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Bloedhond

Ships

Name	No	Yard No	Builder	Laid down	Launched	Comp	Fate
Bloedhond			Rijkswerf Amsterdam	1867	1869	1870	sold 1907
Cerberus			Rijkswerf Amsterdam	1867	1869	1870	stricken 1905

Technical data

Displacement normal, t	Bloedhond: 1656 Cerberus: 1559
Displacement full, t
Length, m	Bloedhond: 55.7 Cerberus: 56.5
Breadth, m	Bloedhond: 14.2 Cerberus: 13.4
Draught, m	Bloedhond: 3.15 max Cerberus: 3.00 max
No of shafts	2
Machinery	2 HRCR, 4 rectangular boilers
Power, h. p.	Bloedhond: 680 Cerberus: 534
Max speed, kts	Bloedhond: 7.7 Cerberus: 7
Fuel, t	Bloedhond: coal 128 Cerberus: coal 98
Endurance, nm(kts)	700(7)
Armour, mm	iron; side: 140, deck: 25, turret: 285 - 203, CT: 140
Armament	1 x 2 - 229/14 Armstrong 12.5-ton MLR
Complement	117

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Project history

Low freeboard monitors without ram bows, and with narrow fore and aft superstructures.

Ship protection

Armoured 140mm belt protected full ship length. Turret had 285-203mm sides.

Modernizations

1882, Cerberus; 1883, Bloedhond: - 1 x 2 - 229/14; + 1 x 1 - 283/20 Krupp No.1, 2 x 1 - 37/20 Hotchkiss, 2 x 5 - 37/17 Hotchkiss

Naval service

No significant events.