| Navy | The Royal Dutch Navy |
| Type | Torpedo boat |
| Class | Z 5 |
| Pennant | H 71 |
| Built by | Feijenoord (Schiedam, Holland) |
| Ordered | |
| Laid down | 12 May 1914 |
| Launched | 23 Jun 1915 |
| Commissioned | 22 Sep 1916 |
| End service | 16 Jan 1942 |
| History | HrMs Z 8 escaped to the U.K. on 14 May 1940. More on this ship can be found at this website (offsite link). |
Commands listed for HNMS Z 8 (H 71)
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| Commander | From | To | |
| 1 | luitenant ter zee 1e klasse (Lt.Cdr.) Pieter Atzo de Boer, RNN | 7 Apr 1939 | 24 Mar 1941 |
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Notable events involving Z 8 include:
16 Jul 1940
HMS L 23 (Lt. R.M. Galloway, RN) departed Dundee for Scapa Flow. She was escorted by HrMs Z 8 (Lt.Cdr. P.A. de Boer, RNN). (1)
24 Oct 1940
HMS Oberon (Lt.Cdr. E.F. Pizey, DSC, RN) conducted exercises in the Clyde area for the C.O.Q.C. (Commanding Officers Qualifying Course) with the Dutch torpedo boat HrMs Z 8 (Lt.Cdr. P.A. de Boer, RNN). (2)
26 Oct 1940
HMS Oberon (Lt.Cdr. E.F. Pizey, DSC, RN) conducted exercises in the Clyde area for the C.O.Q.C. (Commanding Officers Qualifying Course) with the Dutch torpedo boat HrMs Z 8 (Lt.Cdr. P.A. de Boer, RNN). (2)
27 Oct 1940
HMS H 34 (Lt. L.W. Napier, RN) arrived at Rothesay. She was escorted in (from 1025 hours) by the Dutch torpedo boat HrMs Z 8 (Lt.Cdr. P.A. de Boer, RNN). (3)
28 Oct 1940
HMS Oberon (Lt.Cdr. E.F. Pizey, DSC, RN) conducted exercises in the Clyde area for the C.O.Q.C. (Commanding Officers Qualifying Course) with the Dutch torpedo boat HrMs Z 8 (Lt.Cdr. P.A. de Boer, RNN). (2)
31 Oct 1940
HMS Oberon (Lt.Cdr. E.F. Pizey, DSC, RN) conducted exercises in the Clyde area for the C.O.Q.C. (Commanding Officers Qualifying Course) with the Dutch torpedo boat HrMs Z 8 (Lt.Cdr. P.A. de Boer, RNN). (2)
13 Nov 1940
HMS Upholder (Lt. M.D. Wanklyn, RN) conducted attack exercises in the Clyde area with HrMs Z 8 (Lt.Cdr. P.A. de Boer, RNN).
These were followed by night attack exercises with HMS Breda (Capt.(Retd.) A.E. Johnston, RN). (4)
19 Nov 1940
HMS Otway (Lt. E.D. Norman, RN) conducted exercises in the Clyde area with HrMs Z 8 (Lt.Cdr. P.A. de Boer, RNN). (5)
22 Nov 1940
HMS Otway (Lt. E.D. Norman, RN) conducted exercises in the Clyde area with HrMs Z 8 (Lt.Cdr. P.A. de Boer, RNN). (5)
22 Nov 1940
HMS Thunderbolt (Lt. C.B. Crouch, RN) conducted attack exercises in the Clyde area with HrMs Z 8 (Lt.Cdr. P.A. de Boer, RNN) as target. (6)
23 Nov 1940
HMS Thunderbolt (Lt. C.B. Crouch, RN) conducted attack exercises in the Clyde area with HrMs Z 8 (Lt.Cdr. P.A. de Boer, RNN) as target. Upon completion of these exercises HMS Thunderbolt proceeded to Campbeltown. (6)
27 Nov 1940
HMS Oberon (Lt.Cdr. E.F. Pizey, DSC, RN) conducted exercises in the Clyde area for the C.O.Q.C. (Commanding Officers Qualifying Course) with the Dutch torpedo boat HrMs Z 8 (Lt.Cdr. P.A. de Boer, RNN). (7)
1 Dec 1940
HMS Unbeaten (Lt. E.A. Woodward, RN) conducted attack exercises in the Clyde area in which the Dutch torpedo boat HrMs Z 8 (Lt.Cdr. P.A. de Boer, RNN) served as target. (8)
