HNLMS Isaac Sweers (1940)

*Isaac Sweers*
History
Netherlands
Name	Isaac Sweers
Namesake	Admiral Isaac Sweers
Builder	Koninklijke Maatschappij De Schelde; John I. Thornycroft & Company;
Laid down	26 November 1938
Launched	16 March 1940
Commissioned	29 May 1941
Fate	Torpedoed and sunk on 13 November 1942
General characteristics
Class and type	Gerard Callenburgh-class destroyer
Displacement	1,604 tons standard; 2,228 tons full load;
Length	107 m (351 ft 1 in)
Beam	10.6 m (34 ft 9 in)
Draught	2.8 m (9 ft 2 in)
Propulsion	2 shaft, Parsons geared turbines; 3 Yarrow type boilers; 45,000 hp (34,000 kW);
Speed	37.5 knots (69.5 km/h; 43.2 mph)
Range	3,200 nmi (5,900 km; 3,700 mi) at 15 knots (28 km/h; 17 mph)
Armament	6 × QF 4-inch Mk XVI naval guns; 4 × 40 mm Bofors; 8 × Vickers .50 machine guns; 8 × British 21-inch torpedoes; Mines & Depth Charges;

HNLMS Isaac Sweers was one of four Gerard Callenburgh-class destroyer built for the Royal Netherlands Navy during World War II.

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