrol boat 106. Couldn’t be repaired and sunk as a target by gun exercises September 1949 off Zwaantjesdroogte in Madoera Strait.
The British destroyer HMS Amazon of 1,330 tons and dimensions 323 (over all) s 31'5" was launched at Thornycroft 27 January 1926 and broken up after 6 October 1948. She was armed with 4-4'7" guns, 1-3"gun and 6 torpedo tubes.
The British destroyer HMS Ambuscade of 1.170 tons and dimensions 322 (over all) x 31'1"was launched at Yarrow 15 January 1926 and sold to broken up 23 November 1946. She was armed with 4-4.7"guns and 6 torpedo tubes.
