Schorpioen-class monitor
 Schorpioen in Den Helder, Netherlands
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| Class overview | |
|---|---|
| Name | Schorpioen class |
| Operators |  Royal Netherlands Navy |
| Built | 1867–1868 |
| In service | 1867–1908 |
| In commission | 1868–1982 |
| Completed | 2 |
| Scrapped | 1 |
| Preserved | 1 |
| General characteristics (Schorpioen as completed) | |
| Class and type | Schorpioen-class monitor |
| Displacement | 2,175 metric tons (2,141 long tons) |
| Length | 195.7 ft (59.65 m) (p/p) |
| Beam | 39 ft (11.9 m) |
| Draught | 15 ft 10 in (4.8 m) |
| Installed power | list error: <br /> list (help) 2,225 ihp (1,659 kW) 4 boilers |
| Propulsion | 2 shafts, 2 steam engines |
| Speed | 12 knots (22 km/h; 14 mph) |
| Range | 1,030 nmi (1,910 km; 1,190 mi) at 10 knots (19 km/h; 12 mph) |
| Complement | 136 |
| Armament | 2 × 1 − Armstrong 9-inch (229 mm) muzzle-loading rifles |
| Armour | list error: <br /> list (help) Belt: 3–6 in (76–152 mm) Gun turrets: 8–11 in (203–279 mm) Deck: .75–1 in (19–25 mm)* Conning tower: 5.7 in (144 mm) |
The Schorpioen-class monitors were a pair of ships built abroad for the Royal Netherlands Navy in the 1860s.
| Ship | Builder | Laid down | Launched | Completed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HNLMS Schorpioen | Forges et Chantiers de la Méditerranée, La Seyne-sur-Mer, France | August 1867 | 18 January 1868 | 1 October 1868 |
| HNLMS Stier | Laird & Son Co., Birkenhead, England | 9 April 1868 |
Notes
References
- Gardiner, Robert, ed. (1979). Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. Greenwich: Conway Maritime Press. ISBN 0-8317-0302-4.
- "Dutch Ironclad Rams". Warship International. IX (3). Toledo, OH: Naval Records Club: 302–04. 1972.
- Silverstone, Paul H. (1984). Directory of the World's Capital Ships. New York: Hippocrene Books. ISBN 0-88254-979-0.
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