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ROYAL DUTCH NAVY (NETHERLANDS)

TORPEDO SHIPS

DRAAK torpedo boats (1907)

similar Hydra 1905

Name No Yard No Builder Laid down Launched Comp Fate
Draak   120 De Schelde, Vlissingen 1905 21.7.1906 1907 subsidiary service 1921
Krokodil   121 De Schelde, Vlissingen 1905 2.8.1906 1907 subsidiary service 1921
Zeeslang   126 De Schelde, Vlissingen 1906 27.4.1907 1907 subsidiary service 1921

  

Displacement normal, t

90

Displacement full, t

103

Length, m

39.6

Breadth, m

4.11

Draught, m

2.20

No of shafts

1

Machinery

1 VTE, 2 Yarrow boilers

Power, h. p.

1500

Max speed, kts

24

Fuel, t

coal 21

Endurance, nm(kts)

1500(10)

Armament

2 x 1 - 37/20 Hotchkiss, 1 - 450 TT (bow), 1 x 1 - 450 TT

Complement

21

Project history: They were similar to the Hydra class boats but with one fewer tube, and, like that class, belonged to the East Indies Marine (Indische Militaire Marine).

Modernizations: None.

Naval service: No significant events.

Krokodil 1907

Many thanks to Wolfgang Stöhr for additional information on this page.

© Ivan Gogin, 2014