HNLMS Pollux (1922)
| History | |
|---|---|
 Netherlands | |
| Name | Pollux |
| Operator |  Royal Netherlands Navy |
| Builder | Verschure & Co., Amsterdam |
| Launched | August 1922 |
| Commissioned | 1923 |
| Fate | Scrapped or sunk after August 1945 |
| General characteristics [1][2] | |
| Type | Steamship |
| Displacement | 1,012 t (996 long tons) |
| Length | 55.64 m (182 ft 7 in) |
| Beam | 9.55 m (31 ft 4 in) |
| Draught | 3.18 m (10 ft 5 in) |
| Propulsion |
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| Speed | 10.5 knots (19.4 km/h; 12.1 mph) |
| Capacity | 800 m3 (28,000 cu ft) gas storage |
| Crew | 49 |
| Armament | 1 x 7.5 cm cannon |
HNLMS Pollux was a steamship of the Dienst der Bebakening en kustverlichting.[3][4] She was built in the Netherlands and used as lightship and beacon ship (Dutch: bebakeningsvaartuig).[1][2] In 1939 the ship was militarized and taken into service of the Royal Netherlands Navy.[3]
Design and construction
[edit]Pollux was built at the shipyard Verschure & Co. in Amsterdam.[5][6] In August 1922 the ship was launched and in December 1922 it left Amsterdam for Hellevoetsluis where it would perform its sea trials.[7][8] The next year, in 1923, Pollux was commissioned into the Dienst der Bebakening en kustverlichting.[2] The costs of building the Pollux was estimated to be 939.000 Dutch guilders.[2]
The design of the Pollux was based on that of the Hoofdinspecteur Zeeman but with several modifications.[2]
After being militarized the ship got equipped with a single 7.5 cm cannon on its front deck.[9]
Service history
[edit]In March 1929 Pollux was involved in the construction of a new beacon in Soerabaja which would mark the area that contained the Queen Olga reef.[10]
Second World War
[edit]During the Second World War Pollux continued her lighting and beacon duties, which included making sure minefields were properly marked in the waters of the Dutch East Indies.[9]
On 2 March 1942 the ship was scuttled by its own crew in Soerabaja.[1] A year later, on 13 February 1943, Pollux was lifted by the Japanese and rebuild as the survey vessel Korai Maru.[3] Later the ship was renamed Hoyo.[1]
After the war, in August 1945, the ship was found damaged in Soerabaja.[3] It was later either scrapped or sunk.[1]
Notes
[edit]Citations
[edit]- ^ a b c d e Mark (1997), p. 172.
- ^ a b c d e Backer Dirks (1986), p. 74.
- ^ a b c d von Münching (1978), p. 164.
- ^ "Te water lating van de „Pollux"". De Amsterdammer (in Dutch). 16 August 1922.
- ^ "Scheepsbouw". Algemeen Handelsblad (in Dutch). 18 March 1923.
- ^ "Geslaagde proeftocht". De Standaard (in Dutch). 3 January 1923.
- ^ "Tewaterlating". De Standaard (in Dutch). 15 August 1922.
- ^ "Scheepsberichten". Scheepvaart (in Dutch). 28 December 1922.
- ^ a b Backer Dirks (1986), p. 176.
- ^ "Nieuw baken". Soerabaijasch handelsblad (in Dutch). 2 March 1929.
References
[edit]- Mark, Chris (1997). Schepen van de Koninklijke Marine in W.O. II (in Dutch). Alkmaar: De Alk. ISBN 90-6013-522-9.
- von Münching, L.L. (1978). Schepen van de Koninklijke Marine in de Tweede Wereldoorlog (in Dutch). Alkmaar: Alk. ISBN 90-6013-903-8.
- Backer Dirks, F.C. (1986). De Gouvernements marine in het voormalige Nederlands-Indië in haar verschillende tijdsperioden geschetst: 1861-1949 (in Dutch). Vol. III. Houten: De Boer Maritiem. ISBN 90-228-1884-5.