C-class motor launch

Class overview
Name	C class
Operators	Royal Netherlands Navy (planned)
General characteristics
Type	Motor launch
Displacement	95 t (93 long tons)
Length	32 m (105 ft 0 in)
Beam	4.6 m (15 ft 1 in)
Draft	1.6 m (5 ft 3 in)
Propulsion	2 propellers 1,000 bhp (750 kW) Diesel engines
Speed	18 knots (33 km/h; 21 mph)

The C class was a planned ship class of motor launches to be built in the Dutch East Indies for the Royal Netherlands Navy.^[1] However, before the motor launches could be tendered the Dutch East Indies was invaded by the Japanese.^[2] As a result no motor launch of the C class was ever constructed.^[3]

The C-class motor launches were designed in 1941 in the Dutch East Indies and planned to be tendered at a shipyard in the colony.^[2][4] They were designed to be able to perform various roles such as auxiliary submarine chaser, patrol vessel and auxiliary minesweeper.^[1] The launches measured 32 meters (105 ft 0 in) in length, had a beam of 4.6 m (15 ft 1 in) and a draft of 1.6 m (5 ft 3 in).^[2] Furthermore, they had a displacement of 95 metric tons (93 long tons) and were equipped with diesel engines that could produce 1,000 brake horsepower (750 kW).^[4] This allowed the launches to reach a maximum speed of 18 knots (33 km/h; 21 mph).^[1] The launches had two propellers.^[2] Their armament had not yet been determined.^[4]

Before the C-class motor launches could be tendered the Dutch East Indies was invaded by the Japanese.^[4] It is therefore unknown how many C-class motor launches were planned to be built.^[2]

• B-class motor launch

• Mark, Chris (1997). Schepen van de Koninklijke Marine in W.O. II (in Dutch). Alkmaar: De Alk. ISBN 90-6013-522-9.
• Raven, G.J.A., ed. (1988). De kroon op het anker: 175 jaar Koninklijke Marine (in Dutch). Amsterdam: De Bataafsche Leeuw. ISBN 90-6707-200-1.
• von Münching, L.L. (1978). Schepen van de Koninklijke Marine in de Tweede Wereldoorlog (in Dutch). Alkmaar: De Alk. ISBN 90-6013-903-8.