HNLMS Michiel Gardeyn (1905)

Michiel Gardeyn, initially called K 1, was a K-class torpedo boat of the Dutch Koninklijke Marine. She was decommissioned in 1921.

Michiel Gardeyn in 1905
History
Netherlands
NameMichiel Gardeyn
OwnerKoninklijke Marine
BuilderMaatschappij voor Scheeps- en Werktuigbouw Fijenoord
Laid down1904
Launched1905
Commissioned1905
Decommissioned1921
FateSunk as target ship for an airstrike exercise in 1921
General characteristics
TypeTorpedo boat
Displacement47.9 tons
Length30.0 m (98 ft 5 in)
Beam3.6 m (11 ft 10 in)
Draft1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)
Propulsion
  • 1 triple expansion machine
  • 1 coal-fired cylindrical boiler
  • 592 hp (441 kW)
Speed18.6 knots (34.4 km/h)
Range500 nmi (930 km) at 9 kn (17 km/h)
Complement12
Armament
  • 1 × 37 mm (1.5 in) gun
  • 2 × 45 cm (18 in) torpedo tubes (2 × 1)

Service history

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Michiel Gardeyn was commissioned in to the Koninklijke Marine in 1905. She was sunk in 1921 as target ship during an airstrike exercise together with the torpedo boats Draak and Krokodil.[1][2]

References

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  1. ^ Kimenai, Peter (29 December 2010). "Nederlandse torpedoboten" (in Dutch). tracesofwar.nl. Retrieved 12 August 2019.
  2. ^ "Torpedoboten Hr.Ms. Draak (1907-1921) en Hr.Ms. Krokodil (1907-1921) en Hr.Ms. K1 (Michiel Gardeyn) (1905-1921) als oefendoel voor luchtbombardementen" (in Dutch). europeana.eu. Retrieved 12 August 2019.