P 5-class patrol vessel

Class overview
Name	P 5 class
Builders	Marine Etablissement te Soerabaja, Soerabaja, Dutch East Indies
Operators	Royal Netherlands Navy
Preceded by	P 1 class
Succeeded by	P 9 class
In commission	1939–1942
Completed	4
General characteristics [1][2]
Type	Patrol vessel
Displacement	26 t (26 long tons)
Length	18.90 m (62 ft 0 in)
Beam	5.56 m (18 ft 3 in)
Draft	1.22 m (4 ft 0 in)
Propulsion	1 shaft 300 bhp (220 kW) Gray diesel engine
Speed	12.5 knots (23.2 km/h; 14.4 mph)
Crew	10
Armament	2 × single 12.7 mm machine guns

The P 5 class was a ship class of four patrol vessels that were built at the Marine Etablissement te Soerabaja in the Dutch East Indies for the Royal Netherlands Navy.^[3] They were an improved version of the P 1 class.^[4]

Before the Japanese invasion of the Dutch East Indies the Royal Netherlands Navy produced several types of inshore craft for coastal patrol and anti-submarine duties.^[5] One of these types was the P 5-class patrol vessel, which was an improved version of the P 1 class.^[4] In comparison to the P 1 class the P-5 class was larger, faster and better armed.^[1] They measured 18.90 meters (62 ft 0 in) in length, had a beam of 5.56 m (18 ft 3 in) and a draft of 1.22 m (4 ft 0 in).^[2] They had a displacement of 26 metric tons (26 long tons).^[3] The vessels were equipped with a Gray diesel engine that could produce 300 brake horsepower (220 kW).^[2] This allowed the P 5s to reach a maximum speed of 12.5 knots (23.2 km/h; 14.4 mph).^[1] The P 5s had space for a complement of ten sailors and were armed with two 12.7-millimeter (0.50 in) machine guns.^[6]

The patrol vessels of the P 5 class were built in 1939 at the Marine Etablissement in Soerabaja, the Dutch East Indies.^[7]

During the Dutch East Indies campaign all boats were scuttled by their crews to prevent capture.^[4][8]

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