The C class was a planned ship class of motor launches to be built in the Dutch East Indies for the Royal Netherlands Navy.von Münching (1978), p. 8. However, before the motor launches could be tendered the Dutch East Indies was invaded by the Japanese.Mark (1997), p. 136. As a result no motor launch of the C class was ever constructed.Raven (1988), p. 180.
Design and construction The C-class motor launches were designed in 1941 in the Dutch East Indies and planned to be tendered at a shipyard in the colony.von Münching (1978), p. 103. They were designed to be able to perform various roles such as auxiliary submarine chaser, patrol vessel and auxiliary minesweeper. The launches measured in length, had a beam of and a draft of . Furthermore, they had a displacement of and were equipped with diesel engines that could produce . This allowed the launches to reach a maximum speed of . The launches had two propellers. Their armament had not yet been determined.
Before the C-class motor launches could be tendered the Dutch East Indies was invaded by the Japanese. It is therefore unknown how many C-class motor launches were planned to be built.
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