HNLMS ''Kortenaer'' ( nl, Hr.Ms. Kortenaer) was a of the Royal Netherlands Navy.

Design

The ship was long, had a beam of , a draught of , and had a displacement of 3,464 ton. The ship was equipped with 2 shaft

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s, which were rated at and produced a top speed of . The ship had a belt armour of and barbette armour. The main armament of the ship was three guns in a double and single turret. Secondary armament included two single guns and six single guns.

Service history

The ship was laid down in 1893Staatsbegrooting voor het dienstjaar 1897, Bijlage A .-VI. -5./ref> at the '' Rijkswerf'' in Amsterdam and launched on 27 October 1894. The ship was commissioned on 17 December 1895. 4 February 1896 she and her sister ship left for practice in the

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. On 11 May 1896 during the harbor strikes in Rotterdam a ban on assembly was decreed. Two days later ''Kortenaer'' patrolled the

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. The ship was later relieved by her sister ships ''Evertsen'', and the police schooner ''Argus''. 300 grenadiers were deployed during the strikes. The strikes were ended on 21 may. On 30 May 1913 the ship relieved the in

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which was sent to the city on 11 November 1912 because of risen political tension and a direct war treat. 12 April 1914 the ship was sent from Curaçao to the Mexican coast to protect the complex of the Dutch petrol company ''La Corona'' in

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when political tension had risen between Mexico and the USA. The ships was finally decommissioned in 1920.

Notes

References

*Staatsbegrooting voor het dienstjaar 1897
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{{DEFAULTSORT:Kortenaer (1894) Coastal defence ships of the Royal Netherlands Navy 1894 ships Ships built in Amsterdam