HNLMS ''Prins Hendrik der Nederlanden'' was an

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''ramtorenschip''Koloniaal verslag van 1877, Bijlage C

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p. 4 ( turret ram ship) built in Great Britain for the

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in the mid-1860s. She was transferred to the

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in 1876 and participated in the Dutch intervention in Lombok and Karangasem in 1894. The ship was

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ed in 1899 and

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in 1925.

Design and description

HNLMS ''Prins Hendrik der Nederlanden'' was ordered from Laird & Son Co. by the

as an enlarged version of the turret ships originally ordered by the Confederate States Navy.Dutch Ironclads Prins Hendrik and Konig der Nederlanden, p. 199 The gun turrets was normally rotated by two men via a system of gears; 20 seconds were required for a full 360° rotation if a full crew of 19 men was used. The ship's bow was reinforced to act as a ram and a hurricane deck connected the forecastle and poop decks. For sea passages the ship's freeboard could be increased to by use of hinged bulwarks high. The ship had a length between perpendiculars of , a

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of , and a draught of . She displaced . The iron hull was divided by five watertight bulkheads and the ship had a

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beneath the engine and boiler rooms. Her crew consisted of 230 officers and men.Dutch Ironclads Prins Hendrik and Konig der Nederlanden, pp. 199–200

Propulsion

''Prins Hendrik der Nederlanden'' had two horizontal return connecting rod compound steam engines,Silverstone, p. 340 built by Lairds, each driving a single propeller. The engines were powered by four square boilers. The engines produced a total of which gave the ship a maximum speed of during her sea trials. She carried of coal and was barque-rigged with three masts. Her fore and mainmasts were supported by tripods to reduce interference with the firing arcs of the gun turrets by the ship's

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. ''Prins Hendrik der Nederlanden'' had a total sail area of .Dutch Ironclads Prins Hendrik and Konig der Nederlanden, p. 200

Armament

The ship mounted a pair of Armstrong rifled muzzle-loading guns in each gun turret. Each gun weighed . Two

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produced 12 cm K.A.

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s were fitted in the forecastle and another pair in the poop as

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s. Six Hotchkiss 5-barrel revolving guns were added shortly after completion. They fired a shell weighing about at a muzzle velocity of about to a range about . They had a rate of fire of about 30 rounds per minute

Armor

''Prins Hendrik der Nederlanden'' had a complete waterline belt of wrought iron that was thick. Amidships, for a length of , the armor belt had a height of of which below the waterline. At the bow and stern the belt was only high above the waterline. 4.5-inch transverse bulkheads were provided to protect the bases of the turrets and the machinery spaces from raking fire. Each turret was protected by armor plates, although the total thickness around the gun ports was . The deck was unarmored. http://resolver.kb.nl/resolve?urn=sgd:18741875:0001253:pdf

Service

''Prins Hendrik der Nederlanden'' was laid down by Laird & Son Co. at Birkenhead in August 1865. She was launched on 9 October 1866 and completed in March 1867. Before being sent to the Dutch East Indies she was tasked with the defence of the Dutch Navy main harbour at

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.Staatsbegrooting voor het dienstjaar 1875. . 32. p 6 The ship was transferred to the

in 1876 and served in the Auxiliary squadron. She was absent from Java from 25 November 1879 until 24 February 1880 for repairs to her boilers that were leaking at Singapore.Koloniaal verslag van 1880, Bijlage C .9 Bijlage G, p. 5Koloniaal verslag van 1881, Bijlage C .8 Bijlage F, p. 11 In late June 1881 she temporally replaced ''Zeeland'' as guard ship at Batavia. On 25 January 1882 she entered

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. On 1 February 1882 she was sent to Cirebon but due to the outbreak of

