MKF6-2008 HOLENDERSKI NISZCZYCIEL EVERTSEN

HNLMS Evertsen was a Dutch destroyer from the interwar period and World War II. The keel was laid under the vessel in 1925, the launch took place in September 1926, and commissioned in 1928. The length of the ship was 98.15 meters and a width of 9.53 meters. Full displacement reached approx. 1,650 tons, and maximum speed - approx. 34 knots. The deck armament, at the time of the launch, consisted of: 4 120 mm guns, 2 75 mm anti-aircraft guns and 6 533 mm torpedo tubes. HNLMS Evertsen was one of eight Admiralen-class destroyers. Units of this type were created in connection with the need to replace the Roofdier-class ships in the line - which still remember the times of World War I. The design of the new destroyers was ordered in Great Britain, and after modification in the Netherlands - accepted and put into production. The changes - in relation to the original design - concerned, among others: the use of a different type of main artillery cannons, reinforcement of anti-aircraft weapons or the use of mine tracks. As a result, relatively successful destroyers were created, similar in armament, performance or general combat capabilities to units of this type from other countries of the 1920s. HNLMS Evertsen, shortly after entering service, served in the North Sea and the Atlantic Ocean, but in 1934 was transferred to the Dutch East Indies. Until the outbreak of World War II, he was stationed at the base in Sabang. From May 1940 - that is, the moment of the German attack on the Netherlands - he performed an escort service in the Indian Ocean. From December 1941, it operated primarily in the Java Sea. HNLMS Evertsen was sunk on March 1, 1942 as a result of a clash with two Japanese destroyers.