Dimensions
- Size (Max)
- 2587 t
- Length (Total)
- 114,00 m
- Length (Waterline)
- 110,00 m
- Beam
- 11,25 m
- Draft
- 3,84 m
- Crew
- 231
Development
The project
After the invasion of the Netherlands in 1940, the Dutch shipyards remained almost undamaged. The German Navy therefore approached Dutch shipbuilders to construct smaller vessels for the Kriegsmarine. Based on Dutch designs, the Flottentorpedoboot 1940 was closer to a destroyer than a conventional torpedo boat.
Twenty-four ships were ordered in 1940 and 1941, but only three were launched. In 1944 the incomplete ships were transferred toward the Baltic for completion, but none entered service. Machinery already built for the class was later used in the first postwar Dutch destroyers Holland, Gelderland, Noordbrabant and Zeeland.
Construction records
Ordered ships
Twenty-four ships were ordered, but only T61, T63 and T65 were launched. None was commissioned.
| Name | Construction | Launched | Commissioned | Fate |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| T61 | Wilton-Fijenoord, Schiedam, 1942 | June 1944 | Not commissioned | Towed toward Germany in September 1944. An air-launched torpedo struck the incomplete ship near Den Helder on 12 September 1944. She was beached and scrapped. |
| T62 | Wilton-Fijenoord, Schiedam, 1942 | Not launched | Not commissioned | Scrapped at the shipyard in 1944. |
| T63 | Rotterdamsche Droogdok Maatschappij, 1942 | 28 October 1944 | Not commissioned | Towed to Wilhelmshaven on 11 December 1944 and scuttled near Jutland on 31 December 1946. |
| T64 | Rotterdamsche Droogdok Maatschappij, 1942 | Not launched | Not commissioned | Scrapped at the shipyard in 1944. |
| T65 | De Schelde, Vlissingen, 1942 | 8 July 1944 | Not commissioned | Towed to Kiel on 8 September 1944. British troops captured the incomplete ship on Borkum on 19 May 1945. She was broken up after 3 May 1946. |
| T66 | De Schelde, Vlissingen, 1942 | Not launched | Not commissioned | Destroyed during an air raid in 1944. |
| T67 | Nederlandsche Scheepsbouw Maatschappij, Amsterdam, 1942 | Not launched | Not commissioned | Construction order canceled in 1945. |
| T68 | Nederlandsche Scheepsbouw Maatschappij, Amsterdam, 1942 | Not launched | Not commissioned | Construction order canceled in 1945. |
| T69 | Wilton-Fijenoord, Schiedam, 1942 | Not launched | Not commissioned | Scrapped at the shipyard in 1944. |
| T70 | Rotterdamsche Droogdok Maatschappij, 1942 | Not launched | Not commissioned | Scrapped at the shipyard in 1944. |
| T71 | De Schelde, Vlissingen | Not launched | Not commissioned | Construction order canceled in 1945. |
| T72 | Nederlandsche Scheepsbouw Maatschappij, Amsterdam, 1942 | Not launched | Not commissioned | Construction order canceled in 1945. |
| T73 | Wilton-Fijenoord, Schiedam | Not launched | Not commissioned | Construction order canceled in 1941. |
| T74 | Wilton-Fijenoord, Schiedam | Not launched | Not commissioned | Construction order canceled in 1941. |
| T75 | Wilton-Fijenoord, Schiedam | Not launched | Not commissioned | Construction order canceled in 1941. |
| T76 | Rotterdamsche Droogdok Maatschappij | Not launched | Not commissioned | Construction order canceled in 1941. |
| T77 | Rotterdamsche Droogdok Maatschappij | Not launched | Not commissioned | Construction order canceled in 1941. |
| T78 | Rotterdamsche Droogdok Maatschappij | Not launched | Not commissioned | Construction order canceled in 1941. |
| T79 | De Schelde, Vlissingen | Not launched | Not commissioned | Construction order canceled in 1941. |
| T80 | De Schelde, Vlissingen | Not launched | Not commissioned | Construction order canceled in 1941. |
| T81 | De Schelde, Vlissingen | Not launched | Not commissioned | Construction order canceled in 1941. |
| T82 | Nederlandsche Scheepsbouw Maatschappij, Amsterdam | Not launched | Not commissioned | Construction order canceled in 1941. |
| T83 | Nederlandsche Scheepsbouw Maatschappij, Amsterdam | Not launched | Not commissioned | Construction order canceled in 1941. |
| T84 | Nederlandsche Scheepsbouw Maatschappij, Amsterdam | Not launched | Not commissioned | Construction order canceled in 1941. |
Class data
Technical profile
Principal dimensions, armament, machinery and projected performance.
Armament
- 12,7 cm L/45 C/34
- 4
- 3,7 cm L/83 C/30
- 4
- 2 cm MG L/65 C/30
- 16
- 53,3 cm Torpedo tubes
- 8
- Mines
- 50
- Depth Charge launcher
- 4
Machinery
- Shafts
- 2
- Turbines
- 2
- Type
- Parson (N.V. Werkspoor build)
Performance
- Total Performance
- 45000-49500 shp
- Speed
- 35 kn
- Range
- 2350 miles at 19 kn