Koningin Regentes-class coastal defense ship
{{Short description|Class of coastal defence ships of the Royal Netherlands Navy}}
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{{Infobox ship image |Ship image=Het pantserschip Hr.Ms. De Ruiter en de kruiser Hr.Ms. Gelderland in de haven van Willemstad, KITLV 7601 cropped.jpg |Ship caption=De Ruyter }} {{Infobox ship class overview |Name=Koningin Regentes class |Builders=*Rijkswerf (2), |Operators={{navy|Netherlands}} |Class before={{sclass|Evertsen|coastal defence ship|4}} |Class after={{HNLMS|Marten Harpertzoon Tromp|1904|2}} |Subclasses= |Cost= |Built range=1898–1904Raven (1988), p. 175. |In service range=1902-1968 |In commission range= |Total ships building= |Total ships planned= |Total ships completed=3 |Total ships cancelled= |Total ships active= |Total ships laid up= |Total ships lost= |Total ships retired=3 |Total ships preserved= }} {{Infobox ship characteristics |Hide header= |Header caption=Gardiner, Chesneau and Kolesnik (1979), p. 374. |Ship class= |Ship type=Coastal defence ship |Ship displacement= 5,002 tons |Ship length={{convert|96.62|m|ftin|0|abbr=on}} |Ship beam={{convert|15.19|m|ftin|0|abbr=on}} |Ship draught={{convert|5.82|m|ftin|0|abbr=on}} |Ship power= |Ship propulsion={{convert|6500|hp|abbr=on}}, two shafts |Ship speed={{convert|16.5|kn|km/h}} |Ship range= |Ship endurance= |Ship boats= |Ship capacity=*722-736 tons of coal storage |Ship troops= |Ship complement=340 |Ship crew= |Ship sensors= |Ship EW= |Ship armament=*2 × 24 cm SK L/40 (2 × 1)
|Ship armour=*{{convert|6|in|cm|abbr=on}} belt
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The Koningin Regentes class was a class of coastal defence ships{{efn|name=pantserschepen}} of the Royal Netherlands Navy. The class comprised Koningin Regentes, De Ruyter and Hertog Hendrik.Jane (1970), p. 313.
Design
The ships of the class were {{convert|96.62|m|ftin|0}} long, had a beam of {{convert|15.19|m|ftin|0}}, a draught of {{convert|5.82|m|ftin|0}}, and had a displacement of 5,002 ton. The ships were equipped with 2 shaft reciprocating engines, which were rated at {{convert|6500|ihp|abbr=on}} and produced a top speed of {{convert|16.5|kn|km/h}}. In addition, the machinery had two sets of triple expansions.
= Armor =
When it came to naval armour all three ships were equipped with Krupp armour. The ships had belt armour of {{convert|6|in|cm|abbr=on}}, {{convert|10|in|cm|abbr=on}} barbette armour and {{convert|10|in|cm|abbr=on}} turret armour. Deck armour of the Koningin Regentes class was {{convert|2|in|cm|abbr=on}}.Jane (1900), p. 157.
A small improvement over the preceding {{sclass|Evertsen|coastal defence ship|4}} was that the 15 cm guns were now also protected by decent shields, instead of having only 12 mm armor protection.{{sfn|Evers|1899}}
= Armament =
The artillery of the Koningin Regentes class was a big step forward in comparison with the smaller {{sclass|Evertsen|coastal defence ship|4}}.{{sfn|Evers|1899}} The main and secondary battery were now all L/40 long quick firing guns.{{sfn|Marineblad|1900|p=90}} Some applauded the minister for this choice of armament.{{sfn|Evers|1899}}
The main armament of the ships were two 24 cm SK L/40 guns in single turrets.{{sfn|Evers|1899}} In fact, the German Navy used the same gun as main armament on their newest battleships of the {{sclass|Kaiser Friedrich III|battleship|4}}. The quick fire capability of this gun meant that it fired about three rounds a minute. This made the difference with the 21 cm guns of the Evertsens even bigger.
Secondary armament included four single 15 cm SK L/40 naval gun guns This was also an improvement over the two 15 cm quick-firing guns of the Evertsens, which were also shorter. There were eight {{convert|7.5|cm|in|abbr=on}} No. 3 single guns.The ships had three {{convert|45|cm|in|abbr=on}} torpedo tubes of which two were submerged and one was above water at the bow.
Ships
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! width="90" | Laid down ! width="90" | Launched ! width="90" | Commissioned ! width="90" | Decommissioned ! width="200" | Shipyard | |
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| {{HNLMS|Koningin Regentes | 2}}
| 1898 | 24 April 1900 | 3 January 1902 | 1920 | Rijkswerf, Amsterdam |
| {{HNLMS|De Ruyter|1901|2}}
| 1900 | 28 September 1901 | 29 October 1902 | 1923 | Maatschappij voor Scheeps- en Werktuigbouw Fijenoord, Rotterdam | |
| {{HNLMS|Hertog Hendrik | 2}}
| 8 March 1901 | 7 June 1902 | 5 January 1904 | 27 September 1968 | Rijkswerf , Amsterdam |
Notes
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| name = pantserschepen
| In the Dutch navy the ships were classified as "pantserschepen" literally translated: armored ships.
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=Citations=
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References
- {{Cite news |last=Evers |first=F.J.H. |url=https://resolver.kb.nl/resolve?urn=ddd:010407841:mpeg21:p001 |work=De Tijd : godsdienstig-staatkundig dagblad |title=Marine-Organisatie|date=23 November 1899}}
- {{cite book |editor-last1=Gardiner |editor-first1=Robert |editor-last2=Chesneau |editor-first2=Roger |editor-last3=Kolesnik |editor-first3=Eugene M. |date=1979 |title=Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships, 1860-1905 |location=London |publisher=Conway Maritime Press |isbn=0851771335}}
- {{cite book |last1=Jane |first1=Fred T. |date=1900 |title=All The World's Fighting Ships |location=London |publisher=Sampson Low, Marston & Co.}}
- {{cite book |editor-last1=Jane |editor-first1=Fred T. |date=1970 |title=Jane's Fighting Ships 1905-6 |location=New York |publisher=ARCO Publishing Company |sbn=668-02269-8}}
- {{cite magazine |magazine=Marineblad |title=Hr. Ms. Pantserschip Koningin Regentes |issue=4 |date=1900 |pages=89-91 |url=https://resolver.kb.nl/resolve?urn=dts:2392004:mpeg21:0101 |ref={{sfnref|Marineblad|1900}} }}
- {{cite book |editor-last=Raven |editor-first=G.J.A. |date=1988 |title=De kroon op het anker: 175 jaar Koninklijke Marine |language=Dutch|edition= |url= |location=Amsterdam |publisher=De Bataafsche Leeuw |page= |isbn=90-6707-200-1}}
External links
{{Commons category|Koningin Regentes class coastal defence ship}}
- [http://navalhistory.flixco.info/H/284244x53056/8330/a0.htm Description of class]
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