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the ship was recalled after a few days and send to Riau for practice from which she returned on 20 March that year in Batavia.Koloniaal verslag van 1882, Bijlage C .9 Bijlage G, p. 9Koloniaal verslag van 1883, Bijlage C .8 Bijlage F, p. 9 From 16 to 25 May 1882 she practised at Tanjung Priok and made a visit to the Thousand Islands. In June that year she left for Surabaya where she received new boilers. After practicing in August 1883 she protect shipping in the

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and made a trip to the shores of Banten and Lampung after the eruption of the volcano Krakatoa. 13 November 1883 until 24 January 1884 she served as guard ship at Batavia.Koloniaal verslag van 1884, Bijlage C .8 Bijlage F, p. 9 She was fitted with a Spar torpedo system in 1885.Koloniaal verslag van 1886, Bijlage C .7, Bijlage E p. 9 In April 1887 she practised in the

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for several days and was later that month sent to

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for a three-month practice together with . Later that year she was repaired at

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and after that again sent to Makassar for practice.Koloniaal verslag van 1888, Bijlage C .9 Bijlage G, pp. 5-7 From 24 January 1890 until 2 December 1891 she was attached to the naval force stationed on the north coast of Aceh.Koloniaal verslag van 1890, Bijlage C .8 Bijlage F, p. 9Koloniaal verslag van 1891, Bijlage C .8 Bijlage F, p. 7Koloniaal verslag van 1892, Bijlage C

Bijlage H, p. 9 In 1893 she was attached to the naval force east of Java and Borneo. This lasted until early August 1896.Koloniaal verslag van 1894, Bijlage C .9 Bijlage G, p. 9Koloniaal verslag van 1895, Bijlage C

Bijlage H, p. 9Koloniaal verslag van 1896, Bijlage C .9 Bijlage G, p. 9Koloniaal verslag van 1897, Bijlage C .8 Bijlage F, p. 9 The 37-millimeter guns were replaced by two quick-firing, guns and four 37-millimeter quick-firers by 1890. ''Prins Hendrik der Nederlanden'' transported troops during the Dutch intervention in Lombok and Karangasem in July 1894.Silverstone, p. 349 She transported the lord of Lombok and his family in late 1894 to Batavia after they were taken prisoner. In August 1897 she participated in an expedition to Segli.Koloniaal verslag van 1898, Bijlage C .4 Bijlage B, p. 9 The ship decommissioned on 5 May 1899 and became an ammunition

in Surabaya. She was transferred to the Department of Colonies between 1901 and 1905, but returned to the Navy in 1905. ''Prins Hendrik der Nederlanden'' was

in 1925.

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* * * *Staatsbegrooting voor het dienstjaar 1875
2. 32.
*Koloniaal verslag van 1877
Bijlage C 5.10, Bijlage H
*Koloniaal verslag van 1880
Bijlage C 5.9, Bijlage G
*Koloniaal verslag van 1881
Bijlage C 5.8, Bijlage F
*Koloniaal verslag van 1882
Bijlage C 5.9, Bijlage G
*Koloniaal verslag van 1883
Bijlage C 5.8, Bijlage F
*Koloniaal verslag van 1884
Bijlage C 5.8, Bijlage F
*Koloniaal verslag van 1885
Bijlage C 5.8, Bijlage F
*Koloniaal verslag van 1886
Bijlage C 5.7, Bijlage E
*Koloniaal verslag van 1888
Bijlage C 5.9, Bijlage G
*Koloniaal verslag van 1890
Bijlage C 5.8, Bijlage F
*Koloniaal verslag van 1891
Bijlage C 5.8, Bijlage F
*Koloniaal verslag van 1892
Bijlage C 5.10, Bijlage H
*Koloniaal verslag van 1894
Bijlage C 5.9, Bijlage G
*Koloniaal verslag van 1895
Bijlage C 5.10, Bijlage H
*Koloniaal verslag van 1896
Bijlage C 5.9, Bijlage G
*Koloniaal verslag van 1897
Bijlage C 5.8, Bijlage F
*Koloniaal verslag van 1898
Bijlage C 5.4, Bijlage B
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