Poolster seaplanetender
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| Poolster at anchor near Meeuwen Island, Sunda Strait, March 1940 |
| Construction details | |
| Name | Poolster |
| Dockyard | Droogdok Maatschapij Tandjong Priok, Batavia |
| Dockyardnumber | DDM 309 |
| Laid down | May 26, 1938 |
| Launched | February 3, 1939 |
| Commissioned | October 23, 1939 |
| Specifications | |
| Displacement | 1565 tons |
| Crew | 90 |
| Dimensions | 74,72 (max) x 12 x 3 m |
| Armament | 1 x 75 mm Krupp L/40 2 x .50 Colt MG |
| Propulsion details | |
| Machinery | 1 x 4-stroke MAN dieselengine * |
| Performance | 1250 hp |
| Max speed | 12 knots |
| Bunkerage | |
| * Built under license by J & K Smit, Kinderdijk | |
| History | |
| In service with the Gouvernements Marine in 1939 as a buoy ship. Militarized in September, 1939, in service as seaplane tender. Operated of western Borneo December, 1941 - January, 1942. Served as MTB depot ship February-March, 1942. Scuttled Tandjong Priok on March 1, 1942. Raised by the Japanese Navy's 102nd Construction and Repair Unit on September 1, 1943. Converted to salvage ship Horei Maru, conversion completed on November 22, 1943. Based at Surabaya until November, 1944. Damaged by aircraft near Endohil Point, Rangasa Island on November 3, 1944. Arrived Manila via Tarakan on November 8, 1944 and commenced repairs. Based at Manila for some time; damaged by carrier-based aircraft from USN Task Force 38 on January 15, 1945 at North San Fernando, Luzon. Sunk by B.25 bombers (500th Bomb Squadron of the 345th Bomb Group) at Mako, Formosa on April 4, 1945. | |
Related links |
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J-aicraft.com Ships & Navy Message Board - Unidentified Naval Auxiliary (May 19, 2006) Combinedfleet.com - Tabular Record of Movement (TROM) for Horei Maru |
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