HNLMS De Ruyter (1901)
| History | |
|---|---|
 Netherlands | |
| Name | De Ruyter |
| Builder | Maatschappij voor Scheeps- en Werktuigbouw Fijenoord, Rotterdam |
| Laid down | 1900 |
| Launched | 28 September 1901 |
| Commissioned | 29 October 1902 |
| Decommissioned | 1923 |
| General characteristics | |
| Type | Koningin Regentes-class coastal defence ship |
| Displacement | 5,002 tons |
| Length | 96.622 m (317 ft 0 in) |
| Beam | 15.189 m (49 ft 10 in) |
| Draught | 5.817 m (19 ft 1 in) |
| Installed power | 6,500 ihp (4,800 kW) |
| Propulsion | 2 shafts, 2 reciprocating engines |
| Speed | 16.5 knots (30.6 km/h; 19.0 mph) |
| Complement | 340 |
| Armament | list error: <br /> list (help) 2 × 9.4 in (24 cm) (2 × 1) 4 × 15 cm (5.9 in) (4 × 1) 8 × 7.5 cm (3.0 in) (8 × 1) 4 × 1pdr (4 × 1) 3 × 45 cm (18 in) torpedo tubes |
| Armour | list error: <br /> list (help) 6 in (15 cm) belt 10 in (25 cm) barbette 10 in (25 cm) turret |
HNLMS De Ruyter (Template:Lang-nl) was a Koningin Regentes-class coastal defence ship (pantserschip) of the Royal Netherlands Navy. The ship was built at by the Maatschappij voor Scheeps- en Werktuigbouw Fijenoord in Rotterdam just after the turn of the 20th century. The ship participated in two colonial expeditions in the Dutch East Indies. She made several journeys to show the flag and was finally decommissioned in 1923.
Description
The ship was 96.622 metres (317 ft 0 in) long, had a beam of 15.189 metres (49 ft 10 in), a draught of 5.817 metres (19 ft 1 in), and had a displacement of 5,002 tons. The ship was equipped with two-shaft reciprocating engines, which were rated at 6,500 ihp (4,800 kW) and produced a top speed of 16.5 knots (30.6 km/h). The ship had belt armour of 6 in (15 cm), 10 in (25 cm) barbette armour and 10 in (25 cm) turret armour. The main armaments of the ship were two 9.4 in (24 cm) single turret guns. Secondary armaments included four single 15 cm (5.9 in) guns and eight 7.5 cm (3.0 in) single guns. The ship had a complement of 340 men.[1]
Service history
The ship was built by the Maatschappij voor Scheeps- en Werktuigbouw Fijenoord in Rotterdam and launched on 28 September 1901.[2] The ship was commissioned on 29 October 1902.[3]
On 24 June HNLMS Hertog Hendrik hit a coral reef near Matjidosteen when on route to the Gulf of Boni and was stranded. The HNLMS Zeeland made several unsuccessful attempts to pull the ship loose. During the attempts the bollards of the Zeeland broke. The ship was later pulled clear after the Japara a ship with towing equipment from the Koninklijke Paketvaart Maatschappij and De Ruyter had arrived and coal, reserves and munitions had been unloaded. Later that year De Ruyter, Hertog Hendrik and other warships took part in an expedition to South Celebes against the lord of Loewoe. An infantry battalion and a marine landing party were set ashore near Palope. Later that day the soldiers and marines took the palace.[4]
In 1906 De Ruyter and her sister ship HNLMS Koningin Regentes and the protected cruiser Zeeland assisted in an expedition to the island of Bali in the Dutch East Indies where they bombarded the city of Denpasar on 16 and 17 September. After the bombardment ground forces broke the armed resistance.[5]
On 15 December 1908 the ship left the port of Den Helder for Curaçao to reinforce the Dutch squadron before the Venezuelan coast, which was present there after political tension had arisen between the nations. The squadron had until then comprised the Jacob van Heemskerk, and two protected cruisers, the Gelderland and the Friesland.[6]
On 10 August 1909 the ship together with the HNLMS Maarten Harpertszoon Tromp and the Koningin Regentes departed from Batavia to China, Hong Kong, Japan and the Philippines to show the flag.[7]
De Ruyter and both her sister ships Koningin Regentes and Hertog Hendrik left the port of Surabaya on 15 August 1910 for Australia to show the flag. The ports of Brisbane, Melbourne, Sydney and Fremantle among others were visited during this journey.[8]
The ship was finally decommissioned in 1923.[1]
References
- ^ "scheepvaartmuseum.nl :: Maritieme kalender 1901". Retrieved 2012-12-26.
- ^ "scheepvaartmuseum.nl :: Maritieme kalender 1902". Retrieved 2012-12-26.
- ^ "scheepvaartmuseum.nl :: Maritieme kalender 1905". Retrieved 2012-12-26.
- ^ "scheepvaartmuseum.nl :: Maritieme kalender 1906". Retrieved 2012-12-26.
- ^ "scheepvaartmuseum.nl :: Maritieme kalender 1908". Retrieved 2012-12-26.
- ^ "scheepvaartmuseum.nl :: Maritieme kalender 1909". Retrieved 2012-12-26.
- ^ "scheepvaartmuseum.nl :: Maritieme kalender 1910". Retrieved 2012-12-26.