Merel-class patrol ship

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HNLMS Reiger
Class overview
Name	Merel class
Builders	IJselwerf, Gorinchem
Operators	Royal Netherlands Navy
Preceded by	Sirius class
Succeeded by	Ambon
In service	1928–1949
Planned	3
Completed	3
Lost	2
Retired	1
General characteristics
Type	Patrol ship, seaplane tender
Displacement	600 tons
Length	47.78 m (156 ft 9 in)
Beam	8.4 m (27 ft 7 in)
Draught	2.7 m (8 ft 10 in)
Propulsion	1 × 700 ihp (520 kW) Deutz diesel engine
Speed	12 knots (22 km/h)
Complement	39
Armament	1 × 7.5 cm (3.0 in) cannon 1 × 7.7 mm (0.30 in) machine gun

The Merel class was a class of three patrol boats built by the Marine Etablissement in Surabaya for service with the Government Navy. The class consisted of HNLMS Merel, HNLMS Reiger and HNLMS Fazant and would soon after entering service be rebuilt into seaplane tenders.^[1][2]