Engineering:C-class motor launch

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Class overview
Name: C class
Operators:  Royal Netherlands Navy (planned)
General characteristics
Type: Motor launch
Displacement: 95 t (93 long tons)
Length: 32 m (105 ft 0 in)
Beam: 4.6 m (15 ft 1 in)
Draft: 1.6 m (5 ft 3 in)
Propulsion:
  • 2 propellers
  • 1,000 bhp (750 kW)
  • Diesel engines
Speed: 18 knots (33 km/h; 21 mph)

The C class was a planned ship class of motor launches to be built in the Dutch East Indies for the Royal Netherlands Navy.[1] However, before the motor launches could be tendered the Dutch East Indies was invaded by the Japanese.[2] As a result no motor launch of the C class was ever constructed.[3]

Design and construction

The C-class motor launches were designed in 1941 in the Dutch East Indies and planned to be tendered at a shipyard in the colony.[2][4] They were designed to be able to perform various roles such as auxiliary submarine chaser, patrol vessel and auxiliary minesweeper.[1] The launches measured 32 meters (105 ft 0 in) in length, had a beam of 4.6 m (15 ft 1 in) and a draft of 1.6 m (5 ft 3 in).[2] Furthermore, they had a displacement of 95 metric tons (93 long tons) and were equipped with diesel engines that could produce 1,000 brake horsepower (750 kW).[4] This allowed the launches to reach a maximum speed of 18 knots (33 km/h; 21 mph).[1] The launches had two propellers.[2] Their armament had not yet been determined.[4]

Before the C-class motor launches could be tendered the Dutch East Indies was invaded by the Japanese.[4] It is therefore unknown how many C-class motor launches were planned to be built.[2]

See also

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 von Münching (1978), p. 8.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 Mark (1997), p. 136.
  3. ↑ Raven (1988), p. 180.
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 von Münching (1978), p. 103.

Bibliography

  • Mark, Chris (1997) (in Dutch). Schepen van de Koninklijke Marine in W.O. II. Alkmaar: De Alk. ISBN 90-6013-522-9. 
  • Raven, G.J.A., ed (1988) (in Dutch). De kroon op het anker: 175 jaar Koninklijke Marine. Amsterdam: De Bataafsche Leeuw. ISBN 90-6707-200-1. 
  • von Münching, L.L. (1978) (in Dutch). Schepen van de Koninklijke Marine in de Tweede Wereldoorlog. Alkmaar: De Alk. ISBN 90-6013-903-8. 

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