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Tuesday 28 October 2014

The Dutch squadron in the Dutch East Indies in 1910 according to the Dutch newspaper Het nieuws van den dag voor Nederlandsch-Indië dated 22 November 1909

An item reported that the Dutch squadron in the Dutch East Indies would consist in the period 1910 of the next named ships unless yet unknown circumstances changed the situation: coastal defence ships Koningin Regentes (1), De Ruyter (2), Hertog Hendrik (3), protected cruisers Noord-Brabant (4) and Holland (5) and further more destroyers.

Koningin Regentes. Drawing Alexander Mariy van Maanen

Source Gemeentearchief Vlissingen-Archief Machinefabriek/Ketelmakerij De Schelde Kon.Mij. De Schelde 1876-1938 inv.nr.713. CC-BySa. Waterpipeboilers 35-40
Hertog Hendrik. Drawing Ron van Maanen
Noord-Brabant. Drawing Alexander Mariy van Maanen

Notes
1. She was laid down at the navy yard at Amsterdam 3 December 1898, launched 24 April 1900, trial 9 October 1901, commissioned at Amsterdam 3 January 1902, 1919 decommissioned, stricken 1920 and in 1921 at Willemsoord prepared to be sold. Displacement of 4.950 tons with as dimensions 96,60 x 15,20 x 5,70m. Her engines provided 7.291 ihp allowing a speed of 16,91 miles. The coal capacity was 765 ton. She was armed with 2-24cm guns, 4-15cm guns, 8-7.5cm guns, 4-3.7cm guns, 1 torpedo tube and 2 torpedo guns. Her crew numbered 342 men. Her armour existed of 150-100mm belt, 250mm gun turrets, 250mm conning tower and 50mm deck. Building costs fl. 4.300.000,-.Between 4 March 1911-15 October 1913 decommissioned for repairs. Served most of her career in the South Asian area.
2. Laid down at the shipyard of the Maatschappij voor Scheeps- en Werktuigbouw Fijenoord at Rotterdam, Netherlands in 1900, launched on 28 September 1901, trials 12 en 21 July 1902, commissioned on 29 October, disarmed at the navy yard at Willemsoord, Netherlands and prepared for sale in 1923 while the public auction was announced on 27 August 1924. With a displacement of 4.950 tons and as dimensions 96,60 x 15,20 x 5,70 metres. The Krupp made armour of nickel steel consisted of a 10-15cm thick belt, a 5cm thick deck with the gun turrets and conning tower protected by respectively 25 cm thick armour. Costs when first fitted out ƒ 4.300.000,00. The armament consisted of 2-24 cm guns, 4-15cm guns, 8-7,5cm guns, 4-3,7cm guns, 1 torpedo tube and 2 torpedo guns.
3. On stocks at the navy yard at Amsterdam 13 October 1900 and launched 7 June 1902 by the Dutch prince Hendrik (after which she was named) which was married with queen Wilhelmina. Trials found place 9 September 1903 and she was commissioned 5 January 1904. Building costs were 4.300.000 Dutch guilders, in euro’s 1.951.255,-. Displacement 4.950 tons and dimensions 96,60 x 15,20 x 5,70m. Her 2 vertical triple compound engines delivered 6.282 hp allowing a speed of 16,5 miles. Armour consisted of a 150-100mm belt, 250mm gun turrets, 50mm deck and 250mm conning tower. Originally armed with 2-24cm guns, 4-15cm guns, 8-7.5cm guns, 4-3.7cm guns, 1 torpedo tube and 2 torpedo guns. In 1926 were the aft 24cm gun and the torpedo armament removed. In 1937 were 4-40mm machineguns placed and 2-7.5cm guns removed. After the rebuilding in 1926 was she commissioned 2 May 1927 but in the summer a year later was she fitted out with a crane for two-four floating planes. After 1935 the crane was removed. In the Spanish Civil War used for escort duties. In 1938 she was decommissioned but at the outbreak of the Second World War again in service as the battery ship Vliereede serving off Texel. Decommissioned 11 November 1939 and  laid up at the navy yard at Den Helder. She was sunk by own personnel May 1940, salvaged by the Germans and rebuild at Antwerp as the floating battery Ariadne. In May 1945 found back at Wilhelmshafen and rebuilt at the Wilton-Fijenoord yard as an accommodations hip. Commissioned 21 October 1947 at Amsterdam as Wachtschip Amsterdam and later at Willemsoord still called Hertog Hendrik (A 888). Decommissioned 27 September 1968 and sold 28 August 1972 to be broken up
4. She was laid down at the Koninklijke Maatschappij De Schelde at Flushing, Netherlands 31 August 1897, launched 17 January 1899, commissioned 1 March 1900, disarmed at the navy yard at Willemsoord in 1920 and stricken. It was the intention to fit her out as an accommodationship for infants of which was taken care by the goverment (Department of Justice). Lacking enough funds this idea was temporarily stopped in August 1921, definitive in 1922 and she was laid up in conservation. She was transferred to the navy 23 December 1923 which fitted her out as a guardship to serve at Flushing to replace the nowadays still at Rotterdam existing Buffel. October 1926 was she brought to Flushing where she was used as guard ship and as training ship for sailors. She was set by her own crew in fire 17 May 1940 when Germany attacked the Netherlands and the wreck was later sold. Building costs ƒ 3.045.607,00. Displacement of 4.033 tons with as dimensions 94,70 x 14,82x 5,50 meter. The engines and 12 water tube boilers supplied 10.067 ihp allowing with the two screws a speed of 20,08 miles. Coal capacity was 850 tons. Her crew numbered when she for the first time was commissioned 325 men. The original armament consisted of 2-15cm guns, 6-12cm guns, 6-7.5cm guns, 12-3.7cm guns, 2-7.cm mortars, 2 torpedo guns and 2 torpedo tubes. In 1911 the all ready in 1906 changed armament was again changed and consisted now of 10-12cm guns, 2-7.5cm guns, 4-3.7cm guns and 1-7.5cm mortar. The armour consisted o 50mm deck and 100mm conning tower.
5. Laid down at the navy yard at Amsterdam, Netherlands on 6 May 1895, launched on 4 October 1896, commissioned on 1 July 1908, stricken in 1920 and sold to be broken up,
With a displacement of 3.900 tons and as dimensions 93,30 x 14,81 x 5,40 metres. The armour consisted of a 5cm thick deck with the conning tower protected by 10cm thick armour. Crew 325 men when commissioned. For her design was that of the British cruiser HMS Apollo of 1891 used. Costs when first fitted out ☼ 2.990.470,00 (equivalent of 2.900,740,00 euro’s). Original armament consisted of 2-15cm guns, 6-12cm guns, 4-7,5cm guns, 8-3,7cm guns, 4-3,7cm revolver guns, 2-7,5cm A. guns, 2-7,5cm mortars, 2 torpedo tubes and 2 torpedo guns. Between 1907 and 1908 were 4-3,7 cm guns, 1-7,5cm A gun and  1 mortar removed. In 1914 was her armament changed and consisted then of 10-12cm guns, 2-7,5cm mortars, 4-,37cm guns, 1-7,5cm mortar, 2 torpedo tubes and 2 torpedo guns.