HNLMS De Zeven Provinciën (1909)
Service
- as De Zeven Provinciën6 October 1910 — 18 February 1942901 days of the war
- as Unknown1942 — 1943726 days of the war
- Name
- HNLMS De Zeven Provinciën
- Pennant / hull number
- 1909
- Namesake
- Seven Provinces
- Builder
- Rijkswerf, Amsterdam
- Laid down
- 7 February 1908
- Launched
- 15 March 1909
- Commissioned
- 6 October 1910
- Fate
- Bombed by aircraft and sunk, 1943
By aircraft (1943) - Status
- Wreck
Specifications
- Displacement, standard
- 6,530 long tons (6,635 t)
- Length
- 101.5 m (333 ft)
- Beam
- 17.1 m (56.1 ft)
- Draught
- 6.15 m (20.2 ft)
- Speed
- 16 knots (29.6 km/h, 18.4 mph)
- Complement
- 452
- Main gun
- 280 mm (11 in)
HNLMS De Zeven Provinciën was a cruiser in service with the Royal Netherlands Navy. She carried the pennant number 1909. She was named for Seven Provinces. Her keel was laid at Rijkswerf, Amsterdam on 7 February 1908. Launched on 15 March 1909, she entered service on 6 October 1910.
Displacement was 6,530 long tons. She measured 101.5 m (333 ft) long with a beam of 17.1 m (56 ft). Her designed speed was 16 knots, and she carried a complement of 452.
Her main battery was two 280 mm (11.0 in) guns.
She served with the Royal Netherlands Navy as De Zeven Provinciën until 18 February 1942. She then passed to the Imperial Japanese Navy, serving as Unknown from 1942. She was in commission for 1,627 days of the Second World War.
She was sunk in 1943 by aircraft. The wreck survives.
Written from the harvested record. Every figure above is sourced; the wording is this site's own.
Armament and machinery
Armament and machinery
- Propulsion
- 8000 hp, two shafts
- Armament
- 2 × 28 cm/42.5 (2 × 1)
- 4 × 15 cm/40 (4 × 1)
- 10 × 7.5 cm/55 (10 × 1)
- 4 × 1-pdr (4 × 1)
- Armour
- 2 in deck
- 5.9 in belt
- 7.75 in barbette
- 8 in conning tower
- 9.8 in turret
Sources
- Facts harvested from HNLMS De Zeven Provinciën (1909) on Wikipedia. Figures only — no wording is taken from it.
- Photograph: Anonymous Unknown author — Maritiem Digital — Public domain — Wikimedia Commons