3 Dec 1940
HMS Unbeaten (Lt. E.A. Woodward, RN) conducted attack exercises in the Clyde area in which the Dutch torpedo boat HrMs Z 8 (Lt.Cdr. P.A. de Boer, RNN) served as target. (8)
5 Dec 1940
HMS Oberon (Lt.Cdr. E.F. Pizey, DSC, RN) conducted exercises in the Clyde area with the Dutch torpedo boat HrMs Z 8 (Lt.Cdr. P.A. de Boer, RNN). (9)
18 Dec 1940
HMS Oberon (Lt.Cdr. E.F. Pizey, DSC, RN) conducted exercises in the Clyde area with the Dutch torpedo boat HrMs Z 8 (Lt.Cdr. P.A. de Boer, RNN). (9)
22 Dec 1940
HMS Oberon (Lt.Cdr. E.F. Pizey, DSC, RN) conducted exercises in the Clyde area with the Dutch torpedo boat HrMs Z 8 (Lt.Cdr. P.A. de Boer, RNN). (9)
1 Jan 1941
HMS Oberon (Lt.Cdr. E.F. Pizey, DSC, RN) conducted exercises in the Clyde area with the Dutch torpedo boat HrMs Z 8 (Lt.Cdr. P.A. de Boer, RNN). (10)
2 Jan 1941
HMS Oberon (Lt.Cdr. E.F. Pizey, DSC, RN) conducted exercises in the Clyde area with the Dutch torpedo boat HrMs Z 8 (Lt.Cdr. P.A. de Boer, RNN). (10)
3 Jan 1941
HMS Thunderbolt (Lt. C.B. Crouch, RN) conducted attack exercises in the Clyde area during which the Dutch torpedo boat HrMs Z 8 (Lt.Cdr. P.A. de Boer, RNN) acted as target. (11)
4 Jan 1941
HMS Thunderbolt (Lt. C.B. Crouch, RN) conducted attack exercises in the Clyde area during which the Dutch torpedo boat HrMs Z 8 (Lt.Cdr. P.A. de Boer, RNN) acted as target. (11)
7 Jan 1941
HMS Oberon (Lt.Cdr. E.F. Pizey, DSC, RN) conducted exercises in the Clyde area with the Dutch torpedo boat HrMs Z 8 (Lt.Cdr. P.A. de Boer, RNN). (10)
8 Jan 1941
HMS Oberon (Lt.Cdr. E.F. Pizey, DSC, RN) conducted exercises in the Clyde area with the Dutch torpedo boat HrMs Z 8 (Lt.Cdr. P.A. de Boer, RNN) and HMS Breda (Capt.(Retd.) A. E. Johnston, RN). (10)
23 Jan 1941
HMS Tigris (Lt.Cdr. H.F. Bone, DSO, DSC, RN) conducted attack exercises in the Clyde area with the Dutch torpedo boat HrMs Z 8 (Lt.Cdr. P.A. de Boer, RNN). (12)
12 Feb 1941
HMS H 50 (Lt. M. Willmott, RN) conducted exercises in the Clyde area with HrMs Z 8 (Lt.Cdr. P.A. de Boer, RNN). (13)
12 Feb 1941
HMS Oberon (Lt.Cdr. E.F. Pizey, DSC, RN) conducted exercises in the Clyde area for the C.O.Q.C. (Commanding Officers Qualifying Course) with the Dutch torpedo boat HrMs Z 8 (Lt.Cdr. P.A. de Boer, RNN). (14)
18 Feb 1941
HMS Oberon (Lt.Cdr. E.F. Pizey, DSC, RN) conducted exercises in the Clyde area for the C.O.Q.C. (Commanding Officers Qualifying Course) with the Dutch torpedo boat HrMs Z 8 (Lt.Cdr. P.A. de Boer, RNN). (14)
18 Feb 1941
HMS Otway (Lt. H.R.B. Newton, RN) conducted exercises in the Clyde area with HrMs Z 8 (Lt.Cdr. P.A. de Boer, RNN). (15)
19 Feb 1941
HMS Oberon (Lt.Cdr. E.F. Pizey, DSC, RN) conducted exercises in the Clyde area for the C.O.Q.C. (Commanding Officers Qualifying Course) with the Dutch torpedo boat HrMs Z 8 (Lt.Cdr. P.A. de Boer, RNN). (14)
Sources
- ADM 199/373
- ADM 173/16348
- ADM 173/16307
- ADM 173/16683
- ADM 173/16393
- ADM 173/16599
- ADM 173/16349
- ADM 173/16679
- ADM 173/16350
- ADM 173/16814
- ADM 173/17034
- ADM 173/17045
- ADM 173/16790
- ADM 173/16815
- ADM 173/16855
ADM numbers indicate documents at the British National Archives at Kew, London.