drawing by Alexander van Maanen
The Witte de With 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 Maatschappij voor Scheeps- en Werktuigbouw Fijenoord at Rotterdam as building number 308 28 May 1927, launched 11 September 1928 and commissioned 20 February 1930. Call sign WW. Escorted the British cruiser HMS Exeter after the first day of the battle in the Java Sea back to Surabaya. Both ships were part of the allied ABDA-squadron commanded by the Dutch rear admiral Karel Doorman which fought against the Japanese fleet. The Witte de With was damaged by a Japanese aircraft attack 1 March while being at the Navy Establishment at Surabaya and was the next day destroyed by her own crew.
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.
The Witte de With 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 Maatschappij voor Scheeps- en Werktuigbouw Fijenoord at Rotterdam as building number 308 28 May 1927, launched 11 September 1928 and commissioned 20 February 1930. Call sign WW. Escorted the British cruiser HMS Exeter after the first day of the battle in the Java Sea back to Surabaya. Both ships were part of the allied ABDA-squadron commanded by the Dutch rear admiral Karel Doorman which fought against the Japanese fleet. The Witte de With was damaged by a Japanese aircraft attack 1 March while being at the Navy Establishment at Surabaya and was the next day destroyed by her own crew.
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.
