HNLMS Michiel Gardeyn (1905)

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For other ships with the same name, see HNLMS K 1.
Michiel Gardeyn (NIHM2000-325-005).jpg
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)

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

Service history[]

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 and .[1][2]

References[]

  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.
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