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Tonnage |
982 tons standard displacement |
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Dimensions |
213'3" by 32'10" by 10'6" 65m by 10m by 3.2m |
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Maximum speed |
15.5 knots |
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Complement |
105 |
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Armament |
2 75mm AA guns 4 0.50 machine guns 150 mines |
| Machinery |
1-shaft triple expansion reciprocating (2500 shp) Coal boilers |
The Krakatau was
completed in 1924. Badly built and unstable, she capsized in 1932 but
was salvaged. She was at Surabaya
when war broke out, and was scuttled on 8 or 9 March 1942 during the Java invasion.
References
NetherlandsNavy.nl (accessed 2012-9-7)
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