Castor-class repairship

Castor-class repair ship

This buoyvessel was originally built for the Gouvernementsmarine, and was commandeered by the navy in 1939 to be rebuilt as a repair ship. Commissioned as such in September 1939, she was attached to the Naval yard in Soerabaja. Scuttled there in March 1942.

Castor at anchor in Gorontalo Bay, Celebes (Sulawesi), ca. 1921

Construction details

Name Castor

Dockyard Marine Etablissement, Soerabaja

Laid down

Launched July 4 1914

Commissioned October 7 1915

History Scuttled in Soerabaja March 2 1942, but raised by the Japanese and commissioned as a salvageship* in 1943. Mined June 28 1945 and beached southeast of Jizo Saki. Refloated and probably scrapped under the name Osei Maru in Japan.

* According to the US Navy Chronology, Osei Maru was a cableship.

Specifications

Displacement 670 tons

Crew 43

Dimensions 53,80 x 3,40 x ?

Armament -

Propulsion details

Boilers -

Machinery 2 dieselengines *

Performance 500 hp

Max speed 11 knots

Bunkerage 132 tons oil

* The diesels were of Dutch origin. The delay in delivery meant that the ship remained at the dockyard longer than planned

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Construction details
Name	Castor
Dockyard	Marine Etablissement, Soerabaja
Laid down
Launched	July 4 1914
Commissioned	October 7 1915
History	Scuttled in Soerabaja March 2 1942, but raised by the Japanese and commissioned as a salvageship* in 1943. Mined June 28 1945 and beached southeast of Jizo Saki. Refloated and probably scrapped under the name Osei Maru in Japan.
* According to the US Navy Chronology, Osei Maru was a cableship.

Specifications
Displacement	670 tons
Crew	43
Dimensions	53,80 x 3,40 x ?
Armament	-

Propulsion details
Boilers	-
Machinery	2 dieselengines *
Performance	500 hp
Max speed	11 knots
Bunkerage	132 tons oil
* The diesels were of Dutch origin. The delay in delivery meant that the ship remained at the dockyard longer than planned