HNLMS Jacob van Heemskerk
| HNLMS Tromp (Bron: Koninklijke Marine) |
| | Career |
|---|
| Builder | Nederlandsche Scheepsbouw Mij., Amsterdam; completed in British yard |
| Laid down: | 31 October 1938 |
Launched
& commissioned | 16 September 1939 |
| Completed: | 10 May 1940 |
| Fate: | Decommissioned 1969
Scrapped 1970 |
| General Characteristics |
|---|
| Displacement: | 4000 tons |
| Length: | 433 ft o/a (132 m) |
| Beam: | 40.7 ft (12.4 m) |
| Draft: | 17.5 ft (4.8 m) |
| Propulsion: | 56,000 shp, Parsons geared steam turbines, 2 screws |
| Speed: | 32.5 knots |
| Complement: | 393 or 420 |
| Armour: | Side belt, 2-2.5 in., deck, 1.5 in. |
| Armament: | 10 × 4 in (102 mm) (5 × 2); 8 × 40 mm (4 × 2); 4 × 20 mm AA guns |
HNLMS Jacob van Heemskerk was a
Tromp-class light cruiser of the
Royal Netherlands Navy, named after Admiral
Jacob van Heemskerk (1567â€"1607). She was commissioned on
May 10 1940, when
Nazi Germany invaded the
Netherlands. However, as she was not armed she escaped to the UK, where she was refitted as an air defence cruiser since only these kind of guns were available.
The Hull was also known as
Argonaut 601. She saw extensive action during
World War II, mostly in
convoy duties, where she earned the loving nickname 'Old Jacob' or 'Old Jack' and received the reputation that not a single convoy ship would be lost when she was on duty.
Jacob van Heemskerk was the last of the two
Tromp-class cruisers. The other ship was the
Tromp.
