Atjeh-class cruiser

Tromp
Class overview
Name: Atjeh class
Builders: Rijkswerf, Amsterdam
Operators:  Royal Netherlands Navy
In commission: 1877–1908
Completed: 6
Scrapped: 6
General characteristics
Type: Unprotected cruiser
Displacement: 3,425 tons
Length: 93.05 m (305 ft 3 in)
Beam: 12.497 m (41 ft 0 in)
Draught: 6.706 m (22 ft 0 in)
Propulsion: 2,500 kW (3,300 hp)
Speed: 14 knots (26 km/h)
Complement: 306
Armament:
  • 6 × 6.7 in (17 cm) (6 × 1)
  • 8 × 4.7 in (12 cm) (8 × 1)

The Atjeh class was a class of unprotected cruisers of the Royal Netherlands Navy. The class comprised Atjeh, Tromp, Koningin Emma der Nederlanden, De Ruyter, Van Speyk and Johan Willem Friso.

Design

The ships of the class were 92.05 metres (302 ft 0 in) long, had a beam of 12.497 metres (41 ft 0 in), a draught of 6.706 metres (22 ft 0 in), and had a displacement of 3,425 ton. The ships were equipped with reciprocating engines, which were rated at 2,500 kW (3,300 ihp) and produced a top speed of 14 knots (26 km/h).

The ships were armed with six 170 mm (6.7 in) guns and eight single 120 mm (4.7 in) guns.

Construction

All 8 ships were laid down at the Rijkswerf in Amsterdam and launched between 1876 and 1886.2 were never completed and destroyed in yard fire 1883.[1]

Name Laid down[1] Launched[1] Commissioned Fate
Atjeh 3 March 1875 6 December 1876 1 November 1877 1899 decommissioned, 1906 rebuilt as accommodation ship, 1922 out of service
Tromp 23 August 1875 12 December 1877 1 September 1882 5 June 1902 decommissioned, 1904 sold for scrapping
Koningin Emma der Nederlanden 11 November 1876 20 January 1879 1 December 1880 to January 1879 named De Ruyter, 1900 decommissioned, 1908 accommodation ship, 14 May 1940 captured by German forces, sank 1942, salvaged and scuttled in 1943 [2]
De Ruyter 1879 22 September 1880 1 August 1885[3] 27 May 1899 decommissioned, 1900 sold for scrapping[3]
Van Speyk 9 February 1880 7 June 1882 1 March 1887 16 September 1897 decommissioned, 1904 accommodation ship, 1946 sold for scrapping[4]
Kortenaer 1881 – – Unlaunched, 20 June 1883 destroyed by fire in Amsterdam Rijkswerf
Doggersbank 5 August 1881 1882 – 20 June 1883 almost completed but destroyed by fire in Amsterdam Rijkswerf
Johan Willem Friso 22 October 1883 10 June 1886 1 February 1888 16 September 1897, scrapped 1899

Notes

  1. 1 2 3 Staatsbegrooting voor het dienstjaar 1897, Bijlage A [2.-VI.-5.], p. 6
  2. ↑ "wrecksite.eu". Retrieved 13 March 2013.
  3. 1 2 "deruyter.org". Archived from the original on 24 December 2013. Retrieved 13 March 2013.
  4. ↑ "defensie.nl". Retrieved 9 March 2014.

References

  • Staatsbegrooting voor het dienstjaar 1897
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