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EVERTSEN coast defence ships (1895-1896)


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Piet Hein Many thanks to Wolfgang Stöhr for additional information on this page.

Ships


Name No Yard No Builder Laid down Launched Comp Fate
Evertsen   81 De Schelde, Vlissingen 1893 29.9.1894 1.2.1896 stricken 1913
Piet Hein   169 Nederlandsche, Rotterdam 1893 16.8.1894 3.1.1896 discarded 1914
Kortenaer     Rijkswerf Amsterdam 1893 27.10.1894 17.12.1895 stricken 1920


Technical data


Displacement normal, t

3464

Displacement full, t

 

Length, m

86.2

Breadth, m

14.3

Draught, m

5.23 max

No of shafts

2

Machinery

2 VTE, 6 cylindrical boilers

Power, h. p.

4700

Max speed, kts

16

Fuel, t

coal 289

Endurance, nm(kts)2800(9)
Armour, mm

steel; belt: 150 - 100, deck: 55, barbette: 240, CT: 240

Armament

1 x 2 - 209/32 Krupp No.2, 1 x 1 - 209/32 Krupp No.2, 2 x 1 - 149/32 Krupp No.1, 6 x 1 - 75/37 Krupp No.1, 8 x 1 - 37/20 Hotchkiss, 3 - 450 TT (2 beam, 1 aft)

Complement

263



Standard scale images


<i>Kortenaer </i>1898
Kortenaer 1898


Graphics


<i>Piet Hein</i> <i>Many thanks to Wolfgang Stöhr for additional information on this page.</i>
Piet Hein Many thanks to Wolfgang Stöhr for additional information on this page.


Project history

Coast defence battleships with a complete waterline belt. Two of the 209mm were in a barbette forward and one in a shield aft, with the 149mm guns in shields amidships.

Ship protection

150(amidships)-100mm(ship ends) belt protected all hull length, it was connected with 55mm deck by 55mm slopes, the deck has turtleback form at ship ends. Fwd barbette with 2 209mm guns had 240mm protection, beam barbettes with 149mm guns had 75mm armour, aft 209mm gun was protected by 150mm shield.

Modernizations

None.

Naval service

No significant events.

Many thanks to Wolfgang Stöhr for additional information on this page.