HNLMS Z 5 (1915)

Torpedo boat Z 5 after her refit.
History
Netherlands
Name	HNLMS Z 5
Builder	Koninklijke Maatschappij De Schelde
Laid down	18 February 1914
Launched	1 April 1915
Commissioned	8 February 1917
Fate	Transferred to the Royal Navy on 2 March 1942
United Kingdom
Name	HMS Z 5 (until May 1943), HMS Blade (after May 1943)
Commissioned	2 March 1942
Fate	Returned to the Royal Netherlands Navy on 9 April 1945
Netherlands
Acquired	9 April 1945
Stricken	9 April 1945
Fate	Sold to the West of Scotland Shipbreaking Company, scrapping completed on 20 December 1945.
General characteristics As completed
Type	Torpedo boat
Displacement	263 tonnes (259 long tons) (standard)
Length	58.5 m (191 ft 11 in)
Beam	6.06 m (19 ft 11 in)
Draft	1.71 m (5 ft 7 in)
Propulsion	3 × cylindrical boilers 2 × triple expansion engines 5,500 hp (4,100 kW)
Speed	27 knots (50 km/h; 31 mph)
Range	425 nmi (787 km; 489 mi) at 20 knots (37 km/h; 23 mph)
Complement	48
Armament	2 × 75 mm (3.0 in) No. 4 guns 2 × 0.5 in (13 mm) guns 4 × 450 mm (18 in) torpedo tubes
General characteristics After the 1930 refit
Type	Patrol boat
Displacement	263 tonnes (259 long tons) (standard)
Length	58.5 m (191 ft 11 in)
Beam	6.06 m (19 ft 11 in)
Draft	1.71 m (5 ft 7 in)
Propulsion	2 × cylindrical boilers 2 × triple expansion engines 3,000 hp (2,200 kW)
Speed	22 knots (41 km/h; 25 mph)
Complement	34
Armament	2 × 75 mm (3.0 in) No. 4 guns 2 × 0.5 in (13 mm) guns Depthchargethrowers

Z 5, also known as Blade, was a Z-class torpedo boat of the Dutch Koninklijke Marine which also served in the British Royal Navy. She served during World War II, escaping to England after the Dutch surrender during the Battle of the Netherlands. She was decommissioned in 1945.