| Navy | The Royal Dutch Navy |
| Type | Torpedo boat |
| Class | Z 5 |
| Pennant | H 93 |
| Built by | Feijenoord (Schiedam, Holland) |
| Ordered | |
| Laid down | 12 May 1914 |
| Launched | 10 May 1915 |
| Commissioned | 8 Sep 1916 |
| End service | 16 Jul 1942 |
| History | HrMs Z 7 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 7 (H 93)
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| Commander | From | To | |
| 1 | luitenant ter zee 1e klasse (Lt.Cdr.) Heinrich Witte, RNN | 8 Sep 1939 | 20 Jul 1940 |
| 2 | luitenant ter zee 1e klasse (Lt.Cdr.) R Rijkens, RNN(R) | 20 Jul 1940 | 14 Aug 1940 |
| 3 | luitenant ter zee 1e klasse (Lt.Cdr.) Nicolaas Wilhelm Sluijter, RNN | 14 Aug 1940 | 6 Jan 1941 |
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Notable events involving Z 7 include:
20 Mar 1940
Around 0730 hours, HrMs O 21 (Lt.Cdr. J.F. van Dulm, RNN) departed Den Helder for Flushing where she arrived around 1615 hours. She was joined around 1000 hours by HrMs Z 7 (Lt.Cdr. H. Witte, RNN) which then escorted her until around 1450 hours.
[Time kept in the Netherlands at this time was GMT + 20 minutes.] (1)
Sources
- File 2.12.03.6402 (Dutch Archives, The Hague, Netherlands)