HNLMS Soemba (1925)

HNLMS Soemba (Dutch: Hr.Ms. Soemba) was a Flores-class gunboat built in the mid-1920s for the Royal Netherlands Navy (Koninklijke Marine) to patrol the Dutch East Indies.

For other ships with the same name, see HNLMS Soemba.
Soemba c. 1930
History
Netherlands
NameSoemba
NamesakeSumba
BuilderWilton's Dok- en Werf Maatschappij, Schiedam
Laid down24 December 1924
Launched24 August 1925
Commissioned12 April 1926
IdentificationPennant numbers: T199, HX1, A891
FateScrapped 12 July 1985
General characteristics
Class and typeFlores-class gunboat
Displacement
  • 1,457 long tons (1,480 t) standard
  • 1,793 long tons (1,822 t) full load
Length75.6 m (248 ft 0 in)
Beam11.5 m (37 ft 9 in)
Draught3.6 m (11 ft 10 in)
Installed power
  • 2,000 shp (1,500 kW)
  • 4 Yarrow boilers
Propulsion2 shafts, 2 Triple-expansion steam engines
Speed15 knots (28 km/h; 17 mph)
Complement145
Armament
  • As built:
  • 3 × 5.9 in (150 mm) No. 7 guns
  • 1 × 75 mm gun
  • 4 × .50 Browning machine guns
  • Added:
  • 6 × Oerlikon 20 mm cannon
Armour
  • Bridge: 50 mm (2.0 in)
  • Deck: 25–50 mm (0.98–1.97 in)
  • Ammunition hoists: 25 mm (0.98 in)
  • Gun shields: 14–80 mm (0.55–3.15 in)
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