HNLMS De Zeven Provinciën (1908-1943)

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The HNLMS De Zeven Provinciën.

The armored ship HNLMS De Zeven Provinciën (Dutch Hr.Ms. De Zeven Provinciën) served in the Royal Netherlands Navy from 1908 to 1943. She was armed with 2× 280 mm, 4 × 150 mm, 10 × 75 mm and 4 × 37 mm guns. Additionally it also had a 75 mm mortar.[1] She Was 101.5 m long, had a beam of 17.1 m, a draft of 6.15 m and displaced 6,530 t. She had a crew of 448 and was able to reach 16 knots.

She served part of her career in the Dutch East Indies, in the periods 1911-1918 and from 1921 until she was sunk by Japanese bombers. On 5 February 1933 there was a 5-day long mutiny on board, which was ended by a bombardment authorized by the Dutch government. In July of that year she was taken out of service and modified to serve as a training ship. In 1936 she got renamed to HNLMS Soerabaja.

[edit] References

  1. ^ Koninklijke Marine - "Geschiedenis Hr.Ms. De Zeven Provinciën" (Dutch). Retrieved on 2006-07-09.

[edit] See also

HNLMS De Zeven Provinciën, other ships with the same name.

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