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The following is a list of cruisers of the Netherlands grouped by type.

Unprotected cruiser

  • Atjeh class
    • Atjeh (1876)
    • Tromp (1877)
    • Koningin Emma der Nederlanden (ex-De Ruyter) (1879) - Captured by Germany 14-5-1940, scuttled ~1943
    • De Ruyter (1880)
    • Van Speyk (1882)
    • Johan Willem Friso (1886)

Protected cruiser

Sumatra

Ship Armament Armor Displacement Propulsion Service
Laid down Commissioned Fate
Sumatra 1 × 8.2 in (21 cm)
1 × 5.9 in (15 cm)
2 × 4.7 in (12 cm) 		40 mm 1,693  tons 2,350 ihp (1,750 kW) 26 April 1890 1 April 1891 Scrapped in 1907?

Koningin Wilhelmina der Nederlanden

Koningin Wilhelmina der Nederlanden at Ambon.
Ship Armament Armor Displacement Propulsion Service
Laid down Commissioned Fate
Koningin Wilhelmina der Nederlanden 1 × 11 in (28 cm)
1 × 8.2 in (21 cm)
2 × 6.7 in (17 cm)
4 × 3 in (7.6 cm) 		50 mm 4,530  tons 4,600 ihp (3,400 kW) 22 October 1892 17 April 1894 Scrapped in 1910

Holland class

Noordbrabant
Main article: Holland-class cruiser
Ship Armament Armor Displacement Propulsion Service
Laid down Commissioned Fate
Holland 2 × 5.9 in (15 cm)
6 × 4.7 in (12 cm)
4 × 3 in (7.6 cm) 		50 mm (2.0 in) 3,900 tons 10,000 ihp (7,500 kW), two shafts 1895 1 July 1898 Scrapped, 1920?
Zeeland 1895 1 June 1898 Scrapped, 1924?
Friesland 1895 16 January 1898 Scrapped, 1913?
Gelderland 4,033 tons 1 November 1897 15 July 1900 Sunk by Russian aircraft on 16 July 1944 while in German service
Noordbrabant 31 August 1897 1 March 1900 Scuttled on 17 May 1940
Utrecht 1897 1 March 1901 Scrapped, 1913?

Light cruisers

Java class

Java
Main article: Java-class cruiser
Ship Armament Armor Displacement Propulsion Service
Laid down Commissioned Fate
Java 10 × 15 cm (5.9 in) 25-50 mm (2.0 in) 6670 tons standard
8087 tons full load 		3 shafts, 3 steam turbines, 73,000 shp (54,436 kW) 31 May 1916 1 May 1925 Sunk during the Battle of the Java Sea on 27 February 1942
Sumatra 15 July 1916 26 May 1926 Scuttled off the coast of Normandy on 9 June 1944
Celebes Slightly larger than the other two ships - - Cancelled

De Ruyter

De Ruyter
Ship Armament Armor Displacement Propulsion Service
Laid down Commissioned Fate
De Ruyter 7 × 15 cm (5.9 in) 30 mm 6442 tons standard
7822 tons full load 		2 shafts, 3 steam turbines, 66,000 shp (49,216 kW) 16 September 1933 3 October 1936 Sunk during the Battle of the Java Sea on 28 February 1942

Tromp class

Main article Template:Sclass-

De Zeven Provinciën class

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References

  1. ^ Friedman, Norman "Anti-Aircraft Cruisers: The Life of a Class" United States Naval Institute Proceedings January 1965 p.96
  2. ^ a b Friedman, Norman "Anti-Aircraft Cruisers: The Life of a Class" United States Naval Institute Proceedings January 1965 p.97

See also

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