RNN · DD
SunkAdmiralen-class destroyer, pennant PH, named for Piet Pieterszoon Hein. Burgerhout, Rotterdam. Laid down 16 August 1925. Launched 30 June 1927, the date on uboat.net and in the Zeeuws Archief. Other lists print 2 April 1927. Commissioned 25 January 1929. Lieutenant Commander Jan Marie Lodewijk Ignatius Chömpff had her from 23 December 1940. On the night of 19 February 1942 she led John D. Ford and Pope in the first wave in Badung Strait. Asashio and Oshio sank her. Not credited to one ship.
| Class | Admiralen class |
|---|---|
| Type | Destroyer (DD) |
| Hull | PH |
| Builder | Burgerhout, Rotterdam |
| Launched | 1927-06-30 |
| Commissioned | 1929-01-25 |
| Fate | Sunk. In Badung Strait on 19 February 1942, by gunfire and torpedoes from Asashio and Oshio. Sixty-four of her crew were lost. Some accounts give the torpedo to Asashio alone. Not credited to one ship. |
| Armament (class) | Dutch destroyer. Four guns and two funnels. |
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Laid down, displacement, length, beam, draft, speed, and complement are not stored for each hull, so this table leaves them out.
The armament line is the class drawing, not a measurement of this hull.
HNLMS Piet Hein on a full-power trial in the Netherlands East Indies. The pennant PH is on the bow. Royal Netherlands Navy photograph. Public domain.
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Command
Air attack in the Bali Sea
1942-02-04 · in the force. Not sunk
Battle of Badung Strait
1942-02-19 · led Ford and Pope. Sunk. Not credited to one ship
Shot and shell
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