List of cruisers of the Netherlands
The following is a list of cruisers of the Netherlands grouped by type.
Unprotected cruiser
[edit]- Atjeh class
- Atjeh (1876)
- Tromp (1877)
- Koningin Emma der Nederlanden (ex-De Ruyter) (1879) - Captured by Germany 14 May 1940, scuttled ~1943
- De Ruyter (1880)
- Van Speyk (1882)
- Johan Willem Friso (1886)
Protected cruiser
[edit]Sumatra
[edit]| Ship | Armament | Armor | Displacement | Propulsion | Service | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Laid down | Commissioned | Fate | |||||
| Sumatra | 1 × 8.2 in (21 cm) gun 1 × 5.9 in (15 cm) gun 2 × 4.7 in (12 cm) guns |
40 mm (2 in) | 1,693 tons | 2,350 ihp (1,752 kW) | 26 April 1890 | 1 April 1891 | Sold for scrap, 1907 |
Koningin Wilhelmina der Nederlanden
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| Ship | Armament | Armor | Displacement | Propulsion | Service | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Laid down | Commissioned | Fate | |||||
| Koningin Wilhelmina der Nederlanden | 1 × 11 in (28 cm) gun 1 × 8.2 in (21 cm) gun 2 × 6.7 in (17 cm) guns 4 × 3 in (7.6 cm) guns |
50 mm (2.0 in) | 4,530 tons | 4,600 ihp (3,430 kW) | 22 October 1892 | 17 April 1894 | Scrapped in 1910 |
Holland class
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| Ship | Armament | Armor | Displacement | Propulsion | Service | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Laid down | Commissioned | Fate | |||||
| Holland | 2 × 5.9 in (15 cm) guns 6 × 4.7 in (12 cm) guns 4 × 3 in (7.6 cm) guns |
50 mm (2.0 in) | 3,900 tons | 10,000 ihp (7,457 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
[edit]Java class
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| Ship | Armament | Armor | Displacement | Propulsion | Service | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Laid down | Commissioned | Fate | |||||
| Java | 10 × 15 cm (5.9 in) guns | 25–50 mm (0.98–1.97 in) | 6,670 tons standard 8,087 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
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| Ship | Armament | Armor | Displacement | Propulsion | Service | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Laid down | Commissioned | Fate | |||||
| De Ruyter | 7 × 15 cm (5.9 in) guns | 30 mm (1.2 in) | 6,442 tons standard 7,822 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
[edit]- HNLMS Tromp (1937) - Decommissioned in 1955, sold for scrap in 1969
- HNLMS Jacob van Heemskerck (1939) - completed as an anti-aircraft cruiser[1] - Decommissioned in 1969, sold for scrap in 1970
De Zeven Provinciën class
[edit]- HNLMS De Ruyter (C801) (1944) - completed as an anti-aircraft cruiser[2] - Sold to Peru in 1973 and renamed Almirante Grau
- HNLMS De Zeven Provinciën (C802) (1950) - completed as an anti-aircraft cruiser[2] - Sold to Peru in 1976 and renamed Aguirre
See also
[edit]- List of monitors of the Netherlands
- List of battleships of the Netherlands
- List of ships of the Royal Netherlands Navy
References
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