HNLMS Willem Warmont (1905)

For other ships with the same name, see HNLMS K 3.
Torpedo boat Willem Warmont
History
Netherlands
NameWillem Warmont
OwnerKoninklijke Marine
BuilderMaatschappij voor Scheeps- en Werktuigbouw Fijenoord
Laid down1904
Launched1905
Commissioned1905
Decommissioned1937
FateDecommissioned in 1937
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)

Willem Warmont, initially called K 3, was a K-class torpedo boat of the Dutch Koninklijke Marine. She was decommissioned in 1937.

Service history

Willem Warmont was commissioned in to the Koninklijke Marine in 1905. In 1936 she was being used as a training vessel for engineers and stokers. She was decommissioned from service in 1937.[1][2]

References

  1. ^ Kimenai, Peter (29 December 2010). "Nederlandse torpedoboten" (in Dutch). tracesofwar.nl. Retrieved 13 August 2019.
  2. ^ "Torpedoboot Hr.Ms. Willem Warmont (1905-1937), hier in gebruik als opleidingsvaartuig voor machinisten en stokers" (in Dutch). maritiemdigitaal.nl. Retrieved 13 August 2019.