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Djambi-class Corvette
The ''Djambi'' class was a class of steam corvettes of the Royal Netherlands Navy. The class comprised ''Djambi'', ''Zoutman'', ''Willem'', ''Leeuwarden'', ''Metalen Kruis'' and ''Curaçao''. Later two ships of a supposedly 'slightly revised' type were built, the Zilveren Kruis-class corvettes. Dutch Naval Plans in the 1850s Plan 1855 The Dutch naval plan 1855 called for a screw corvette of 250 hp as standard fighting warship for the East Indies. The steam corvettes of the ''Groningen'' class were the first of this type. They were designated as 'Steamships second class'. The ''Djambis were meant to supplement the number of these 'Steamships second class'. Corvettes and armored ships Even before the first of the Djambi class was launched, the whole class became technically obsolete when the French ironclad Gloire entered service in August 1860. The ''Djambis could not damage armored ships, and were slower than most of them. For service in the colonies however, many nations ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rijkswerf (Amsterdam)
The Rijkswerf (Dutch: ''State shipyard'') in Amsterdam was a Dutch shipyard that build a significant amount of warships for the Royal Netherlands Navy. Predecessors of the Rijkswerf Shipyard of the Amsterdam Admiralty In the time of the Dutch_Republic, Dutch republic naval affairs were handled by 5 local admiralties. The Admiralty of Amsterdam was the most important of these. The First Anglo-Dutch War proved the need for a professional navy. On 12 August 1655, the admiralty therefore got the entire western strip of Kattenburg island for the construction of an arsenal and ship yard. The arsenal was quickly constructed on the southern extremity of Kattenburg island in 1656. It was called 's Lands Zeemagazijn and now houses the Nederlands Scheepvaartmuseum, National Maritime Museum. The rest of Kattenburg island stretches north along the Kattenburgerstraat. On the west side of this street the former yard is still enclosed by a very long seventeenth century building and a long old ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
