Holland class (1898)

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Holland class
The Noordbrabant
The Noordbrabant
Ship data
country NetherlandsNetherlands Netherlands
Ship type Protected cruiser
Construction period 1895 to 1901
Launch of the type ship October 4, 1898
Units built 6th
period of service 1898 to 1944
Ship dimensions and crew
length
Construction lot 1: 93.3 m (Lüa)
Construction lot 2: 94.7 m ( Lüa )
width 14.8 m
Draft Max. 5.41 m
displacement Lot 1:
Standard : 3,900 ts Lot
2:
Standard: 4,033 ts
 
crew 324 men
Machine system
machine 2 × 3-cylinder compound machine
Machine
performance 		10,000 PS (7,355 kW)
Top
speed 		20 kn (37 km / h)
propeller 2
Armament
  • 2 × SK 15 cm L / 40 naval gun (2 × 1)
  • 6 × gun 12 cm (6 × 1)
  • 4 × gun 7.6 cm (4 × 1)
  • 4 × 1 gun Pfd (4 × 1)
  • 2 × torpedo tube ⌀ 45 cm (2 × 1)
Armor

Deck armor: 50 mm
Gun shields: 13 mm
Bridge structures: 100 mm

The Holland- class was a class of six armored cruisers belonging to the Koninklijke Navy of the Netherlands .

Construction history

The model for the Holland class was the British Apollo class . The first three ships ( construction lot 1) had a standard displacement of 3,900 t, were 93.3 m long, 14.8 m wide and had a draft of 5.41 m. The following three ships (construction lot 2) were 94.7 m long, which increased the displacement to 4,033 t. The shipyards for two ships each were the Rijkswerf in Amsterdam , the NV Koninklijke Maatschappij De Schelde in Vlissingen and the Nederlandsche Stoomboot Maatschappij in Rotterdam .

Machine system

The Holland- class propulsion system consisted of two three-cylinder compound steam engines with triple steam expansion , each of which drove the two screws via a drive shaft. The machines developed 10,000 hp (approx. 7,500 kW). This enabled a top speed of up to 20 kn (about 37 km / h) to be achieved. 875 t of coal could be stashed, with which a range of 4,500 nm could be achieved at 9.7 kn .

Armor

The Holland- class had 5 cm thick armor . In addition, the guns were equipped with a 13 mm thick shield. The bridge superstructures were armored up to 100 mm thick.

Armament

The naval artillery of the Holland class consisted of two 15-cm guns, six 12-cm guns, four 7.6-cm guns and four 1-pfd-guns. These were all set up individually. In addition, two torpedo tubes with a diameter of 45 cm were available.

Successor class

In the 1950s, a new class of destroyer was again called the Holland class . The four ships of the class were named Holland (D808), Zeeland (D809), Noord-Brabant (D810) and Gelderland (D811).

units

Surname Shipyard Keel laying Launch Commissioning Whereabouts
Holland class (lot 1)
Holland Rijkswerf, Amsterdam 1895 4th October 1896 July 1, 1898 Decommissioned in 1920.
Zeeland NV Koninklijke Maatschappij De Schelde , Vlissingen 1895 March 20, 1897 June 11, 1898 Decommissioned in 1924.
Friesland Nederlandsche Stoomboot Maatschappij, Rotterdam 1895 November 4, 1896 January 16, 1898 Decommissioned in 1913.
Holland class (Lot 2)
Gelderland Maatschappij voor Scheeps- en Werktuigbouw Fijenoord, Rotterdam November 1, 1897 September 28, 1898 July 15, 1900 Sunk by Russian aircraft on July 16, 1944, when the anti-aircraft cruiser Niobe was lifted and demolished in 1953.
Noordbrabant NV Koninklijke Maatschappij De Schelde, Vlissingen August 31, 1897 January 17, 1899 March 1, 1900 Set on fire by his own crew in the port of Vlissingen on May 17, 1940, and later demolished.
Utrecht Rijkswerf, Amsterdam 1897 July 14, 1898 March 1, 1901 Decommissioned in 1913.

Web links

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