Evertsen-class coastal defence ship

Class overview
HNLMS Evertsen at sea.
Name:	Evertsen class
Builders:	Rijkswerf, Amsterdam Koninklijke Maatschappij De Schelde, Flushing Nederlandsche Stoomboot Maatschappij, Rotterdam
Operators:	Royal Netherlands Navy
Succeeded by:	Koningin Regentes class
Completed:	3
General characteristics
Type:	Coastal defense ship
Displacement:	3,464 tons
Length:	86.2 m (282 ft 10 in)
Beam:	14.33 m (47 ft 0 in)
Draught:	5.23 m (17 ft 2 in)
Propulsion:	4,700 hp (3,500 kW), two shafts
Speed:	16 knots (30 km/h)
Complement:	263
Armament:	2 × 8.2 in (21 cm) (1 × 2) 1 × 8.2 in (21 cm) (1 × 1) 2 × 15 cm (5.9 in) (2 × 1) 6 × 7.5 cm (3.0 in) (6 × 1) 8 × 1-pounder (8 × 1) 3 × 45 cm (18 in) torpedo tubes
Armour:	6 in (15 cm) belt 9.5 in (24 cm) barbette

The Evertsen class or Kortenaer class was a class of coastal defense ships of the Royal Netherlands Navy. The class comprised Evertsen, Piet Hein and Kortenaer.

Design

The ships of the class were 86.2 metres (282 ft 10 in) long, had a beam of 14.33 metres (47 ft 0 in), a draught of 5.23 metres (17 ft 2 in), and had a displacement of 3,464 ton. The ships were equipped with 2 shaft reciprocating engines, which were rated at 4,700 ihp (3,500 kW) and produced a top speed of 16 knots (30 km/h). The ships had belt armour of 6 in (15 cm) and 9.5 in (24 cm) barbette armour. The main armament of the ships where three 8.2 in (21 cm) guns in a double and single turret. Secondary armament included two single 15 cm (5.9 in) guns and six single 7.5 cm (3.0 in) guns.

Construction

Name	Laid down	Launched	Commissioned	Decommissioned	Shipyard
Kortenaer	1893	27 October 1894	17 December 1895	1920	Rijkswerf, Amsterdam
Evertsen	1893	29 September 1894	1 February 1896	1913	Koninklijke Maatschappij De Schelde, Flushing
Piet Hein	1893	16 August 1894	3 January 1896	1914	Nederlandsche Stoomboot Maatschappij, Rotterdam

External links

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Evertsen-class coastal defence ships

Evertsen Piet Hein Kortenaer

Preceded by: None Followed by: Koningin Regentes class List of battleships of the Netherlands

Dutch naval ship classes 1890 – 1920 and unique ships

Dreadnoughts	1913 battleship proposal^C

Coastal defence ships	Evertsen Koningin Regentes Marten Harpertszoon Tromp^S Jacob van Heemskerck^S De Zeven Provinciën^S

Protected cruisers	Sumatra^S Koningin Wilhelmina der Nederlanden^S Holland

Destroyers	Wolf

Gunboats, monitors and sloops	Java^S Ceram Lombok Borneo^S Nias Koetei Brinio Reinier Claeszen^S

Torpedoboats	G 13 Z 1 Z 5

Submarines	O 1^S O 2 O 6^S O 7^S M1^G O 8^B K I^S K II^S K III

B Former British HMS H6 C Cancelled G Former German SM UC-8 S Single ship of class

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