Atjeh-class cruiser
Tromp | |
Class overview | |
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Name: | Atjeh class |
Builders: | Rijkswerf, Amsterdam |
Operators: | Royal Netherlands Navy |
Completed: | 6 |
General characteristics | |
Type: | Unprotected cruiser |
Displacement: | 3,425 tons |
Length: | 93.05 m (305 ft 3 in) |
Beam: | 12.497 m (41 ft 0 in) |
Draught: | 6.706 m (22 ft 0 in) |
Propulsion: | 3,300 hp (2,500 kW) |
Speed: | 14 knots (26 km/h) |
Complement: | 306 |
Armament: | 6 × 6.7 in (17 cm) (6 × 1) 8 × 4.7 in (12 cm) (8 × 1) |
The Atjeh-class was a class of unprotected cruisers of the Royal Netherlands Navy. The class comprised Atjeh, Tromp, Koningin Emma der Nederlanden, De Ruyter, Van Speyk and Johan Willem Friso.
Design
The ships of the class were 92.05 metres (302 ft 0 in) long, had a beam of 12.497 metres (41 ft 0 in), a draught of 6.706 metres (22 ft 0 in), and had a displacement of 3,425 ton. The ships were equipped with reciprocating engines, which were rated at 3,300 ihp (2,500 kW) and produced a top speed of 14 knots (26 km/h).
The ships were armed with six 6.7 in (17 cm) guns and eight single 4.7 in (12 cm) guns.
Construction
All ships were laid down at the Rijkswerf in Amsterdam and launched between 1876 and 1886.[1]
Name | Laid down[1] | Launched[1] | Commissioned | Fate |
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Atjeh | 1875 | 1876 | ||
Tromp | 1875 | 1877 | ||
Koningin Emma der Nederlanden | 1876 | 1879 | 1943 scuttled[2] | |
De Ruyter | 1879 | 1880 | 1885[3] | 1900 sold for scrapping[3] |
Van Speyk | 1880 | 1882 | 1946 sold for scrapping[4] | |
Johan Willem Friso | 1883 | 1886 |
Notes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Staatsbegrooting voor het dienstjaar 1897, Bijlage A [2.-VI.-5.], p. 6
- ↑ "wrecksite.eu". Retrieved 2013-03-13.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 "deruyter.org". Retrieved 2013-03-13.
- ↑ "defensie.nl". Retrieved 2014-03-09.
References
- Staatsbegrooting voor het dienstjaar 1897
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