Atjeh-class cruiser

Tromp
Class overview
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: 2,500 kW (3,300 hp)
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 2,500 kW (3,300 ihp) and produced a top speed of 14 knots (26 km/h).

The ships were armed with six 170 mm (6.7 in) guns and eight single 120 mm (4.7 in) 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
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. 1 2 3 Staatsbegrooting voor het dienstjaar 1897, Bijlage A [2.-VI.-5.], p. 6
  2. ↑ "wrecksite.eu". Retrieved 2013-03-13.
  3. 1 2 "deruyter.org". Retrieved 2013-03-13.
  4. ↑ "defensie.nl". Retrieved 2014-03-09.

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