Koningin Regentes-class coastal defense ship
_plan.jpg) Plan and side views of the ships
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| Class overview | |
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| Name | Koningin Regentes class |
| Builders |
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| Operators |  Royal Netherlands Navy |
| Preceded by | Template:Sclass- |
| Succeeded by | Marten Harpertzoon Tromp |
| Built | 1900–1902 |
| In service | 1902-1968 |
| Completed | 3 |
| Retired | 3 |
| General characteristics | |
| Type | Coastal defence ship |
| Displacement | 5,002 tons |
| Length | 96.622 m (317 ft 0 in) |
| Beam | 15.189 m (49 ft 10 in) |
| Draught | 5.817 m (19 ft 1 in) |
| Propulsion | 6,500 hp (4,800 kW), two shafts |
| Speed | 16.5 knots (30.6 km/h) |
| Complement | 340 |
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| Armour |
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The Koningin Regentes class was a class of coastal defence ships[a] of the Royal Netherlands Navy. The class comprised Koningin Regentes, De Ruyter and Hertog Hendrik.
Design
The ships of the class were 96.622 metres (317 ft 0 in) long, had a beam of 15.189 metres (49 ft 10 in), a draught of 5.817 metres (19 ft 1 in), and had a displacement of 5,002 ton. The ships were equipped with 2 shaft reciprocating engines, which were rated at 6,500 ihp (4,800 kW) and produced a top speed of 16.5 knots (30.6 km/h).
The ships had belt armour of 6 in (15 cm), 10 in (25 cm) barbette armour and 10 in (25 cm) turret armour.
The main armament of the ships were two 9.4 in (24 cm) single turret guns. Secondary armament included four single 15 cm (5.9 in) guns and eight 7.5 cm (3.0 in) single guns.
Construction
| Name | Laid down | Launched | Commissioned | Decommissioned | Shipyard |
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| Koningin Regentes | 1898 | 24 April 1900 | 3 January 1902 | 1920 | Rijkswerf, Amsterdam |
| De Ruyter | 1900 | 28 September 1901 | 29 October 1902 | 1923 | Maatschappij voor Scheeps- en Werktuigbouw Fijenoord, Rotterdam |
| Hertog Hendrik | 8 March 1901 | 7 June 1902 | 5 January 1904 | 27 September 1968 | Rijkswerf , Amsterdam |
Notes
- ^ In the Dutch navy the ships were classified as "pantserschepen" literally translated: armored ships.
External links
Media related to Koningin Regentes class coastal defence ship at Wikimedia Commons- Description of class
