Rijkswerf (Amsterdam)

Rijkswerf

Industry	Shipbuilding
Founded	1???
Defunct	1915
Headquarters	Amsterdam, the Netherlands
Products	Warships

The Rijkswerf (Dutch: State shipyard) in Amsterdam was a Dutch shipyard that build a significant amount of warships for the Royal Netherlands Navy. In 1867 the shipyard was modernized to build armored ships. In 1915 the shipyard ceased to exist. The first armored ships the yard constructed were copies of foreign ships purchased by the Dutch navy. Later ships were built to Dutch designs. The yard built among others ironclads, protected cruisers, coastal defense ships, gunboats, monitors and unprotected cruisers.

Some ships

Ship	Type	Launched	Disp.	Notes
Admiraal van Wassenaar	Frigate	1856	3650	A wooden ship, was first laid down on February 15, 1833, disassembled in 1850, to be laid down again in 1853. While originally intended to be named "Piet Hein", she was launched in 1856 as "Admiraal van Wassenaar". She was taken into service on July 16, 1857 as the first steam powered frigate of the RNLN. In 1875 she was converted to training ship for boy and light seamen and served as such from April 11, 1876 to January 1, 1913. Sold to be demolished on May 28, 1913 in Amsterdam.
Bloedhond	Monitor	1869	1683
Cerberus	Monitor	1869	1584
Draak	Monitor	1877	2204
Guinea	Ironclad	1870	2198	Sold for scrap 1897
Holland	Protected cruiser	1896	3900
Hyena	Monitor	1870	1594
Nautilus	Sail Corvette	1885	967	A steel ship, was laid down on August 27, 1884 at the ¨Rijkswerf¨ in Amsterdam, The Netherlands. She was launched on June 24, 1885 and taken into service on February 16, 1886 as training ship of the RNLN. She was taken out-off service on April 1, 1908 and converted to be used consecutively as lodging and training ship until 1926 when she was permanently taken out-off service.
Panter	Monitor	1870	1594
Wesp	Monitor	1871	1606
Koning der Nederlanden	Ironclad	1874	5400	Scuttled 2 March 1942
All six Template:Sclass-s	Unprotected cruiser	1876-86	3425
Reinier Claeszen	Monitor	1891	2490
Koningin Wilhelmina der Nederlanden	Protected cruiser	1892	4530	Scrapped in 1910
Kortenaer	Coastal defence ship	1894	3464
Utrecht	Frigate	1898	4033	Was laid down on July 22, 1897 at the ¨Rijkswerf¨ in Amsterdam, The Netherlands, launched on July 14, 1898 and taken into service on March 1, 1901. She was taken out-off service on September 12, 1905, overhauled during 1906-1907 at the ¨Rijkswerf¨ in Amsterdam and put into service again October 13, 1908. Sold to be demolished on May 28, 1913 in Amsterdam.
Koningin Regentes	Coastal defence ship	1900	5002
Hertog Hendrik	Coastal defence ship	1902	5002
Marten Harpertszoon Tromp	Coastal defence ship	1904	5210
Jacob van Heemskerck	Coastal defence ship	1906	4920
De Zeven Provinciën	Coastal defence ship	1909	6530
All three Template:Sclass-s	Gunboat	1912-13	530-545

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  Koningin der Nederlanden
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  Koningin Wilhelmina der Nederlanden
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  Hertog Hendrik
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  Marten Harpertszoon Tromp
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  Jacob van Heemskerck
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  De Zeven Provinciën
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  Brino