text by Ron van Maanen
The Evertsen 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, 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 by Burgerhout’s Scheepswerf and Machinefabriek at Rotterdam 5 August 1925, launched 29 September 1926 and commissioned 12 April 1928. Call sign EV. Part of the Allied ABDA-squadron commanded by the Dutch rear admiral Karel Doorman. She tried to escape with the American cruiser Houston and the Australian cruiser Perth via Sunda Strait to the Indian Ocean the day after the disastrous battle in the Java Sea (27 February 1942). Heavily damaged in the fight with Japanese cruisers and destroyers she was set by her own crew in sinking condition on the coast reef of the island Seboekoe Besar.
The 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 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.
