MBT HrMs Flotilla Leader "Tromp" (1938) - Construction Drawing Scale 1:200 (10.11.016)

The Hr.Ms. Tromp (1938) was a light cruiser of the Royal Netherlands Navy, originally classified as a flotilla leader. She was built to serve as the flagship for a squadron of destroyers and possessed sufficient firepower and speed to support both offensive and defensive operations.

General Specifications

Length: 132 metres

Beam: 12.4 metres

Draught: 4.8 metres

Displacement: 3,450 tonnes standard; 4,225 tonnes fully loaded

Speed: 32.5 knots (approximately 60 km/h)

Crew: Initially 295, later increased to 380

Propulsion: 2 × Parsons steam turbines with 4 Yarrow boilers, producing 56,000 hp

Armament

Main armament:

6 × 150 mm guns in three twin turrets

Anti-aircraft:

4 × 40 mm Bofors L/60 guns

4 × 12.7 mm anti-aircraft machine guns (later replaced by 20 mm Oerlikons)

Torpedo armament:

6 × 533 mm torpedo tubes in two banks of three

Anti-submarine:

ASDIC (sonar) and hydrophones

4 × depth charge launchers

Aircraft:

Fokker C.XIW seaplane for reconnaissance purposes .

Service history

Ordered: 1935

Keel laid: 17 January 1936

Launched: 24 May 1937

Commissioned: 18 August 1938

Decommissioned: 1 December 1955

Scrapped: 1969

The Tromp was one of the most modern ships in the Dutch navy when she entered service. During the Second World War, she was deployed on various operations, including escorting convoys and engaging Japanese units in the Pacific. In 1944, she took part in Operation Crimson, during which she attacked Japanese units and was herself hit, but sustained no fatal damage

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