Brinio-class gunboat

The Brinio class (sometimes referred to as Gruno class) was a class of three gunboats built by the Rijkswerf in Amsterdam for the Royal Netherlands Navy. The class comprised Gruno, Brinio and Friso.

Brinio
Class overview
Name: Brinio class
Builders: Rijkswerf, Amsterdam
Operators:  Royal Netherlands Navy
Completed: 3
General characteristics
Type: Gunboat
Displacement:
  • Brinio:
  • 545 tons
  • 634 tons (full load)
  • Gruno:
  • 533 tons
  • 581 tons (full load)
  • Friso:
  • 530 tons
  • 573 tons (full load)
Length: 52.66 m (172 ft 9 in)
Beam: 8.52 m (27 ft 11 in)
Draught: 2.75 m (9 ft 0 in)
Propulsion:
  • 2 × 750 ihp (560 kW), two shafts (Brinio and Friso)
  • 2 × 600 ihp (450 kW), two shafts (Gruno)
Speed: 14 knots (26 km/h) - 15 knots (28 km/h)
Complement:
  • 52
  • 63 (WW II)
Armament: 4 × 10.5 cm (4.1 in)
Armour:
  • 1.7 cm (0.67 in) deck
  • 5.5 cm (2.2 in) belt
  • 5 centimetres (2.0 in) Conning tower

Construction
Name Laid down Launched Commissioned Decommissioned
Friso 2 November 1911 29 August 1912 12 July 1915 12 May 1940
Gruno 12 February 1912 26 May 1913 15 July 1915 January 1950
Brinio 16 October 1911 12 August 1912 8 September 1914 14 May 1940

Service history

All ships were still in service at the start of World War II. Only Gruno was able to escape to the United Kingdom. Friso was sunk by German bombers on 12 May 1940 on the IJsselmeer and Brinio was scuttled by her own crew on the IJsselmeer on 14 May 1940 after being damaged by a German aircraft.

References
    • Lenton, H.T. (1967). Navies of the Second World War: Royal Netherlands Navy. London: Macdonald & Co.
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