Holland class cruiser
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The Holland class was a class of six pantserdekschepen (protected cruiser
Protected cruiser
The protected cruiser is a type of naval cruiser of the late 19th century, so known because its armoured deck offered protection for vital machine spaces from shrapnel caused by exploding shells above...
s) of the Royal Netherlands Navy
Royal Netherlands Navy
The Koninklijke Marine is the navy of the Netherlands. In the mid-17th century the Dutch Navy was the most powerful navy in the world and it played an active role in the wars of the Dutch Republic and later those of the Batavian Republic and the Kingdom of the Netherlands...
. The class was built in two groups, each consisting of three ships.
Dimensions and machinery
The first 3 ships of the class were 93.3 metre long while the last three where 94.7 metre long, had a beam of 14.8 metre, a draught of 5.41 metre, and had a displacement of 3,840 ton. The last 3 ships where slightly larger and displaced 130 tons more than the first 3 ships.The ships were equipped with 2 shaft reciprocating engine
Reciprocating engine
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s, which were rated at 10000 ihp and produced a top speed of 20 knots (39.2 km/h).
Armament
The main armament of the ships where two 5.9 in (15 cm) single guns. Secondary armament included six single 4.7 in (11.9 cm) guns and four 3 in (7.6 cm) single guns.Construction
The class was build in two groups each consisting of 3 ships. The ships where laid down at NSM Amsterdam, De Schelde, Flushing, Wilton-FijenoordWilton-Fijenoord
Wilton-Fijenoord was a shipbuilding and repair company in Schiedam in the Netherlands from 1929 to 1999.The company has since been fully absorbed into Damen Shiprepair.-Ships built:* De Zeven Provinciën class cruiser:** HNLMS De Ruyter,...
, Rotterdam.
| Name | Laid down | Launched | Commissioned | Builder | Fate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| First group | ||||||
| HNLMS Holland | 1895 | 4 October 1896 | 1898 | NSM Amsterdam | ||
| HNLMS Zeeland | 1895 | 1897 | 1898 | De Schelde | ||
| HNLMS Friesland | 1896 | Wilton-Fijenoord | ||||
| Second group | ||||||
| HNLMS Gelderland renamed Niobe after she was captured by Germany in 1940 |
1 November 1897 | 28 September 1898 | 1900 | Wilton-Fijenoord | ||
| HNLMS Noord-Brabant | 31 August 1897 | 17 January 1899 | 1 March 1900 | De Schelde | ||
| HNLMS Utrecht | 14 July 1898 | NSM Amsterdam | ||||