Allied Warships

HNMS Z 5 (H 97)

Torpedo boat of the Z 5 class

Navy	The Royal Dutch Navy
Type	Torpedo boat
Class	Z 5
Pennant	H 97
Built by	Koninklijke Maatschappij De Schelde (Vlissingen (Flushing), The Netherlands)
Ordered
Laid down	18 Feb 1914
Launched	1 Apr 1915
Commissioned	8 Feb 1917
End service
History	HrMs Z 5 escaped to the U.K. on 14 May 1940. She was transferred to the Royal Navy on 2 March 1942. In May 1943 she was renamed HMS Blade. Returned to the Royal Netherlands Navy on 9 April 1945 but not commissioned. Sold and scrapped at Troon, Scotland in October 1945. More on this ship can be found at this website (offsite link).

Commands listed for HNMS Z 5 (H 97)

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	Commander	From	To
1	luitenant ter zee 1e klasse (Lt.Cdr.) Pieter Atzo de Boer, RNN	24 Mar 1941	18 May 1941

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