Dates: 1941 - 1956

“N” Class destroyer ordered from Denny at Dumbarton with the 1939 Programme on 15th April 1939 with HMS NOBLE of the same Class. Laid down on 22nd May 1940 the ship was sold to the Netherlands on 18th March 1941with her sister ship built in the same shipyard. Tender price was?400,684 excluding cost of Admiralty supplied equipment such as guns, ammunition and communications outfits. These two ships were allocated to replace HMS NORMAN and HMS NORSEMAN whose build at Woolston, Southampton had been delayed by bomb damage in the Thornycroft shipyard. This ship was launched on 25th June 1941. It is not known whether she was named TJERK HIDDES instead of NONPAREIL but at launch she may have given the Dutch name. She was commissioned into service as HM Neth. Ship TJERK HIDDES on 27th May 1942 after completion on 6th May.. The RN name was introduced in 1558 to replace the name PHILLIP AND MARY for a Galleon after rebuild.. It was previously used for a WW1 destroyer built in 1916 and sold in 1921.TJERK HIDDES was not adopted by any civil community in UK after a successful “WARSHIP WEEK” National Savings campaign during 1941-42. She was the 4th RN ship to bear the name which has not be used again since this ship was sold.

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