HNLMS Willem Warmont (1905)

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

For other ships with the same name, see HNLMS K 3.
Torpedo boat Willem Warmont
History
Netherlands
Name: Willem Warmont
Owner: Koninklijke Marine
Builder: Maatschappij voor Scheeps- en Werktuigbouw Fijenoord
Laid down: 1904
Launched: 1905
Commissioned: 1905
Decommissioned: 1937
Fate: Decommisioned in 1937
General characteristics
Type: Torpedo boat
Displacement: 47.9 tons
Length: 30.0 m (98 ft 5 in)
Beam: 3.6 m (11 ft 10 in)
Draft: 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)
Propulsion:
  • 1 triple expansion machine
  • 1 coal-fired cylindrical boiler
  • 592 hp (441 kW)
Speed: 18.6 knots (34.4 km/h)
Range: 500 nmi (930 km) at 9 kn (17 km/h)
Complement: 12
Armament:
  • 1 × 37 mm (1.5 in) gun
  • 2 × 45 cm (18 in) torpedo tubes (2 × 1)

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.
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