Her building at the shipyard of the Kon.Mij. De Schelde at Flushing for the Royal Netherlands Navy with building number 151 was ordered on 20 april 1912, keel laid down on 8 March 1913 between the submarine wharehouses on the north bank, boiler placed on 2 August, launched on 18 October, trials while berthed on 17 December, technical trials on 13 and 20 January 1914, official trial of Den Helder on 20 January, transferred on 11 March and departed on her maiden voyage on the 14th towards Den Helder. Built within 22,5 months. Contracted building costs ƒ 260.000, costs completely fitted out when she was for the first time commissioned amounted ƒ 334.561. Escaped on 17 May 1940 towards
Fitted out with a triple 3 cylinder expansion engine which supplied 2.750 (projected) ihp-3.021 (during trial with a displacement of 165 tons) allowing a speed of 26,2 knots. One screw and 2 Yarrow water tube boilers). Fuel bunker capacity 44 cubic metres or 42 ton coal. Range with a speed of 10 knots 1,300 nautical miles or 8 hours full speed. Weight hull 67,5 ton, weight armament 11,8 ton and equipment, crew and stores 22 ton. The armament consisted of 2-7,5cm guns, 3-45cm torpedo guns. Two masts. Her crew numbered 27 men. Displacement 180 tons and as dimensions 49,5 x 5,20 x 1,41 and as hold of 290 metres or 162’4” x 16’11” x 4’6” and 9’6”.
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Order administration shipyard Kon.Mij. De Schelde (Municipality Archive 
