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Author:  Novice [ April 13th, 2012, 10:44 pm ]
Post subject:  Netherlands Flotilla Leaders
In 1930 the Royal Dutch Navy turned to various shipyards in Europe, to tender bids for a flotilla leader, for the Dutch East India fleet. Thornycroft shipyards in the UK designed a powerful ship.
The ship had a single funnel and 8 4.7" guns in twin mountings, 4 40mm Pom-Pom AA guns and 2 triple 21" torpedo tubes.
The ship was designed to carry a float plane for spotting, and all this with a maximum speed of 33 knots.
The ship, although built with destroyers standards had 1.5" protective plating along the sides, protecting the magazines and machinery spaces, and a 1" protective deck. The design was not built, but eventually the Dutch built the two Tromp class cruisers instead.

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Author:  Thiel [ April 13th, 2012, 11:07 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: Netherlands Flotilla Leaders
Nice drawing, but man she would not have been a beauty queen.
Author:  bezobrazov [ April 13th, 2012, 11:53 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: Netherlands Flotilla Leaders
Thiel, I beg to differ! That IS a beautiful vessel! And its beauty is enhanced by Novice's loving treatment of her, creating a most inspiring and studious drawing which excels in the attention to detail and care for proportionality etc. a most well executed job!
Author:  rifleman [ April 14th, 2012, 5:23 am ]
Post subject:  Re: Netherlands Flotilla Leaders
I would agree the design also has great potential for modification.
Author:  acelanceloet [ April 14th, 2012, 7:00 am ]
Post subject:  Re: Netherlands Flotilla Leaders
well, she is ugly as hell....... but only if compared with the ships that the dutch build in the end http://www.shipbucket.com/Real%20Design ... 0Tromp.png
great drawing though, of an design I didn't even knew about until now :O
Author:  Bombhead [ April 14th, 2012, 8:22 am ]
Post subject:  Re: Netherlands Flotilla Leaders
bezobrazov wrote:
Thiel, I beg to differ! That IS a beautiful vessel! And its beauty is enhanced by Novice's loving treatment of her, creating a most inspiring and studious drawing which excels in the attention to detail and care for proportionality etc. a most well executed job!
I'm with you on that one Bezo.Nice one Novice. :P
Author:  ALVAMA [ April 14th, 2012, 9:33 am ]
Post subject:  Re: Netherlands Flotilla Leaders
I was gonna draw i myself.. nice work..
Author:  Novice [ April 14th, 2012, 9:46 am ]
Post subject:  Re: Netherlands Flotilla Leaders
ALVAMA wrote:
I was gonna draw i myself.. nice work..
If you have other plans feel free to continue this thread :)

Thank you all for the positive feed back ;)
Author:  ALVAMA [ April 14th, 2012, 11:01 am ]
Post subject:  Re: Netherlands Flotilla Leaders
I'll. soon.
Author:  Hood [ April 14th, 2012, 1:00 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: Netherlands Flotilla Leaders
An unusually looking ship, especially for Thornycroft, its not their usual style. Interesting to see though.
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