The ship was 86.2 metres (282 ft 10 in) long, had a beam of 14.33 metres (47 ft 0 in), a draught of 5.23 metres (17 ft 2 in), and had a displacement of 3,464 ton. The ship was equipped with 2 shaft reciprocating engines, which were rated at 4,700 ihp (3,500 kW) and produced a top speed of 16 knots (30 km/h). The ship had a belt armour of 6 in (15 cm) and 9.5 in (24 cm) barbette armour. The main armament of the ship was three 8.2 in (21 cm) guns in a double and single turret. Secondary armament included two single 15 cm (5.9 in) guns and six single 7.5 cm (3.0 in) guns.[1]
Service historyedit
The ship was laid down in 1893[2] at the Rijkswerf in Amsterdam and launched on 27 October 1894. The ship was commissioned on 17 December 1895.[3]
4 February 1896 she and her sister ship Evertsen left for practice in the Mediterranean Sea. On 11 May 1896 during the harbor strikes in Rotterdam a ban on assembly was decreed. Two days later Kortenaer patrolled the Meuse. The ship was later relieved by her sister ships Evertsen, Piet Hein and the police schooner Argus. 300 grenadiers were deployed during the strikes. The strikes were ended on 21 may.[4]
On 30 May 1913 the ship relieved the Gelderland in Constantinople which was sent to the city on 11 November 1912 because of risen political tension and a direct war treat.[5]
12 April 1914 the ship was sent from Curaçao to the Mexican coast to protect the complex of the Dutch petrol company La Corona in Tampico when political tension had risen between Mexico and the USA.[6]
Staatsbegrooting voor het dienstjaar 1897 (2.-VI.-5.)
December 20, 2023
hnlms, kortenaer, 1894, other, ships, with, same, name, hnlms, kortenaer, hnlms, kortenaer, dutch, kortenaer, evertsen, class, coastal, defence, ship, royal, netherlands, navy, kortenaer, with, piet, heinhistorynetherlandsnamekortenaerbuilderrijkswerf, amsterd. For other ships with the same name see HNLMS Kortenaer HNLMS Kortenaer Dutch Hr Ms Kortenaer was a Evertsen class coastal defence ship of the Royal Netherlands Navy Kortenaer with Piet HeinHistoryNetherlandsNameKortenaerBuilderRijkswerf in AmsterdamLaid down1893Launched27 October 1894Commissioned17 December 1895Decommissioned1920FateScrappedGeneral characteristicsClass and typeEvertsen class coastal defence shipDisplacement3 464 tonsLength86 2 m 282 ft 10 in Beam14 33 m 47 ft 0 in Draught5 23 m 17 ft 2 in Propulsion4 700 hp 3 500 kW two shaftsSpeed16 knots 30 km h Complement263Armament2 8 2 in 21 cm 1 2 1 8 2 in 21 cm 1 1 2 15 cm 5 9 in 2 1 6 7 5 cm 3 0 in 6 1 8 1pdr 8 1 3 45 cm 18 in torpedo tubesArmour6 in 15 cm belt 9 5 in 24 cm barbette Contents 1 Design 2 Service history 3 Notes 4 ReferencesDesign editThe ship was 86 2 metres 282 ft 10 in long had a beam of 14 33 metres 47 ft 0 in a draught of 5 23 metres 17 ft 2 in and had a displacement of 3 464 ton The ship was equipped with 2 shaft reciprocating engines which were rated at 4 700 ihp 3 500 kW and produced a top speed of 16 knots 30 km h The ship had a belt armour of 6 in 15 cm and 9 5 in 24 cm barbette armour The main armament of the ship was three 8 2 in 21 cm guns in a double and single turret Secondary armament included two single 15 cm 5 9 in guns and six single 7 5 cm 3 0 in guns 1 Service history editThe ship was laid down in 1893 2 at the Rijkswerf in Amsterdam and launched on 27 October 1894 The ship was commissioned on 17 December 1895 3 4 February 1896 she and her sister ship Evertsen left for practice in the Mediterranean Sea On 11 May 1896 during the harbor strikes in Rotterdam a ban on assembly was decreed Two days later Kortenaer patrolled the Meuse The ship was later relieved by her sister ships Evertsen Piet Hein and the police schooner Argus 300 grenadiers were deployed during the strikes The strikes were ended on 21 may 4 On 30 May 1913 the ship relieved the Gelderland in Constantinople which was sent to the city on 11 November 1912 because of risen political tension and a direct war treat 5 12 April 1914 the ship was sent from Curacao to the Mexican coast to protect the complex of the Dutch petrol company La Corona in Tampico when political tension had risen between Mexico and the USA 6 The ships was finally decommissioned in 1920 1 Notes edit a b navalhistory Retrieved 2012 12 09 Staatsbegrooting voor het dienstjaar 1897 Bijlage A 2 VI 5 Maritieme kalender 18956 Retrieved 2012 12 09 Maritieme kalender 1896 Retrieved 2012 12 09 Maritieme kalender 1912 Retrieved 2012 12 09 Maritieme kalender 1914 Retrieved 2012 12 09 References editStaatsbegrooting voor het dienstjaar 1897 2 VI 5 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title HNLMS Kortenaer 1894 amp oldid 1132950424, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
