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.Mark (1997), p. 147. They were an improved version of the .von Münching (1978), p. 124.
Design and construction 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.Lenton (1968), p. 93. One of these types was the P 5-class patrol vessel, which was an improved version of the . In comparison to the P 1 class the P-5 class was larger, faster and better armed.Mark (1997), pp. 147-148. They measured in length, had a beam of and a draft of .Lenton (1968), p. 95. They had a displacement of . The vessels were equipped with a Gray diesel engine that could produce . This allowed the P 5s to reach a maximum speed of . The P 5s had space for a complement of ten sailors and were armed with two machine guns.Mark (1997), p. 148.
The patrol vessels of the P 5 class were built in 1939 at the Marine Etablissement in Soerabaja, the Dutch East Indies.Raven (1988), p. 187.
Service history During the Dutch East Indies campaign all boats were scuttled by their crews to prevent capture.Gardiner and Chesneau (1980), p. 396.
Boats + P 5-class data ShipCommissioned Fate 1939 Scuttled by crew on 5 March 1942 at Pasoeroean. 1939 Scuttled by crew in March 1942 at most likely Tandjong Priok. 1939 Scuttled by crew on 8 March 1942 at Soerabaja. 1939 Scuttled by crew on 8 March 1942 at Soerabaja.
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External links Picture of a P 5 class patrol vessel at the Netherlands Institute for Military History (NIMH).