HNLMS A prior to departure to the Dutch East Indies
History
The Netherlands
NameA
BuilderRoyal Shipyard, Willemsoord, Den Helder
Laid down13 September 1928
Launched19 April 1929
Completed4 August 1930
FateScuttled, 1 March 1942
Empire of Japan
NameNo. 113
Acquiredrepaired by the Empire of Japan, 1943
Commissioned10 December 1943
FateSunk by torpedo attack from USS Hardhead, 23 July 1945
General characteristics
Class and typeA-class minesweeper
Displacement179 long tons (182 t) standard[1]
Length45 m (147 ft 8 in) overall[2]
Beam5.99 m (19 ft 8 in)[2]
Draught1.49 m (4 ft 11 in)[2]
Installed power690 hp (510 kW)[1][3]
Propulsion2 triple expansion engines, 2 shafts[1]
Speed14.0 knots (25.9 km/h; 16.1 mph)[1][4]
Complement38 (Dutch)[1]
ArmamentDutch:
*2 × 12.7 mm[1]
Japanese:[5]
*1 x 47 mm
*3 x 25 mm
*1 x 13 mm
8 depth charges

HNLMS A (Dutch: Hr.Ms. A) was an A-class minesweeper of the Royal Netherlands Navy that was scuttled by her crew during the Battle of Java. She was later re-floated and repaired by the Japanese and converted into auxiliary submarine chaser Cha-113 or No. 113 (Japanese: 第百十三號驅潜特務艇).

History

She was ordered by Royal Netherlands Navy and laid down on 13 September 1928 at the Royal Shipyard at Willemsoord, Den Helder, the first of four minesweepers in her class each denominated by a letter (HNLMS B, HNLMS C, HNLMS D).[1] She was launched on 19 April 1929 and completed on 4 August 1930.[6][1] She arrived at Surabaya on 20 October 1930 towed by the tugboats Friesland and Vlaanderen.[5] On 28 February 1942, she was attacked and damaged by Japanese aircraft at Surabaya.[6] On 1 March 1942, during the Battle of Java, she was scuttled by her crew at Surabaya.[6]

She was raised by the Japanese and converted into auxiliary submarine chaser No. 113.[6] On 10 December 1943, her conversion was completed and she was commissioned into the Imperial Japanese Navy.[6] She was mostly engaged in escort duties around Java.[6] On 23 June 1945 she was torpedoed and sunk by the American submarine USS Hardhead along with shuttle boat No. 8333 northeast of Madura Island and southeast of the Masalembu Islands at coordinates (05°45′S 114°16′E / 5.750°S 114.267°E / -5.750; 114.267).[7] At the time, Cha-113 was counterattacking Hardhead which had just sunk Cha-42 at (05°44′S 114°16′E / 5.733°S 114.267°E / -5.733; 114.267).

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Womack, Tom (1 December 2015). The Allied Defense of the Malay Barrier, 1941-1942. McFarland & Company. p. 61. ISBN 9781476662930.
  2. 1 2 3 Toda, Gengoro S. (21 September 2019). "驅潜特務艇 (Cha - Stats)". Imperial Japanese Navy - Tokusetsukansen (in Japanese).
  3. ↑ Toda lists 700 hp (520 kW)
  4. ↑ Toda lists 13 knots (24 km/h; 15 mph)
  5. 1 2 Visser, Jan. "A-class minesweepers". Netherlands Navy. Archived from the original on 27 September 2007.
  6. 1 2 3 4 5 6 Toda, Gengoro S. "第百十三號驅潜特務艇の艦歴 (No. 113 submarine chaser - Ship History)". Imperial Japanese Navy -Tokusetsu Kansen (in Japanese).
  7. ↑ Cressman, Robert (15 October 2016). The Official Chronology of the U.S. Navy in World War II. Naval Institute Press. ISBN 9781591146384.
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